Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Farnsworth received her certification in psychoanalysis in February of 2009.  During her studies at Newport Psychoanalytic Institute, she became especially interested in the Relational/Intersubjective Schools of Psychoanalysis, enactments in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, and psychoanalytic dream theory and analysis.  She became a Training and Supervising analyst in 2014.

Dr. Farnsworth enjoys drawing and painting in watercolor and oil.  She also plays the piano and sings for enjoyment.

Dr. Farnsworth maintains a private practice in Newport Beach, CA where she has worked since 1992, specializing in men’s issues, trauma and psychoanalytic couples therapy.

Academic Degrees

  • 2009 – Doctor of Psychology in Psychoanalysis – Newport Center for Psychoanalytic Studies
  • 1984 – Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology – Summa cum Laude, National University, Costa Mesa, CA
  • 1979 – Bachelor of Arts, Human Services   Magna cum Laude, California State University at Fullerton

Professional Certifications

  • 2014 – Training and Supervising Analyst – Newport Psychoanalytic Institute
  • 2009 – Psychoanalytic Certification – Newport Psychoanalytic Institute
  • 2001 – EMDR Level 1 & 2 training
  • 2001 – Clinical Hypnosis Level 1 & 2
  • 1994 – Certified Domestic Violence Provider
  • 1990 – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

  • American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) – Member
  • International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) – Fellow
  • International Society for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology – Member
  • Chinese American Psychoanalytic Association- Member
  • APA Division 39 – Psychoanalysis Section VIII Couple and Family Therapy and Psychoanalysis- Member
  • (CAMFT) – Member
  • American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) – Fellow
  • Orange County Chapter California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (OCCAMFT) – Member
  • Orange County Superior Court Domestic Violence Taskforce  
  • EMDRIA – EMDR International Association
  • The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
  • The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
  • PsiAN – the Psychotherapy Action Network

Post-doctoral Positions

  • 2018 – 2020– Dean of Education – Newport Psychoanalytic Institute
  • 2017-2018 – Vice President – Newport Psychoanalytic Institute
  • 2017- 2020 – Chair of Faculty– Newport Psychoanalytic Institute
  • 2017-2019 – Chair Technology Committee– Newport Psychoanalytic Institute
  • 2011 – 2020 – Board Member– Newport Psychoanalytic Institute
  • 2011-2015 – Chair Curriculum Development– Newport Psychoanalytic Institute
  • 2009 – 2021 – Faculty Member – – Newport Psychoanalytic Institute

Post Graduate Training

  •  Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis
  •  Clinical Issues in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy  Boundaries/Ethics/Process
  •  The Writings of Freud I & II
  •  The Writings of Klein
  •  The Writings of Winnicott
  •  The Writings of Guntrip
  •  The Writings of Fairbairn
  •  Post Kleinian Objects Relations
  •  Comparative Psychoanalysis
  •  Object Relations Psychoanalysis
  •  Masters of Relational Psychotherapy
  •  Domestic Violence/Anger Management/Child Abuse
  •  Batterer’s Treatment And Intervention Strategies
  •  Domestic Violence and Law Enforcement
  •  Interventions and techniques in working with Domestic Violence
  •  Working With Victims And Perpetrators Of Domestic Violence And Child Sexual Abuse
  •  Men & Anger: Evaluation, Engagement, & Treatment

Couple Therapy/Marital Therapy

  •  Couples Therapy – UCI Family Therapy Training Program
  •  Bringing Difficult Couples Into Focus – UCI Family Therapy Program
  •  Working With Couples Using A Mutigenerational Approach
  •  Cognitive Treatment of Angry Couples

Trauma

  •  EMDR Level 1 & 2 training
  •  The Treatment of Trauma
  •  Psychic Voids and Extreme States
  •  Treatment of Borderline States
  •  Introduction To Clinical Hypnosis
  •  Uses Of Clinical Hypnosis

Sandtray/Sandplay

  •  The Use of Sandtray / Sandplay with adolescents and children
  •  Using Sandtray/Sandplay with Adults and Groups
  •  Dreaming in the Sand
  •  Sandtray-Worldplay Therapy,  De Domenico technique
  •  Lowenfeld World Technique

Clinical Experience

  • 1992- Present – Private Practice, Newport Beach, CA
  • 1997- 2002 – Newport Community Counseling Center – Executive Director
  • 1994 – 1999 – Human Options – Shelter for Abused Women and Children
  • 1994 – 1996 – St. Joseph Hospital, Orange – Project PACE
  • 1983 – Present – The Farnsworth Group Architects, Inc. – Vice President and CFO
  • 1981 – 1984 – Straight Talk Clinic, Cypress – Family and Individual Counseling
  • 1980 – 1982 – Western Youth Services, Fullerton
  • 1979 – 1980 – The Center for Creative Alternatives – Youth Counseling
  • 1979 – 1980 – Anaheim Free Clinic – Individual/Adult Counseling, Options Counseling

Additional Trainings

  • 2000 -The Use of Sand tray / Sand play with adolescents and children
  • 2000 – Using Sand tray/Sand play with Adults and Groups
  • 2001 – Dreaming in the Sand
  • 2002 – Sand tray – World Play Therapy, De Domenico technique
  • 2002 -Lowenfeld World Technique
  • 2005- Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis -Infant observation
  • 2005 – UC Irvine Couples Institute
  • 2006 – UC Irvine Couples Institute
  • 2007 – UC Irvine Couples Institute

Lectures/Presentations

  • Enactments in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
  • Using a Relational/Systems approach to marital therapy
  • Introduction to Analytic Listening
  • Love Is Not Supposed to Hurt – Inter-Faith Conference on Domestic Abuse – Keynote
  • Making Good Choices for Adolescents and Teens – Faith Episcopal Church, Laguna Niguel
  • Domestic Violence: An Overview – Red Flags:
  • Anger Management 101  – St. Mark Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach
  • Crisis Intervention Training for small organizations
  • Presenter – Clinical Case – Dr. Nancy McWilliams Conference – On Narcissism
  • Presenter – Clinical Case – Dr. Shelley Nathans Conference – Oedipus Wrecks – Infidelity as a Manic Defense
  • Analytic Listening
  • Creating a Couple State of Mind