Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Ph.D. October 2, 2015
California School of Professional Psychology
Alliant International University
Dissertation Title: The Emotion Regulation Effect of Experimentally Induced Pain on Individuals with a History of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Major: Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Milton Brown, Ph.D.
B.A. May 2009
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
Major 1: Psychology (High Honors)
GPA: 3.45
Thesis Title: Tell me a Story: The Effects of Multiple Sensory Stimuli on Preschoolers’ Memory and Story Preference
Academic Advisor: Eugene Chao, Ph.D.
Research Advisor: Dave Porter, Ph.D.
CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Errinn Bixby, PhD
Covina, CA
February 2020 – Present
Adult outpatient telehealth services, specializing in anxiety, pre- and post-partum adjustment, depression, and LGBTQ+. Therapy services combines principles of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Positive Psychology, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Primary Treating Psychologist
Western Pacific Psychological Network
Sherman Oaks, CA
April 2018 – August 2020
Provided psychological assessments for individuals involved in worker’s compensation cases, as well as, evaluations for spinal chord surgery and personal injury litigation. Provided individual therapy to worker’s compensation claimants focusing on trauma and chronic pain.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center
Los Angeles, CA
September 2015 – August 2016
Provided individual and group therapy to adult patients in an inpatient psychiatric setting, the majority of whom were unhoused and dually diagnosed. Assisted psychiatrists with clinical clarification through the use of psychodiagnostic testing. Provided support and assistance to pre-doctoral interns.
Pre-doctoral Intern
The Family Center at CABS
San Diego, CA
July 2013 – December 2014
Performed court-ordered custody evaluations with low-income parents to determine child placement, parental ability, and substance use. Individual psychotherapy.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist
Halcyon Crisis Center
El Cajon, CA
July 2011 – September 2014
Provided crisis intervention and risk management to individuals in an inpatient setting who were just released from the psychiatric hospital, the majority of whom were unhoused and dually diagnosed.
Practicum Student
Salvation Army: Door of Hope
San Diego, CA
September 2011 – September 2012.
Provided long-term therapy to unhoused women and their children in an individual and family setting. Participated in case conferences. Performed group therapy. Designed and implemented an assessment protocol to assist with individualized goal planning and therapy focus, as well as to assess program strengths, weaknesses, and outcomes.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research
Department of Clinical Psychology
CSPP, San Diego, CA
March 2010 – November 2010
Supervisor: Milton Brown, Ph.D.
Using the Human Dive Reflex to Promote Emotion Regulation and Fear Counter-Conditioning
Department of Clinical Psychology
CSPP, San Diego, CA
June 2011 – January 2012
Supervisor: Milton Brown, Ph.D.
Emotion Relief as a Function of Degree of Punishment Felt: A Pilot Study
Salvation Army: Door of Hope
San Diego, CA
September 2011 – September 2012
Supervisor: Milton Brown, Ph.D.
Predictors of Success in a Transitional Living Center for Single-Mothers
Department of Clinical Psychology
CSPP, San Diego, CA
May 2012 – October 2015
Supervisor: Milton Brown, Ph.D.
The Emotion Regulation Effect of Experimentally Induced Pain on Individuals with a History of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
PRESENTATIONS
Bixby, E. (2017, September) Working with transgender individuals. Oral presentation to the mental health staff at Metropolitan State Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
Bixby, E. (2016, May) Working with transgender individuals. Oral presentation to the mental health staff at Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center in Los Angeles, California.
Bixby, E. (2016, March) Working with LGB individuals. Oral presentation to the mental health staff at Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center in Los Angeles, California.
Bixby, E., & Brown, M.Z. (2014, November) Exploration of Emotion Reduction for Self-Injurers. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Milton, B., Mackinnon, S., Nance, J., and Bixby, E. (2010, November). Using the Human Dive Reflex to Promote Emotion Regulation and Fear Counter-Conditioning. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in San Francisco, California.
Bixby, E. & Porter, D. (2009, February). Tell me a Story: The Effects of Multiple Sensory Stimuli on Preschoolers’ Memory and Story Preference. Oral presentation at the MidSouth Psychology Conference in Lambuth, Tennessee.
Bixby, E. & Porter, D. (2009, February). Tell me a Story: The Effects of Multiple Sensory Stimuli on Preschoolers’ Memory and Story Preference. Poster presented at the Kentucky Psychological Association’s Annual Conference in Lexington, Kentucky