The Center at 435 . 435 Middlefield Road . Palo Alto CA 94301-1347 . Phone: 650-566-9955
ABOUT OUR DOCTORS
Damon P. Miller II, M.D. / Julie Kriegler, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Julie A. Kriegler
435 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 566-9920
Professional Licensure
Psychologist, State of California, #PSY11473
EDUCATION
1988 Ph. D. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Major: Clinical Psychology (APA Approved)
1985 M.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Major: Clinical Psychology
1981 B.A. University of California at Berkeley, CA
Major: Psychology
Honors
1995 Most valuable contribution to psychology by a Psychologist
Santa Clara Kaiser Medical Center/Regional Psychological Society,
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
1990, 1991 Outstanding Job Performance Awards
Psychology Service, Veterans Administration
1984 Phi Kappa Phi, Michigan State University
1984-1985 NIMH Predoctoral Fellowships in Clinical Psychology
1982-1983 Department of Psychology, Michigan State University
1981 Phi Beta Kappa
University of California at Berkeley
1977 Alumni Scholarship
University of California at Berkeley
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association
California Psychological Association
Santa Clara County Psychological Association
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
International Academy for Law and Mental Health
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Professional and Practicum Experience
1992-Present Consulting Psychologist and Psychotherapist, Palo Alto, CA.
Provide psychodiagnostic and clinical evaluation of clients and their
psychosocial history and records; and consultation and expert testimony
with particular expertise in trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and
Chemical Dependency within an interpersonal neurobiology developmental
framework. Provide individual, couple, and family psychotherapy from a
relational perspective utilizing dynamic, interpersonal neurobiology,
cognitive behavioral, and systemic interventions.
1997-Division Chief, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program/Program
Director Chemical Dependency Rehabilitation Program, Department of Psychiatry,
The Permanente Medical Group, Santa Clara, California.
Responsible for administration and management of the Alcohol and Drug
Abuse division including day treatment and outpatient programs. Supervised
and evaluated multidisciplinary staff of mental health and non-physician
medical care providers and interns and post-doctoral fellows; participated
in departmental management, and in medical center and regional administration
and program development and training; provided individual, group and couples/family
psychotherapy; served as liaison to local hospitals, community programs
and employer groups; provide on-call services to the psychiatry department
and medical center.
1992-Staff Psychologist/Clinical Coordinator, Specialized
Treatment Unit, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
Palo Alto Veterans Administration, Menlo Park Division, California.
Responsible for clinical administration and coordination of thirty-bed
unit staffed by multiple disciplinary team. Facilitated multiple groups
including war-zone trauma groups, relapse prevention groups for dual diagnosis
PTSD-Polysubstance Abuse patients, and process psychotherapy groups; provided
individual, couples, and family therapy as well as crisis intervention
for patients; completed diagnostic assessments. Coordinated taskforce
on early childhood trauma; participated in the development of clinical
interview instruments, and in program development and evaluation. Provided
supervision for interns and post-doctoral fellows.
1989-Registered Psychologist/Post-Doctoral Fellow, Children’s Health
Council/Department of Child Psychiatry, Stanford University, Stanford,
California.
Provided family and individual psychotherapy to multi-program families
and their children; completed bi-weekly intellectual and projective evaluations
of children and participated in parent feedback conferences as part of
multi-disciplinary assessment teams; completed intakes and phone consultations.
Participated in a school-based mental health program providing clinical
services to teachers, children and families within the school setting.
Provided consultation and supervision on family therapy cases for staff
and interns.
1988-Clinical Psychology Intern, APA approved internship,
Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, California.
ROTATIONS
Mental Hygiene Clinic (3/88-8/88). Provided individual and group psychotherapy from a psychodynamic perspective to adult outpatients with a variety of severe psychopathologies; completed intake interviews and screenings; participated in case presentations and team treatment planning.
Brief Psychotherapy Program (3/88-8/88). Provided time-limited dynamic psychoterhapy (Strupp & Binder model) to outpatient adults presenting with interpersonal difficulties.
Family Studies Unit (3/88-8/88). Provided family and marital therapy and family assessments to multi-problem outpatient families and couples, using eclectic approach incorporating family systems, strategic, structural, developmental, and psychodynamic constructs.
Specialized Treatment Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
(9/87-2/88). Voluntary impatient program for individuals with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Primary diagnoses also included personality, mood, and substance abuse disorders. Conducted individual, group, and couples psychotherapy; completed psychodiagnostic assessments; led psychoeducational groups in a cognitive-behavioral format; and co-developed and implemented relapse prevention program for patients with dual diagnoses of PTSD and Alcohol Abuse Disorders.
1987-Psychological Consultant,, Adolescent Pediatric Clinic,
College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing,
Michigan. Evaluated pediatric patients with psychodiagnostic interviews;
provided consultation to physician; and completed short term counseling
with patients.
1987-Therapist and Clinical Interviewer, Michigan State
University Prevention of Conduct Disorders Project, Departments of Psychology
and Pediatrics, Michigan State Universtiy, East Lansing, Michigan. Conducted
parent training and family therapy with alcoholic, conduct disordered
families; carried out pre- and post-treatment assessments of additional
at-risk families participating in longitudinal study of the effects of
this social-learning based intervention. Trained beginning therapists
in intervention techniques.
1986-Clinician, Psychological Clinic, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan. Completed family, child and adult assessments
including screenings for Attention Deficit with hyperactivity (ADHD) with
children, individual psychoeducational assessments, psychosocial assessments
of families, and court ordered evaluations of families for abuse/neglect
and termination of parental rights cases. Provided family, couple, individual
adult, and child play therapy using systemic, dynamic and behavioral paradigms;
and co-led parent training group for parents of children diagnosed as
ADHD in a cognitive behavioral format.
1984-Consultant, Mason Public Schools, Mason, Michigan.
Designed social skills training manual based on cognitive behavioral and
social learning theory models; consulted with school social worker and
special education teacher to implement the program in learning disabled/emotional
impaired classroom.
1985- (May) Consultant/Crisis Worker, Community Meeting
Hall, Clinton County, Michigan.
Facilitated crisis intervention groups for members of a boy scout troop
who had been sexually abused by leaders and other group members.
1985-Clinician, Ingham County Community Mental Health Sexual
Abuse Project, Lansing, Michigan. Co-led group for sexually abused young
boys ages six through fifteen; prepared group members and their families
for court hearings; and participated in educational planning committees
and Community Mental Health staffing for individual cases.
1983-Parent Hotline Worker, Department of Psychology, Michigan
State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Provided information to parents
via telephone service about child development and parenting; made referrals;
and provided behaviorally based interventions for child behavior problems.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
1974-1981 Applied volunteer positions have included: Class Aide with severely emotionally disturbed children; Peer Counselor and Advisor at both a high school and collegiate level; Assistant Case Worker with ten-member Mexican family; and Clinical Interviewer with inmates diagnosed with psychotic spectrum disorders incarcerated in the California corrections system.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1987-Principal Investigator, Department of Psychology, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan. Completed dissertation research on
the potential moderating and mediating effects of children’s social
support on their adjustment to marital distress and separation. Developed
semi-structured interview and children’s stress measure; trained
undergraduate research staff in interviewing skills and test administration;
interviewed parents and children; and analyzed data.
1985-Researcher, Department of Psychology, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan. Carried out masters thesis research
on the characteristics of elementary school children’s social support
networks and the relationship of these support systems to self-competence,
peer sociometric status, and community participation.
1984-Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Michigan
State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Participated in investigation
of college students’ social support networks; developed new coding
format for data; coded data; and supervised undergraduate research staff.
1982-Research Assistant, Stanford Longitudinal Study of Children, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Coded familial interactions on a series of tasks; administered cognitive tests to five year olds; and collected interview and Q-sort data from parents.
1981- Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University
of California, Berkeley, California.
Standardized interview procedures and collected interview data for a study
of memory.
1980- Research Assistant, Department of Corrections, California
Medical
Facility, Vacaville, California. Administered a battery of cognitive and
personality measures to a population of homicide offenders.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1983-1986 Instructor, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan. Taught the following undergraduate classes: Childhood
Psychopathology (summer 1983 & Fall 1986); Abnormal Psychology (Summer
1986). Co-taught Psychology 491 Basic child development, parenting, and
child behavior problems (fall 1983).
1985-Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, Michigan
State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Clinical Assessment I, II, &
III for first year graduate students (1984-1985); and Sensitivity to Children
(1983-1984), small group and live supervision of undergraduates enrolled
in a year long course teaching theory and practice of nondirective, child
centered, play techniques.
1982-Teacher Aide, The Morgan Center, Los Altos, California.
Taught math, language, fine motor, and self-help skills to autistic children.
1982-Peer Counseling Trainer, Congregation Beth David, Saratoga, California. Taught basic communication and counseling skills to two high school classes.
Measures, PAPERS, AND PUBLICATIONS
Nader, K.O., Kriegler, J. A., Blake, D.D., Pynoos, R.S., Newman E., &
Weathers, F.W. (1996). Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children
and Adolescents for DSM-IV (CAPS-CA). A National Center for PTSD and UCLA
Trauma Psychiatry Program Collaboration. National Center for PTSD (116B-2),
Boston VAMC, 150 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02130.
Nader, K.O., Kriegler, J.A., Blake, D.D., & Pynoos, R.S. Clinician Administered PTSD Scale Child and Adolescent Version (CAPS-C). (1994). UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital and the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. National Center for PTSD (116-B), Boston, VAMC, 150 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130.
Kriegler, J.A., Blake, D., Schnurr, P., Brenner, D., Zaidi, L.Y. & Krinsley, K. (1992). Early Trauma Interview. National Center for PTSD, Clinical Laboratory and Education Division, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center – Menlo Park Division, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94303.
Kriegler, J.A. (1991, October). Chronic PTSD and polysubstance abuse: A relapse prevention model. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, D.C.
Abueg, F.R. & Kriegler, J.A. (1989). Enhanced Relapse Prevention for Vietnam veterans with PTSD and Alcoholism. National Center for PTSD, Clinical Laboratory and Educational Division, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center – Menlo Park Division, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Abueg, F.R., Kriegler, J.A., Falcone, H., Dondershine, H., & Gusman, F. (1989, November). Relapse prevention training with PTSD-Alcoholics: A treatment outcome study with one year follow-up. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C.
Abueg, F.R., Kriegler, J.A., Falcone, H., Dondershine, H., & Gusman, F. (1989, May). Relapse imagery with PTSD-alcoholics. Paper presented at the 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco.
Kriegler, J.A., Pearson, J., Weinstein, R., Caldwell, R.A., & Stollak, G. (1986, April). The intergenerational effects of marital discord and separation: Preliminary findings. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of Orthopsychiatry, Chicago.
Zucker, R.A., Noll, R.B., Cruise, K., Kriegler, J.A., & Weiner, P., with the collaboration of the Oregon Social Learning Center Staff. (1985). Program for the prevention of conduct disorders: A treatment manual. Unpublished manuscript, Michigan State University, Department of Psychology, East Lansing, Michigan.
Kriegler, J.A., & Bogat, G.A. (1985, August). A developmental analysis of children’s social support networks. Paper presented at the 93rd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED264512).
Bogat, G.A., Caldwell, R.A., Rogosch, F., & Kriegler,
J.A. (1985). Differentiating specialists and generalists within college
students’ social support networks. Journal of Youth and Adolescence,
14, 23-45.
Caldwell, R.A., Bogat, G.A., Kriegler, J.A., & Rogosch, F. (1984, August). Social Support: Interrelationships between type, source, and satisfaction. Paper presented at the 92nd Annual Convention of the American Psychology Association, Toronto, (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED255834).
Selected Presentations
Kriegler, J.A. “Interpersonal Neurobiology and attachment: A conceptual and developmental framework for understanding trauma and its complex effects.” 29th International Congress on Law and Mental Health. Paris, France. July 2005
Kriegler, J.A. “A developmental and diagnostic framework for understanding trauma and its outcomes. “ Mental health issues in capital litigation. Washington Death Penalty Assistance Center, Seattle, Washington. September, 2002
Kriegler, J.A. “Impact of Trauma: Establishing working relationships with Vietnam Veteran clients.” Habeas Corpus Resource Center, San Francisco, CA. November 2001
Kriegler, J.A. “The Social History: Why a developmental approach is necessary for an accurate understanding, explanation, and diagnosis of behavior and mental state.” Habeas Corpus Practice: Strategies for Life. San Francisco, CA. April 2001
Kriegler, J.A. “Why trauma?: A conceptual and developmental framework for understanding trauma.” The Second National Seminar on Mental Illness and the Criminal Law. Radisson Miyako Hotel, San Francisco, CA. September 2000
Kriegler, J.A. “Alternatives to institutional work settings: Pros, cons, and qualifications for private practice and contract work for mental health professionals.” A training seminar, The Permanente Medical Group, Department of Psychiatry, Santa Clara, CA. September 2000 and January 2002
Kriegler, J.A. “Psychiatric Defenses in Trial and Sentencing.” Annual Conference of Women Defenders, San Francisco, CA. October 1998
Kriegler, J.A., Moore, C., & Longmuire, N. “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program: The treatment and referral of the drug and alcohol addicted patient.” A regional Medical Education special presentation teleconference, The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA. February 1994
Kriegler, J.A., Kahn, A., & Mickelson, K. “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program: The identification and assessment of the drug and alcohol addicted patient.” A regional Medical Education special presentation teleconference, The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA. January 1994
Kriegler, J.A. & Polk, C.A. “PTSD and the impact on the family: Treatment issues.” Asian Community Mental Health Center, Oakland, CA. July 1991
Kriegler, J.A. “Group psychotherapy and the treatment of PTSD.” Asian Community Mental Health Center, Oakland, CA. July 1991
Kriegler, J.A. & Dondershine, H. “Trauma specific group therapy for Vietnam Veterans with PTSD.” Opening Grand Rounds, Center for Psychological Studies, Albany, CA. October 1990
Kriegler, J.A. & Polk, C.A. “The role of the family in Relapse Prevention.” Regional Medical Education Center Presentation: Relapse Prevention with G.A. Marlatt, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center-MPD. September 1990
Julie A. Kriegler
435 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 566-9920
