Michelle Malloy completed her Bachelor's Degree at UCLA in Psychology and her Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Cal State Fullerton. She is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC 46002). She has worked in mental health for over twenty years.
Michelle received training from the UCLA Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Clinic and Western Youth Services. She has previously worked for College Hospital in their Partial Hospitalization Program and was a Part-Time Faculty Member at Cal State Fullerton where she taught Abnormal Psychology. Michelle also worked for St. Joseph’s Hospital in their Eating Disorder and Partial Hospitalization Programs.
Michelle is actively involved with the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation and has served as co-therapist to Dr. Reid Wilson in his 2 day treatment program for OCD. She also consults for Buzzfeed Video and LuciesList regarding mental health issues.
Michelle’s specialized training includes:
Graduate of the OCD Foundation’s prestigious BTTI Programs.
Michelle has completed the General, Child and Advanced BTTI Programs, allowing her to provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure Response Prevention to people struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. These techniques are also helpful with issues such as Generalized Anxiety, Panic Disorder and Eating Disorders.
Certified in Perinatal Mental Health from Postpartum Support International.
EMDR trained with an Emphasis on Maternal Mental Health by Dr. Mara Tesler Stein.
EMDR is beneficial addition for clients who have a history of trauma in addition to anxiety and OCD.
SPACE Trained by Dr. Eli Lebowtiz.
SPACE Training is an evidence based program for the parents of anxious children. This short-term program has the same efficacy rates as putting a child in a course of CBT without the child ever being seen or treated.
