Background
Lewis, Virginia Marie was born on June 21, 1942 in San Rafael, California, United States. Daughter of Lyle C. Lewis and Juanita Marie (Nelson) Smith.
Lewis, Virginia Marie was born on June 21, 1942 in San Rafael, California, United States. Daughter of Lyle C. Lewis and Juanita Marie (Nelson) Smith.
Bachelor, California State University, San Francisco, 1968; Master of Arts, California State University, San Francisco, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Pacific School of Psychology, Palo Alto, California, 1986.
Counselor, Haight Ashbury Medical Clinic, San Francisco, 1969-1971;
counselor/education coordinator, EOC Program, San Francisco, 1971-1972;
school psychologist, San Francisco Unified School District, 1972-1978;
associate, Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, 1978-1990;
senior research fellow, Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, since 1990;
private practice psychologist/therapist, Palo Alto, since 1980;
instructor department education psychology, California State University, Hayward, 1985-1987;
instructor department education psychology, Western Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, since 1987. Consultant, committee member doctoral dissertations, 19876. Consultant Evergreen Center, San Leandro, California, 1983-1985.
Founding member Soterial Alternate Family Education Clinic, 1978-1980. External assessor California Common for Teacher Preparatory and Licensing, 1979. Co-principal investigator research on recovery process alcoholic families, since 1989.
Principal investigator, author Development of Family Goal Attainment Scales, since 1980. Co-author grants in fielsr. facilitator, therapist in eye movement desentization and reprocessing, since 1990.
Member APA, California Psychological Association, Santa Clara County Psychological Association, California Association School Psychologists and Psychometrists, Psychologists Association San Francisco (executive secretary, editor, 1974-1977), EPIC (founder, chair eye movement desentization and reprocessing professional issues committee 1991-1994).