CURRICULM VITA

Faculty Positions

Education

1990 Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology
The Cambridge Graduate School for Psychology, Los Angeles, CA

Dissertation on: “Expressed Emotion by Residential Care Operators and Residents’ Symptoms and Quality of Life"

1982 Master of Arts in Education
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Specializing in Counseling and Guidance with a sub Specialization in Student Affairs and Higher Education. Received ASI Service Award for outstanding leadership

1978 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
California State University, Northridge, CA

Post Doctoral Training

1992 Licensed Clinical Psychologist PSY 12998

1991 Certified Sex Therapist: UCLA School of Medicine

1992 Certified Advanced Training, Sex Therapy: UCLA School of Medicine

1992 Couples Therapy Training, UCLA School of Medicine

Professional Positions

1992- Clinical Psychologist Private Practice

1995- Author, Editor, and Publisher: Palisades Gateway Publishing

Publication of books, photography and cards, editorial services

1999- Consultant

Forensic consultant to family court and Superior Court: Los Angeles and Ventura County. Expert Witness: Ventura County.
Venue Development for Seminars and workshops: National level. Private Practice Consultation: California.

2004- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO):

The Ernest Lawrence Rossi non-profit Foundation for Psychosocial Genomics Research

2005- Professor The Neuroscience Institute for Psychotherapists of Napoli, Italy.

2006- Board of Directors The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Press

2006- Board of Directors The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Archives

2008- Founding Director of the Milton H. Erickson Institue of the California Central Coast (MHE-CCC)

Research and Clinical Skills

2000-Present Private Practice Psychologist, Los Osos, CA

Traditional and Ericksonian therapeutic hypnosis, family therapy, couples therapy, sex therapy and consultation

1993-1999 Private Practice Psychologist, Glendale and Pacific Palisades, CA

Traditional and Ericksonian therapeutic hypnosis, family therapy, couples therapy, sex therapy and consultation

1988-1995 Researcher, USA Veterans Administration, Brentwood, CA

Social Skills training therapy for persons with persistent schizophrenia. Nicotine and Attention Deficit Disorder. Expressed emotion by residential caregivers to chronic mentally ill wards.

1989-1992 Psychological Assistant

Conducted psychotherapy for Individuals, couples, children and families. Conducted testing and prepared psychological reports for schools and forensic cases. Expert witness for the Ventura County Court System

1988 Psychological Assistant

Worked primarily with children and adolescents. Conducted psychological testing to prepare reports and treatment recommendations for Juvenile offenders for the Los Angeles Juvenile Court. Worked with learning disabilities and children

1985-88 California Child Social Worker II (CSW II), Los Angeles County

Special services program to license foster homes and preapproved homes for infants and toddlers. Special projects and in licensing American Indian homes.
Trained foster care families to care for infants born addicted to drugs

Teaching Seminars and Workshops

2007 Erickson Conference, Phoenix, Arizona

2005 Evolution of Psychotherapy, Salute to the Masters, Anaheim, California

2002 Marquarstein, Germany: Rhythms in Ecstasy

1998 Penzburg, Germany Mind Body Rhythm Recalibration

1998 Keswick, England: Rhythms of our heartbeats

1997 Bangalore, India Spirit in Psychotherapy

1997 Rio Negro Brazil: Spirit in Psychotherapy

1997 Bello Horzonte, Brazil: Spirit in Psychotherapy

1997 Kauaii, Hawaii Japanese: Taki Gyo Renewal of Spirit

1996 Keswick, England: Adult Attention Deficit Disorder and Nicotine

1996 Huacatuco Mexico: Sex Therapy

1995 Warsaw, Poland: Sex Therapy

1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina: Sex Therapy

1992 Guadalajara, Mexico Sex Therapy

1992 Glendale, CA: Artists Way by Julia Cameron Writing Therapy Group

1992 Glendale, CA: Parenting Course

1985-88 County of Los Angeles, Department of Child Protective Services:
         (1) Looking for signs of childhood abuse and neglect.
         (2) Foster Parenting infants born addicted to Narcotics

1980-82 California Polytechnic State University Health Center, San Luis Obispo:
         (1) Human Sexuality
         (2) Go to Health

Author, Publisher, Editor

In Progress

Collected Works of Milton H. Erickson (2008-2012), MHE Press
Edited by Ernest L. Rossi, Ph.D., Roxanna Erickson-Klein, Ph.D. & Kathryn Lane Rossi, Ph.D.

Volume 1      The Nature of Therapeutic Hypnosis (2008)

Volume 2      Basic Hypnotic Induction and Therapeutic Suggestion (2008)

Volume 3      Opening the Mind (2008)

Volume 4      Advanced Approaches to Therapeutic Hypnosis (2008)

Volume 5      Classical Hypnotic Phenomena, Part 1: Psychodynamics (2010)

Volume 6      Classical Hypnotic Phenomena, Part 2: Memory and Hallucination (2010)

Volume 7      Mind-Body Healing and Rehabilitation (2010)

Volume 8      General and Historical Surveys of Hypnosis (2010)

Volume 9      Hypnotic Realities: The Induction of Clinical Hypnosis and Forms of Indirect Suggestion (2009)

Volume 10    Hypnotherapy: An Exploratory Casebook (2010)

Volume 11    Experiencing Hypnosis: Therapeutic Approaches to Altered States

Volume 12    The Wit and Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson

Volume 13   Healing in Hypnosis: The Seminars, Workshops and Lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Part 1

Volume 14    Life Reframing in Hypnosis: The Seminars, Workshops and Lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Part 2

Volume 15    Mind-Body Communication in Hypnosis: The Seminars, Workshops and Lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Part 3

Volume 16    Creative Choice in Hypnosis: The Seminars, Workshops and Lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Part 4

EDUCATIONAL CDs
AVAILABLE FROM:

The Milton H. Erickson Foundation
3606 N. 24th Street
Phoenix, AZ. 85016 USA. 
FAX: 602-956-0519. 
office@erickson-foundation.org

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition. The Complete Works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. on Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation. Volume 1: The Nature of Hypnosis.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  The Complete Works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. on Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation. Volume 2: Basic Hypnotic Induction and Suggestion.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (2006). CD.  The Neuroscience Edition.  The Complete Works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. on Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation. Volume 3:  Unorthodox Therapy: An Introduction.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  The Complete Works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. on Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation. Volume 4:  Advanced Approaches to Therapeutic Hypnosis.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  The Complete Works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. on Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation. Volume 5:  Classical Hypnotic Phenomena 1: Psychodynamics.   Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  The Complete Works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. on Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation. Volume 6: Classical Hypnotic Phenomena 2:  Memory and Hallucination. Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  The Complete Works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. on Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation. Volume 7:  Mind-Body Healing and Rehabilitation.   Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  The Complete Works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. on Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation. Volume 8: General & Historical Surveys and the Future of Hypnosis   Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (1976/2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  Hypnotic Realities: Implicit Processing Heuristics in Therapeutic Hypnosis.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (1979/2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  Hypnotherapy: An Exploratory Casebook.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (1981/2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  Experiencing Hypnosis: Therapeutic Approaches to Altered States.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors) (1983/2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  The Seminars, Workshops, & Lectures of Milton H. Erickson. Volume 1:Healing in Hypnosis.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors)(1985/2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition. The Seminars, Workshops, & Lectures of Milton H. Erickson. Volume 2: Life Reframing in Hypnosis.   Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  : The Seminars, Workshops, & Lectures of Milton H. Erickson. Volume 3: Mind-Body Communication in Hypnosis.  Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

Erickson, M & Rossi, E (Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K, Editors)(1992/2006). CD. The Neuroscience Edition.  The Seminars, Workshops, & Lectures of Milton H. Erickson.  Volume 4: Creative Choice in Hypnosis.   Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press.

EDITED BOOKS

Rossi, Kathryn, Editor (1996) The Symptom Path to Enlightenment:The New Dynamics of Hypnotheraeutic Work. Pacific Palisades, California:Palisades Gateway Publishing.

Rossi, Kathryn, Editor (2000) Dreams, Consciousness, Spirit:  The New Dynamics of Self Relfection and Co-Creation.  Los Osos, California:Palisades Gateway Publishing.

RESEARCH PAPERS

Snyder, K, Wallace, C, Rossi, K & Liberman, R (1994). Expressed Emotion by Residential Care Operators and Residents’ Symptoms and Quality of Life.  Hospital and Community Psychiatry:  45:11:1141-1144.

Rossi, E & Rossi, K (2006).  The Neuroscience of Observing Consciousness & Mirror Neurons in Therapeutic Hypnosis.   American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.  48: 283-278.

Rossi, K & Erickson-Klein, R  (2006a).  A Dialogue with Ernest Rossi: Milton H. Erickson: A Master of Creativity in Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy, and Rehabilitation.  The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol 26, 1, 5-6.

Rossi, K & Erickson-Klein, R  (2006b).  A Dialogue with Ernest Rossi: Milton H. Erickson: A Master of Creativity in Therapeutic Hypnosis, Psychotherapy, and Rehabilitation.  The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol 26, 1, 5-6.

Rossi, E, Iannotti, S, & Rossi K (2006)  The new neuroscience school of therapeutic hypnosis, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation.  HypnosNytt, 2, 3-14.

Rossi, E,  Rossi, K ,Yount, G, Cozzolino, M & Iannotti, S (2006).  The Bioinformatics of Integrative Medical Insights: Proposals for an International PsychoSocial and Cultural Bioinformatics Project.  Integrative Medicine Insights. Open Access on line:  http://www.la-press.com/integmed.htm.

Rossi, E, Rossi, K, Cozzolino, M, & Iannotti, S  (2007).  Expectations of hypnosis future: A new neuroscience school of therapeutic hypnosis, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation.  The European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 7, 3, 2-9.

Rossi, E  & Rossi, K (2007).  What is a Suggestion?  The Neuroscience of Implicit Processing Heuristics in Therapeutic Hypnosis and Psychotherapy.  The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. 49:4, 267-281.

Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R & Rossi, K  (2008a).  The Future Orientation of Constructive Memory: An Evolutionary Perspective on Therapeutic Hypnosis and Brief Psychotherapy. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis  50:4, 343-350.

Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R, and Rossi, K (2008b).  Novel Activity-Dependent Approaches to Therapeutic Hypnosis and Psychotherapy.  American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.

Rossi, E, Erickson-Klein, R, and Rossi, K (2008c).  Opening the Heart and Mind with Therapeutic Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. The Collected Works of Milton H. Erickson, MD.  Phoenix, Arizona: The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Press.

Rossi, E., Iannotti, S . Castiglione, S., Cozzolino, M., & Rossi, K. (2008). A Pilot Study of Positive Expectations and Focused Attention via a New Protocol for Optomizing Therapeutic Hypnosis and Psychotherapy Assessed with DNA Microarrays: The Creative Psychosocial Genomic Healing Experience. The Journal of Sleep and Hypnosis, 10:2, 39-44.

Rossi, E. , and Rossi, K.  (2008).  Open Questions on Mind, Genes, Consciousness, and Behavior: The Circadian and Ultradian Rhythms of Art, Beauty, and Truth in Creativity.  In Lloyd & Rossi (Eds.)  Ultradian rhythms from molecule to mind: A new vision of life.  New York: Springer.  391-412.

Rossi, E. & Rossi, K.  (2009).  How the mind and the brain Co-Create each other: Mind-Brain-Gene Research on the foundations of Consciousness, Creativity, Imagination, and Psychotherapy. Chapter 7 in Bosnak, R. (Ed.) Imagination and Medicine, Spring Publications Books. 

Rossi, K (2009) A Dream of Creative Menopause: A New Neuroscience of Brief Psychotherapy Solving Puzzles of Biology and Psychology  Chapter 21, pp 252-266 in Burns, G (ed) . Happiness, Healing, Enhancement: Your casebook Collection for applying positive psychology in therapy.NY: John Wiley and Sons.

National and International
Continuing Medical Education

2010      The Psychology of Health, Immunity, and Disease Conference (NICABM), Hilton Head Island, SC

2010      Brief Psychotherapy Conference, Orlando, FL

2010      Art, Beauty, and Truth:  How Art Transforms Us, Santa Barbara, CA

2010      Aesthetic Nature of Change Conference, Ojai, CA

2009      Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, Anaheim CA

2009      Milton H. Erickson Institute MHE-CCC

2008      Brief Psychotherapy Conference

2008      Milton H. Erickson Institute MHE-CCC

2007      Erickson Conference, Phoenix, Arizona

2005      The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, Anaheim, Califonria

2004      The Psychology of Health, Imunity and Disease     (NICABM) The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine

2004      9th International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy

2004      Milano Italy AMISI

2004      Rome, Italy Therapeutic Hypnosis Training

2004      Anaheim, California ASCH Conference

2005      Brief Psychotherapy Conference, Phoenix

2003      Ethics and the Law

2003      46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)

2003      The Brief Psychotherapy Conference sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation

2003     Gene expression and Neurogenesis in Psychotherapy, Madrid, Spain

2003      New Approaches Growth Group. Zentrum for Individual and Social Therapy, (ZIST) Penzburg, Germany

2003      Paris, France, MHE Institute

2002      Cannes, France, MHE Institute

2001      Business Consulting and Psychotherapy Vienna, Austria

2001      Love and Intimacy:  The Couples Conference, San Francisco

2001      Three Voices on Milton H. Erickson:  The Erickson Centenial

2001      8th International Conference on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy

2001      APA Brief Psychotherapy

2001      Alpine Psychotherapy Workshop. Marquarstein, Germany

1999      Hilton Head, S. Carolina

1999      New Orleans

1999      Vienna, 2nd World Congress

1999      Rome Italy, Camillo Loriedo

1999      Japan Joichi

1999      Los Angeles Jung Institute

1999      Phoenix  Brief Psychotherapy Conference

1998      Sedona Arizona Complimentary Medicine conference sponsored by UCLA and Harvard

1998      Esalen, California

1998      NYC Erickson Brief Psychotherapy

1998      England,  Georgina Evers

1998      Zist Germany

1998      Basel, Switzerland

1998      Heidelberg, Germany

1998      Sofia, Bulgaria

1998      Marquartstein,  Germany

1997      Jung Los Angeles

1997      UC Santa Cruz, California

1997     Zist Germany

1997      Brugge Belgium

1997      Rome, Italy Filippo Petruccelli

1997      San Diego ASCH 14th Int. Hypnosis

1997      Tokyo, japan Erickson Club Masako Kitamura

1997      Tokyo, Pre Conference Workshop Day, Toshio Mori

1997      Tokyo,  10-12, 4-6, 7th JABP Day, Toshio Mori

1997      Osaka, Lecture, Noboru Takaishi

1997      Kauai, Hawaii Linda Clement Berdeski

1997      Bangalor India

1997      Brief Psychotherapy Conference, Phoenix

1996      UCSD, Jane Criss

1996      Vienna, AUSTRIA W. HofkirchnerJune

1996      ENGLAND Georgina Evers  

1996     Marquartstein, Germany

1996     Vienna, Austria

1996     Athens, Greece

1996     Crete, Greece

1996     Huatulco MexicoBrazil

1996     Esalan, Big Sur, CA

1996     Vienna, Austria

1996     Aukland, New Zealand

1996     Keswick, England Georgina Evers

1996     Rome, Italy Dr Petruccelli

1996     Zist Germany

1996     Athens,Greece

1996     Israel, Assaf Bitan

1996     Hilton Head, S. Carolina

1996      Brief Psychotherapy, San Francisco

1995      Los Angeles, Jung/Quantum

1995      London England

1995      Manchester England

1995      Manchester England 

1995      Keswick England

1995      Otto Rossler, Tubingen, Germany

1995      Rome Italy Dr Caruso  

1995      Houston, Texas

1995      UCSC, Santa Cruz

1995      Brazil, Rain Forest

1995      Campinas, Brazil

1995      Assisi,Italy 

1995      Zurich Switzerland: International Analytical Psych

1995      Breman,Germany

1995      UCSD

1995      Keswick, England

1995      Munich Germany Burkhard Peter

1995      Keswick, England, Georgina Evers 

1995      Moscow, Russia

1995      Las Vegas, Nevada Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference

1994      European Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, Hamburg, Germany

Special Trainings With Outstanding Practitioners

Elliot Aronson, Albert Bandura, Mary Kathryn Bateson, Aaron T. Beck, Herbert Benson, Insoo Kim Berg, Bruno Bettelheim, Claudia Black, Murray Bowen, James F. T. Bugental, Raymond Corsini, Steve DeShazer, Yvonne Dolan, Albert Ellis, Viktor Frankl, Betty Friedan, Eugene Gendlin, Steve Gilligan, William Glasser, Mary Goulding, Robert Goulding, Jane Goodall, Jay Haley, Edward M. Hallowell, Carl Hammerschlag, James Hillman, Jean Houston, Laura Huxley, Helen Singer Kaplan, Bradford Keeney, Otto Kernberg, Ronald D. Laing, Arnold Lazarus, Joseph LoPiccolo, Pat Love, Alexander Lowen, Cloe Madanes, Judd Marmor, James Masterson, Rollo May, Adolf Meyer, Salvador Minuchin, Donald Meichenbaum, Zerka Moreno, Peggy Papp, Frank Pittman, Mara Selvini Palazzoli Erving Polster, Miriam Polster, John J. Ratey, Anthony Robbins, Carl Rogers, Ernest Rossi, Gabrielle Roth, Oliver Sacs, Virginia Satir, Francine Shapiro, Olga Silverstein, Margaret Singer, Gloria Steinem, Thomas Szasz, Lenore Walker, Paul Watzlawick, Carl Whitaker, Lewis Wolberg, Joseph Wolpe, Irvin Yalom, Michael Yapko, Jeffrey Zeig.

Creative Arts Development
in Psychotherapeutic Work

Rhythm Training
1996-2000           Paulo Mattioli, African Percussion 

1996-2001           Ko, Sue Hee, Korean Percussion and Dance

1996-2002           Reinhard and Cornilia Flatishlinger “Taketina” Rhtyhm Training

2001-2004           Heidrun Hoffmann, Korean Percussion and Dance www.dirrid.com

Photography
1975-                    Self-taught:  “Travel the world” cards and photographs

Bronze Foundary
2005-2006            Margaret Korisheli, Randall Johnson, Cuesta College

Silk Painting
2004 -2005          Sandra Kay Johnson, MFA, Professional Artist with work at the Smithsonian 

Stained and Etched Glass
2004-2005           Gabriel Miossi, Etched Glass, Miossi Glass, Shell Beach, CA

Stone Massonry and Ceramics
2004-2005           Michael Laboon of Pacific Arts Tile, Shell Beach, CA
2000-2005           Peter Somers, Los Osos, California
2008                    Meg Johnson and Josephine Laing, Arroyo Grande, California

Water Color Painting
2004                   Joy Krull, Professional Artist
2005                   Marguerite Lyons

Yoga Teacher Training
2009                   Dave Oliver, Certified to teach with 200 hours of training
2011                   Dave Oliver, Certified for 500 hour advanced training

2012                   Peter Sterios, Gravity & Grace advanced yoga training 200 hours