Michael R. Mollura, MFA, MA, Ph.D (in progress)
Los Angeles, CA 90068
E-mail: Michael@michaelmollura.com

OBJECTIVE:  This is a basic generalized Resume that includes experience in a variety of industries.  If you are seeking music composer history please visit http://www.michaelmolluramusic.com.  If you are interested in working with Michael Mollura as a clinician this resume will give you an outline of that experience but a more updated and clinical resume should be requested directly.  Training and Education is in progress.

Education History:

Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, California, Clinical Psychology with Emphasis in Depth Psychology. Expected doctoral degree (Ph.D.) June 2012

University of Miami, Miami, Florida. Master of Fine Arts.

Film/Music Studies. 1995

New York University, New York, New York. Masters. Interdisciplinary Masters:

Psychology-Music-Performance Studies. 1991.

Clinical & Professional Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled as a Ph.D. candidate at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Clinical Psychology with a focus on psychoanalysis and treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorders and Depression using Music and other intervention techniques to be of service to others.

• Feature film credits as a composer include:  Climate Refugees (2010),  Reconciliation (2010),  Hot Coffee (2010),  and currently working on Highest Pass (2010-11).   For more information on music credentials, please visit http://www.michaelmolluramusic.com

• Currently working part time as a Therapist at Alhambra Hospital in Rosemeade, CA.

• Currently working part time as a Group Counseling/Meditation/Writing instructor at Belmont Assisted Living Facilities in Los Angeles, CA.

• Clinical training work completed in 2009-2010 at CAL FAM Counseling Center in Encino,CA.

• BA, MA, MFA in Music, Performance and Depth Psychology departments.

• 10 years experience writing professionally about music, consciousness, spiritual issues & humanities

• Excelling writing skills with over 10 years experience writing professional articles and copy editing material with a high level of aptitude

• Extensive reading list regarding psychology, music, spirituality, language, composition and research with a focus on addiction issues, anxiety, family systems and healthcare

• Experience working with clients suffering from addictions, anxiety, mania, schizophrenia and depression

• Experience with Music Therapy as a composer/clinician

• Extensive knowledge of 12-Step programs

• Team player who enjoys working with individuals, families and extremely sensitive to all social work issues and anything related to psychotherapy

• Raised in a family of physicians who act as my supervisors and inspiration including a brother who recently graduated from Johns Hopkins Medical School and a father who has acted as Chief of Medicine at a prestigious hospital in New York City.

• Can attend all scheduled clinical debriefings, staff meetings and team meetings in order to assist in assessing client’s needs, strengths, resources, and provide feedback regarding treatment planning.

• Own personal WAIS IV kit for assessments

Clinical and Research Experience:

2010 [Present] Ph.D. level PRACTICUM/Internship at ALHAMBRA HOSPITAL under the supervision of Dr. Daudarian.  Using psychoanalysis, group analysis, music and activity therapeutic tools to work with individuals struggling with severe trauma, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and mania.

2009-2010 Ph.D. level training at CAL FAM Counseling Center under the supervision of Dr. Ann Elkin. Using Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Behavioral, Music Therapy and Humanistic Psychology tools.

2010 – Personal work with Dr. Robert Romanyshyn on a research/therapeutic DVD program titled “Antarctica”.   Work included using music and images as a therapeutic experience to make inquiries into the nature of the psyche and its healing applications to clients struggling with psychological challenges.

2008 [Present] Ph.D. level education in Clinical Psychology. Curriculum includes work with Clinical Assessments, Advanced Psychopathology, and comparative psychoanalysis theory including psychoanalysis, Cognitive Behavioral, Object Relations, Existential Humanist Psychology and Music Therapy orientation.

2008 [Present] L.A Yoga Magazine.  Writer of spiritual, music therapy and psychological stories for monthly well-being magazine.

2007 [Present] Documentary Film Project: “A Portrait of the Depressed Artist”. Project Writer. Dealing with researching how an artist uses creativity to contend with clinical depression. Project Director: William Tyler Smith.

2006 Sex, Love and Alcohol Addiction Research, Alliant University, Los Angeles. Staff Research Associate. Research project on addictive habits in adults including drug abuse, projection, mirroring, and abuse in intimate relationships. Dr. William Wexler, Ph.D., [study now closed].

2002 Afghanistan Children Refugee project. Research and fund-raising project titled “Celebration Above the Clouds.” Producer and supervisor of the work.

1997 “Homeless Dreams” – Dissertation project at New York University that included working with and interviewing homeless people and discussed their dream content and how it applied to Freud’s “Condensation” theory. How sound impacts dream content. This was documented on Video.

Teaching Experience:

2010 Alhambra Hospital.  Meds education groups. Anxiety, depression and coping skills.

2009-PRESENT – Currently working part time as a Group Counseling/Meditation/Writing instructor to the elderly population at Belmont Assisted Living Facilities in Los Angeles, CA.

2008 Private Tutoring for Ph.D and Master’s Students in Psychology programs.

2005-Present Meditation Instructor. Freelance. Los Angeles, CA. Meditation and Music Therapy workshops for adults.

Publications and Presentations:

2010 Michael Mollura. Cultivating Peace For The Elderly. Belmont Village Assisted Living Facility in Encino. February/2010

2009 Michael Mollura. Psychological Assessment Power Point Presentation. For Dr. Gary

Groth Marnot. Pacifica Graduate Institute. July/2009

2009 Michael Mollura. Opening of the Heart and Its Applications to Psychological Well Being, LA Yoga Magazine. May/2009

2008 Michael Mollura. Sacred Music and its Therapeutic Applications. LA Yoga Magazine. January/2008

2008 Michael Mollura. Art Therapy: Painting, Music and Meditation for Everyone, LA Yoga Magazine. September/2008

Many others upon request.

Outreach and Volunteer Work:

2010-Present – CBT Meditation and Breathing Workshops for the Elderly. Belmont

Village Assisted Living Facility in Encino. Referral Kim Pisapia.

2001-Present – Siddha Yoga Meditation Center. Benefits of sacred music on adults.

2008 Obama Campaign for Presidency. Fundraising.

2007 Addiction Clinics in Los Angeles. Answering phones, helping out in whatever way with clients suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Various Facilities.

2002 Afghanistan Children Refugees Fund, United States Government. Fundraising for the fund to help out children suffering from the impact of war in the region.

Professional Affiliations:

American Psychological Association [APA], Student Affiliate

Skills:

• Excellent Communication skills

• Counseling Skills (Psychodynamic, Humanistic Psychology, Depth Psychology, CBT – Voice Therapy)

• Administration/scoring of psychological test batteries with adults, research interviewing, data collection, reporting, design and execution of focus groups, and human subject research protocol.

• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills with over 10 years of experience in the writing industry. In this capacity, I have the ability to comprehend complex material and apply it to subjects using excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills with excellent organizational skills

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple demands and meet deadlines

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, proactive team player, willing to do what needs to be done to get any assignment accomplished with a high degree of success, ability to comprehend and write compelling content about a wide variety of subjects including psychological assessments.

• Active meditation trainer and Music Therapy coach

• Creative oriented and able to apply and relate to all challenges which effect individuals who suffer from performance anxieties.

• Knowledge of 12-step programs

• Administering and participating in clinical debriefings, staff meetings and team meetings in order to assist in assessing client’s needs, strengths, resources, and provide feedback regarding treatment planning.

References:

Dr. Ann Elkin, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, CAL FAM – 310-826-0801

Michele Blair, MFT, Licensed Psychotherapist, Brentwood, CA. 310-305-7751

Dr. William Wexler, Ph.D., Alliant University, Long Beach, CA. 818-380-7145

Mark Nardone/Michael Dolan, Los Angeles, CA – 818-995-0101

Heidi Buckland, MFT – 310-923-5482

More references available upon request