Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Susan J. O’Grady has a general practice working with adults, couples, and teenagers. She works with a wide variety of issues and has extensive experience as a psychologist. She is a Certified Gottman Therapist with advanced training in relationship and marriage counseling and sex therapy. She has served on the Board of the Contra Costa Psychological Association for twelve years as President and, most recently, as Ethics Chair for the last five years.
Dr. Susan O’Grady also leads classes in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) groups. Gottman Method Marriage Therapy addresses many aspects of building a healthy and intimate relationship. My approach with couples is based on over 40 years of research by Dr. John Gottman with thousands of couples.
EDUCATION
- Post-doctoral Fellow, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
- Ph.D., Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto
- M.A., Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto
- M.S., California State University-Sonoma
- B.A., The Evergreen State College
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- Chief Psychology Fellow, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
- Director of Psychological Services, Andrology Center, Contra Costa Endocrine Associates
- Staff Psychotherapist, Pacific Medical Psychotherapy, San Francisco
- Staff Psychotherapist, Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Vallejo
- President, Contra Costa Psychological Association
CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
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- California licensed psychologist (PSY10993)
- Member, American Psychological Association
- Member, California Psychological Association
- Ethics Chair, Contra Costa Psychological Association
- Certified Gottman Therapist, The Gottman Relationship Institute
- Registered Yoga Therapist, Yoga Alliance RTT-200
- International Association of Yoga Therapists
