About
Lyndsay Reese, Psy.D.
Lyndsay Reese, Psy.D. is a licensed Clinical Forensic Psychologist with experience in the assessment and treatment of substance use, personality, mood, schizophrenia spectrum, and neurodivergent presentations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a two minors in Education and Art from University of California, Davis as well as a Master of Arts and Doctorate of Psychology degree in Clinical Forensic Psychology from Alliant International University, Sacramento. She has worked in multiple forensic and general population settings in California, Oregon and Washington including in private practice, at the California Conditional Release Program (CONREP), community mental health, skilled nursing, and schools. While she currently practices primarily in California, she maintains an inactive license in Oregon and can provide services in Oregon if needed.
Dr. Reese utilizes an eclectic approach rooted in Psychodynamic, and Control Mastery Theories with influences and tools from Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Choice Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and also trauma focused approaches such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Focus of sessions are typically devoted to partnering with the client to build insight and modify maladaptive behaviors in a safe and supportive environment. She strives to give individualized interventions tailored to the Client’s needs. Dr. Reese is also devoted to advocacy for underserved populations. She is passionate, intuitive, creative, and invested in understanding the human experience; specifically yours.
Curriculum Vitae
Education & Credentials
Doctor of Psychology: Clinical Forensic Psychology, 07/2014
Alliant International University
Sacramento, California
Dissertation: The MMPI-2, The Rorschach and aggression: Correlations in a conditionally
released sample of offenders in California.
Master of Arts: Clinical Forensic Psychology, 05/2012
Alliant International University
Sacramento, California
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology, 06/2010
Minor: Education, Art Studio
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
Professional Licensing, Certifications & Memberships
Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners License #PSY2750, 2016-Present
California Board of Psychology License #PSY28455, 2016-Present
Forensic Mental Health Association of California, 2011-Present
Clinical Experience
Mind Body Care, Inc. 02/2022 - Present
30hrs/week Position: Telehealth Therapist
Supervisor: Shilpa Kapoor, Psy.D.
Clientele: Adult males and female (general pop.)
Duties: Provide a variety of therapeutic services to clientele including individual telehealth therapy, treatment planning and interventions, and keep detailed records of client progress.
CALA Psychological Services, 07/2020 - 05/2021
15hrs/week Position: Telehealth Therapist
Supervisor: Dr. Lilit, Psy.D. & Dr. Clara, Psy.D.
Clientele: Adult males and female (general pop.)
Duties: Provide a variety of therapeutic services to clientele including individual telehealth therapy, treatment planning and interventions, and keep detailed records of client progress.
Central Valley & South Bay Conditional Release Program (CONREP), 02/2016 - 02/2022
Position: Clinical Forensic Psychologist
Clientele: Adult males and females (forensic pop.)
Duties: Provide services to newly released and severely mentally ill male and female clientele designated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity or a Mentally Disordered Offender attempting to reintegrate into the community. This includes meetings with treatment team and quarterly as well as annual updates on progress with the presiding court, comprehensive clinical treatment that includes day socialization, group, individual and family therapies, State Hospital liaison visits and reports, and training in risk assessment with the HCR-20 and PCL-SV.
Scovel & GeroMedical Psychological Services, 11/2014 - 12/2015
Position: Postdoctoral Psychology Resident
Clientele: Adult and geriatric males and females (general pop.)
Duties: Scovel & GeroMedical psychological services are two companies in one. The first is an outpatient psychotherapy office providing services for patients seeking individual and family therapy or psychological assessment. The latter is a contract company with SNF, ALF, and other inpatient settings attending to the psychological needs of patients residing in their care. Duties include intakes, psychological assessment, individual psychotherapy, consultation, and medication recommendations.
Golden Gate Conditional Release Program (CONREP), 07/2013 - 07/2014
Position: Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Intern
Clientele: Adult males and females (forensic pop.)
Duties: Provide services to newly released and severely mentally ill male and female clientele designated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity or a Mentally Disordered Offender attempting to reintegrate into the community. This includes meetings with treatment team and quarterly as well as annual updates on progress with the presiding court, comprehensive clinical treatment that includes day socialization, group, individual and family therapies, State Hospital liaison visits and reports, and training in risk assessment with the HCR-20 and PCL-SV.
Sacramento Assessment & Treatment Center, 07/2012 - 07/2013
Position: Third Year Practicum Student
Clientele: Adjudicated male and female adolescents (forensic pop.)
Duties: Provision of assessment services per referral from Sacramento Juvenile Probation. The assessment is conducted to determine diagnosis and also best fit for the adolescent for level “A” placement (in state but outside of the home). Findings are presented to a multidisciplinary team, which included myself, supervising psychologist, social worker, probation officer, and psychiatrist. Occupational, recreational, and psychological assessment was completed for 2-3 individuals approximately once a week and training was provided to practice use of the MACI, WDRAS, YSR, Jessness, H-T-P, TAT, Sentences Completion, LDSR, Los Rios Career Aptitude test, SATC Client Occupational/Recreational Interview Form, and a Clinical Interview that includes an MSE. Additionally, group and individual therapy was provided for some clients residing long term at Quality Group Homes, Inc.
Center Unified School District, 08/2011 - 01/2012
Position: Second Year Practicum Student
Clientele: Children ranging in age from 3 to 18 years (general pop.)
Duties: Administer intellectual and cognitive assessments to students who evidenced possible learning and developmental disabilities and/or emotional disturbances. Determination of appropriate treatment and/or placement approaches was part of position duties as well as presenting findings at IEPs.
Strategies For Change, 06/2011 - 08/2011
Position: First Year Practicum Student
Supervisor: B.J. Davis, Psy.D., bjdavis@strategies4change.org
Clientele: Dually diagnosed adult males and females (forensic pop.)
Duties: Provision of psychoeducational resources in the form of individual and group therapy to clients struggling with substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, parenting, and trauma.
Professional Workshops and Seminars
Psychotherapy Networker Innovations in Psychotherapy Conference: The Premier Trauma Therapy Conference
October 3rd-6th 2024
Featuring: Nadine Burke, MD, MPH, FAAP; Gabor Mate, MD; and
Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.
Purpose: This conference is focused on trauma informed care for multiple populations, including the general adult, child, queer, forensic, and neurodivergent populations. Sessions occurred over the course of four days and those attended by this writer include:
A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach to Treat “Autistic Trauma”: How to Heal from the Shame and Rejection of Not Fitting the Norm with Speakers Tasha Oswald, Ph.D.,
Welcome & Keynote: All Care Must Be Trauma-Informed Care with Speaker Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP.
Treating Betrayal Trauma: Help Clients Who Experience Narcissistic Abuse & Antagonistic Relational Stress with Speaker Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D., LCP
Somatic Abolitionism: Race, Culture, and Movements Towards More Liberatory Futures with Speaker Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP
Keynote Address: The Myth of Normal: Pathways to Healing in a Toxic Culture with Speaker GABOR MATÉ, MD
Trauma-Informed Culturally Competent Care: Ethical Considerations for Treatment with Speaker Lambers Fisher, MS, LMFT, MDIV
Introduction to the Flash Technique: Resolving Traumatic Memories Painlessly with Speakers Philip Manfield, PHD and Lewis Engel, PHD
Keynote: How Behavioral Science Has Failed Us: A Roadmap Towards a Practical Science of Psychotherapy with Speaker Steven C. Hayes, PHD
Avoidance and Intellectualization in the Treatment of Trauma: Unlocking Inner Resources for Healing, Resilience, and Self-Compassion with Speaker Janina Fisher, Ph.D. 18.00 CEU
EMDR and Telehealth Mastery Course: Advanced EMDR Trauma Treatments via Telehealth & In-Person, Promoted by Pesi
May 21st 2024
Featuring: Megan Salar, LCSW, ACADC, CCTP-II, EMDR-C, Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, and Melissa Westendorf, Ph.D., JD Purpose: Provide groundwork, education, and research to implement EMDR techniques over telehealth platforms safely and ethically. CEU 20.25
2023 Clinical Supervision: Proven Tools and Techniques for Success
March 13th 2023
Featuring: Bob Taibbi, LCSW
Purpose: review and teaching findings of ethics and best practice
supervising licensees. 2.0 CEU.
Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Skills to Manage ADHD in Adults
August 16th 2023
Featuring: Kevin Blake, PhD, PLC, ADHD-CCSP
Purpose: review and teaching of research and techniques related to best practice in treatment of adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. 6.25 CEU
Trauma Conference: The Body keeps Score
August 10th 2023
Featuring: Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD
Purpose: review and teaching findings of Dr. Van Der Kolk and contributions to the field of psychiatry regarding mind body connection and trauma. 12.5 CEU
Gaslighting: Help Clients Escape and Rebuild from a Narcissist’s Emotional Abuse
December 15th 2020
Featuring: Stephanie Sarkis, PhD, NCC, DCMHS, LMHC
Purpose: to define and educate on the phenomenon of gaslighting in context of domestic violence and other abuse narratives to help victims recover from narcissistic abuse. 6.0 CEU
4-Day Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training Course
September 25th 2020
Featuring: Lane Pedersen, Ph.D.
Purpose: to introduce and educate the process and interventions of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). 25.0 CEU
Day Intensive Trauma Treatment Certification Workshop: EMDR, CBT, and Somatic-Based Interventions
September 25th 2020
Featuring: Jennifer Sweeton, Psy.D., MS, MA
Purpose: to introduce and educate the process and interventions of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy. 12.5 CEU
EMDR Mastery Course
September 24th 2020
Featuring: Jennifer Sweeton, Psy.D. MS, MA
Purpose: to introduce and educate the process and interventions of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy. 16.00 CEU
2-Day Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training Course
September 24th 2020
Featuring: Lane Pedersen, Ph.D.
Purpose: to introduce and educate the process and interventions of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). 12.5 CEU
Introduction to the Rorschach Performance Assessment System: Practical Clinical Training and Case Illustration
January 14th-15th 2020
Featuring: Donald J. Viglione, Jr, Ph.D
Purpose: The purpose of this workshop was to describe basic administration essentials of the Rorschach test, response, and clarification phases, coding principles, coding categories, symbols, terminology, protocol level calculations, norms, interpretation R-PAS output, and research support for defending the R-PAS in court.
Forensic Mental Health Association of California Conference – Recovery and Re-entry of Formerly Incarcerated Women
March 13th-15th 2019
Featuring: Susan Burton
Purpose: Opening session of the conference focused on the work and writings of Ms. Susan Burton, a formerly incarcerated woman who now uses her experience to advocate for other women wrapped up in the judicial system. FMHAC is a three-day conference in California dedicated to forensic mental health care. The conference provides approximately 12-15 CE units each year of training in various topics of forensic mental health, including treatment, community outreach, population research, and implementation of new programs in inpatient and outpatient settings. The two days prior to the conference are dedicated to the California Conditional Release Program training, with this years’ topics including incompetence to stand trial, understanding the California Forensic Assessment Program, and understanding and reading RAP sheets.
Forensic Mental Health Association of California Workshop: Forensic Mental Health 101
October 15, 2018
Featuring: Anna Kafka, Psy.D. and Nicole Paglione, Psy.D.
Purpose: To prepare those with clinical and/or community mental health backgrounds to evaluate, treat, and supervise mentally ill offenders in locked and unlocked settings.
Forensic Mental Health Association of California Conference – What Works in Reducing Recidivism
March 22nd-24th, 2017
Featuring: Edward Latessa, Ph.D.
Purpose: Opening session of the conference focused on Dr. Latessa’s work on recidivism and re-offense reduction. FMHAC is a three-day conference in California dedicated to forensic mental health care. The conference provides approximately 12-15 CE units each year of training in various topics of forensic mental health, including treatment, community outreach, population research, and implementation of new programs in inpatient and outpatient settings. The two days prior to the conference are dedicated to the California Conditional Release Program training.
Forensic Mental Health Association of California Conference - Malingering
March 16th-18th, 2016
Featuring: Charles Scott, MD
Purpose: Opening session of the conference focused on Dr. Scott’s experience with assessment and detection of malingering in forensic investigations. FMHAC is a three-day conference in California dedicated to forensic mental health care. The conference provides approximately 12-15 CE units each year of training in various topics of forensic mental health, including treatment, community outreach, population research, and implementation of new programs in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Psychopharmacology: What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know About Psychotropic Medications
May 15th, 2015
Featuring: Perry Buffington, Ph.D., M.S.
Purpose: Dr. Buffington returns to Portland to deliver a comprehensive yet concise seminar focusing on psychopharmacology and essential “need to know” information for mental health and medical professionals weather they are prescribers or simply providers. His lecture reviewed basic brain structures, neurotransmitters, classes of medication, drug side-effects, drug interactions and much more essential for successful treatment and safety of patients using psychopharmacological agents.
Forensic Mental Health Association of California Conference Attachment, Regulation Theory, Relational Trauma, and the Origin of a Predisposition to Violence
March 19th-21st , 2014
Featuring: Allan Schore, Ph.D.
Purpose: Opening session of the conference focused on Dr. Allan Schore’s work in Trauma Psychology and early right-brain affect regulation. His presentation included interpersonal neurobiological models of attachment, the negative impact of relational trauma on the developmental of the right brain, and the origins of attachment trauma related pychopathologies of self-regulation, including posttraumatic stress disorder and a predisposition to violence. FMHAC is a three-day conference in California dedicated to forensic mental health care. The conference provides approximately 12-15 CE units each year of training in various topics of forensic mental health, including treatment, community outreach, population research, and implementation of new programs in inpatient and outpatient settings.
DSM –IV and The Law: A Forensic Focus
December 2013
Featuring: Charles Scott, M.D.
Purpose: Charles Scott focuses on the application of the DSM-IV in an inpatient forensic setting. His presentation focused on recognition of symptoms, diagnoses, and language to be used in court.
The Field of Forensic Psychology
August 1, 2011
Featuring: Eric Hickey, Ph.D.
Purpose: To learn about the California School of Forensic Studies and highlights from Dr. Hickey’s 30+ year career, as well as the career of forensic psychology, it’s future, and the vision for the California School of Forensic Studies.
Forensic Mental Health Association of California Conference - Mental Health and the Law: An In-Depth Look at the Evidence
March 24th-27th, 2011
Featuring: Robert Hare, Ph.D.
Purpose: Opening session addressed Dr. Hare’s profound impact on forensic psychology as the developer of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) and discussed the role of psychopathology in white-collar crime. FMHAC is a three-day conference in California dedicated to forensic mental health care. The conference provides approximately 12-15 CE units each year of training in various topics of forensic mental health, including treatment, community outreach, population research, and implementation of new programs in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Rorschach and Personality Assessment
November 19 , 2010
Given By: Phil Erdberg, Ph.D.
Purpose: Seminar designed to discuss how Rorschach is used in personality assessment and the new Rorschach system RPAS.
Multicultural Treatment Perspectives
November 4, 2010
Given By: Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Ph.D.
at Alliant International University, Sacramento.
Purpose: Seminar designed to inform participants about the cultural differences and necessary considerations when treating clients from different ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds.