Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Volunteer clinical faculty

In addition to working closely with the primary psychology faculty in the department, psychology fellows also receive much of their training and supervision from members of our volunteer clinical faculty (VCF). Our VCF are practicing psychologists in the Sacramento community who have volunteered to give back some of their time and expertise by training our postdoctoral fellows and some of the psychiatry residents in the department.

 

Candace Adams, Ph.D. is an associate clinical professor and co-leads our assessment case conference seminar.


James Cooper, Ph.D. is a clinical professor and co-leads our therapy case conference seminar.  He has a private practice in the community in adult psychotherapy with individuals and couples. He works primarily from interpersonal and relational psychoanalytic frameworks, which utilize and welcome the debate in contemporary neuropsychoanalytic thinking about attachment and process. He utilizes CBT and DBT models as well for patients requiring a symptom-based treatment. Dr. Cooper received his B.A. in psychology and B.S. in biology from UC Irvine before obtaining his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at UC Davis. In addition to his clinical work, he is also a member of the California Psychological Association, the International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, the Sacramento Valley Psychological Association, and the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology. His outside interests include swimming, creative writing, photography, and a new interest in learning the Salsa, Bachata, and Latin Cha Cha.

 

 Lisa Farquhar, Ph.D. is a clinical professor and co-leads our therapy case conference seminar.  Her clinical background has primarily focused on development across the lifespan.

 

 Steven McCormick, Ph.D. is an assistant clinical professor and provides training in psychological assessment at our assessment case conference. He has a private practice in the community that focuses on providing evaluation and treatment for persons with acquired cognitive dysfunction, chronic pain syndrome, and psychological disturbance secondary to traumas. He received his B.S. in psychology at Oregon State University and obtained his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in Berkeley. He has research publications in the area of traumatic brain injury and is a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, APA Division of Clinical Neuropsychology, and the American Academy of Pain Management.

  

Carolee Tran, Ph.D. is an assistant clinical professor and provides supervision of our adult psychology fellows in individual psychotherapy. She has a private practice in the community and has worked extensively with individuals, couples, and families from a variety of settings (private practice, community mental health centers, trauma shelters, schools, and hospitals).  She received her doctorate degree from Boston University and did her internship at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Tran is Vietnamese American and is fluent in English and Vietnamese.  She has extensive experience working with multicultural populations including Asian/Southeast Asian Americans, Latinos, and African Americans.  In her clinical work, she utilizes a variety of psychological orientations which include psychodynamic psychotherapy, family systems, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, and concepts such as gratitude, impermanence, acceptance, and compassion to cultivate change in her clients.  Her clinical areas of interest and expertise include cross cultural issues (interracial relationships, ethnic/racial identity, adjustment issues), domestic violence, survivors of childhood and/or adult trauma, life transitions, loss, and caregiving. She has also published numerous book chapters and articles on the subject of mental health and providing psychotherapy to diverse populations.