Meet Our Staff – West Valley Counseling Center

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Meet Our Staff

About West Valley Counseling Center

Established in 2006, and recently reorganized as a non-profit agency, the mission at West Valley Counseling Center in the San Fernando Valley is to provide high quality, affordable therapy and family counseling in a private practice setting. Supported by client fees, fundraising activities and direct donations, our goal is to meet the needs of those who cannot afford, or do not have access to, these services due to economic circumstances.
Providing affordable mental health care helps promote a healthy society. We strive to help individuals work through everyday challenges, life transitions, trauma and pain, ultimately finding greater understanding, acceptance, and love of themselves and others, thereby contributing to a healthier community.

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Sharon Burnett

Ph.D, LMFT
Founder/Executive Director

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Atiya Malik

M.A., LMFT
Clinical Director

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Natalie Samuels

Registered Associate MFT,
Director of Development

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Arianna Helfant

M.A., LMFT
Director of Human Resources

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Anthony Nzeribe

M.A., LMFT
Director of Operations

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Stephen Friedman

PsyD, LMFT
Clinical Supervisor

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Dina Olivas

LCSW,
Clinical Supervisor

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Tiffany Anderson

MFT Trainee

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Arturo Arceo

MFT Trainee

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Sara Benedetto

Registered Associate MFT

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April Blackwell

MFT Trainee

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Eric Chambrasi

Registered Associate MFT

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Juliana Damiano

MFT Trainee

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Paola Gancman

Registered Associate MFT

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Rania Haditirto Graetz

MFT Trainee

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Rebecca Hernandez

MFT Trainee

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Janine Himes

MFT Trainee

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Jane Kwon

Registered Associate MFT

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Jazmin Martinez

MFT Trainee

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Lluvia Mayorquin

MFT Trainee

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Ben Medina

Registered Associate MFT

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Rebecca Meshkani

MFT Trainee

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Romena Nazaryan

MFT Trainee

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Mary Robinson

Registered Associate MFT

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Diana Turin

Registered Associate MFT

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Cindy Williams

MFT Trainee

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Heather Williams

MFT Trainee

Administrative Staff

Sharon Burnett, Ph.D, LMFT
Founder/Executive Director

Atiya Malik, M.A., LMFT
Clinical Director

Natalie Samuels, Registered Associate MFT,
Director of Development

Anthony Nzeribe, M.A., LMFT
Director of Operations

Clinical Supervisors

Atiya Malik, M.A., LMFT
Clinical Director

Stephen Friedman, PsyD, LMFT
Clinical Supervisor

Dina Olivas, LCSW,
Clinical Supervisor

Advisory Board

Diane Goodman, Esq. Family Law Mediation www.goodmanmediation.com

Michael Topp, M.A.,, MFT Psychotherapist and Addiction Specialist Private practice since 1982

Lawrence Lincoln, M.D., Director of Hospice Care Tucson Medical Center

Anne Taylor-Lincoln, L.P.C., Coordinator and Staff Leader Growth and Transition Workshops www.growthandtransition.com

Board of Directors

Rena Shpegel, MPH, CHES Sr Grant and Contract Admin. Northeast Valley Health Corp.

Michele Maple, Ph.D, Director, Matriculation College of the Canyons

Sharon Burnett, Ph.D, LMFT
Founder/Executive Director

Kim Tortorici, M.S., LMFT
Clinical Director

Radhika Jonas, Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County