Jeff Greenwald, MFT (MFC 39778)
Jeff Greenwald is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Corte Madera working with adolescents, adults and couples. Mr. Greenwald received his Master’s degree in clinical psychology with a specialization in sports psychology from John F. Kennedy University in 1997. He trained at the Family Service Agency in San Francisco and the Community Health Awareness Council in Mountain View followed by a two-year position at the French American International School in San Francisco as the upper and middle school counselor.

Mr. Greenwald approaches cases from a cognitive-behavioral perspective and incorporates mindfulness, imagery and biofeedback into his work. He has had very successful outcomes with motivated clients wanting to experience a deeper connection in relationships and overcome anxiety, attentional challenges (ADHD), and depression. Clients looking for a compassionate therapist with a more direct approach will benefit greatly from this work.

Mr. Greenwald also specializes in performance enhancement for athletes and executives. He is a consultant to the United States Tennis Association and speaks frequently to a diverse group of athletic and corporate organizations on peak performance. Some of Mr. Greenwald’s clients include the United States Tennis Association, AG Edwards, Dynasplint, UC Berkeley, UCSF, UCLA Medical Center, Merrill Lynch, KNTV/NBC, numerous high schools in the Bay Area, and NetSuite.

Dan Kalb, Ph.D. (PSY 9804)
Dan Kalb is a psychologist who has had a general practice in Novato since 1987. He works exclusively with adults -- providing short or longer term therapy for individuals and couples. He specializes in the treatment of anxiety, panic, phobias and, in particular, OCD and hoarding. He is one of the very few practitioners in the county who will, when necessary, work with patients in the field. For example, he will get in the car with someone who suffers from a driving phobia, or go to the mall with an individual who fears crowded places.  He also has a great deal of experience helping couples enhance their relationships. Dr. Kalb is originally from New York where he was graduated with top honors from Columbia University and the Derner Institute. 

Alexandra Matthews, Ph.D. (PSY 16219)
Alexandra Matthews is a psychologist in private practice in Marin. She provides a variety of psychotherapy and consultation services. Dr. Matthews works with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. She has experience helping children and adults with a wide variety of issues including anxiety, phobias, worries, fears, panic, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar ("manic-depressive") illness, ADD/ADHD, learning differences, Asperger's, parenting issues, and chronic and life-threatening medical illness. Dr. Matthews also provides a variety of consultation and educational services in the community, including parenting education, school consultation, and presentations to community groups. She provides Olweus Bully Prevention training to school staff and administrators.

Dr. Matthews received her B.A. from Brown University. She has a Ph.D. in Child Psychology from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota . In her doctoral work, she focused on gaining a thorough understanding of lifespan development, and how individuals can learn to capitalize on personal and environmental resources for a good developmental outcome. For her doctoral dissertation, she conducted a study of brain development in pre-term infants. Dr. Matthews then completed a Doctoral Respecialization Program in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology.

Dr. Matthews has worked in a variety of settings, including the public schools in Richmond, California; San Francisco County community mental health; Kaiser Permanente Department of Child Psychiatry; the V.A. hospital; and the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Matthews has been in private practice in Marin County since 2001. She has been Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF since 2003, where she teaches and supervises child psychiatry residents.

Dr. Matthews grew up in San Francisco and Mill Valley. She lives in Marin with her husband of 22 years and their three children.

Robert Reiser, Ph.D. ( PSY 9327)
Dr. Reiser is a psychologist with a private practice in Marin County who works with older adults as well as adults and adolescents and specializes in the treatment of serious mental illnesses. He emphasizes a collaborative, problem solving approach to therapy developing practical solutions and taking steps toward important life goals. He takes a recovery-oriented approach that emphasizes the value of returning to meaningful activities in your life even if you are feeling quite ill (depressed, anxious, or confused).

His training in cognitive behavioral therapy has included a six month extramural training at the Beck Institute. Dr. Reiser is a Member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, an internationally recognized accreditation organization for cognitive behavioral therapists. Dr. Reiser believes that effective psychological treatment depends upon establishing a highly collaborative and engaged relationship and utilizing evidence-based treatment strategies that have been demonstrated to be effective in randomized controlled clinical trials. He provides cognitive behavioral therapy for a range of disorders including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders. He has research and clinical interests in the area of bipolar spectrum disorders, chronic depressive disorders and treatment of other serious mental illnesses.

Michael Vurek, LCSW (LCS 12882)
Michael works with individuals and groups in his private practice in San Anselmo. He began his professional career as a medical and psychiatric social worker. Focusing on the field of geriatric services, he became a manager and administrator of public and private programs. His training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) began in 1993, and continued for several years through advanced and intensive workshops with Christine Padesky, Ph.D. (co-author of the popular Cognitive Therapy workbook Mind Over Mood) and Kathleen Mooney, Ph.D. He developed outpatient and partial hospital cognitive therapy treatment programs for adults at Ross Hospital. Recent years have seen the emergence of treatments within CBT that emphasize mindfulness and other practices for changing the way we relate to our thoughts and feelings. He has received training in two of these treatments: Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and has made them an integral part of his work. Currently, he runs two or three 10-week CBT groups per year. He works with many people who have recurrent or long-standing problems with depression and/or anxiety. His practice serves adults, from young men and women transitioning toward college or careers to people facing the challenges of old age.