Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT is a licensed psychotherapist and sport psychology consultant with private practices in Marin and San Francisco, California. Jeff specializes in adolescent and adult psychotherapy as well as peak performance training. Jeff has specialized in sport and performance psychology for pro, college, recreational and youth athletes in tennis, golf, baseball, basketball, ice skating, equestrian and performing artists for the past ten years. As a professinonal tennis player, Jeff was ranked #1 in the world by the ITF and #1 in the U.S in the men’s 35-age division in 2002 and played the pro tour between 1989-1991.

Jeff is a licensed marriage and family therapist and works with adults, adolescents and families on issues including anxiety (phobias), depression, ADHD, self-esteem, stress management, motivation, communication and academic difficulties. He has also worked as a high school and middle school counselor at the French-American International School in San Francisco where he conducted in-classroom seminars for parents, teachers, and students on life skills development including value clarification, goal setting, decision-making, peer pressure, and communication skills in addition to meeting with students.

www.mentaledge.net

Julie Hartman, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist located in Corte Madera, California. Julie specializes in parent consultation and psychotherapy with children and adolescents (ages 8-19).

Julie has a developmental, cognitive, behavioral, and relational approach. This means that she selects therapeutic techniques that address healthy development, self-management, and relationship skills. Common issues she helps are anxiety, phobias, OCD, depression, divorce, family stress, obedience/defiance, ADD, and adjustment.

Her style is active and goal-oriented. She focuses on desired outcomes and ways of measuring for their achievement. She suggests ‘work’ between sessions to maximize the benefit. Julie uses therapeutic models supported by research as effective with these ages, such as play therapy, art therapy, sand therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques.

www.drjuliehartman.com

Dr. Matthew A. Johnson—“Dr. J.”—is a licensed clinical psychologist. He holds degrees from the University of Alaska, Rutgers University and George Fox University. He has worked with parents and children in the mental health field since 1982 in group homes, residential treatment centers, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, and outpatient settings. Dr. Johnson was the Clinical Director for Charter North Outpatient Counseling Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. He is also the President of FAMILY Rules, Inc. He wrote “Positive Parenting with a Plan (Grades K-12): FAMILY Rules” and has taught this successful research-based behavior modification system for families in a variety of settings across the United States. Dr. Johnson has lectured extensively on child and adolescent health issues and improving families. He has been featured on “The Early Show,” CNN, ESPN2, USA Today, and 250+ radio programs. Today, Dr. Johnson speaks in 80 cities per year all over the USA. He trains psychiatrists, pediatricians, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, pastoral counselors, probation officers, teachers, and parents how to use “Positive Parenting with a Plan” with their families. He receives a 95% to 100% approval rating everywhere he speaks via the evaluation forms at the end of every seminar.

www.family-rules.com

Ann Dyer, yoga instructor and vocal artist, is known for her unique work blending the practice of asana with the mystic yoga of sound. Ann’s latest venture is Zyoga: The Yoga Sleep Ritual and the Zyoga Lullaby, a creative collaboration with Sleep Garden Enterprises on the use of yoga for stress-induced insomnia. Ann’s extensive yoga training is rooted in the Iyengar tradition, supported by a decade of study with Pandit Mukesh Desai in the area of Nada Yoga. A professional vocalist for 25 years, she is on the staff of Rodney Yee’s Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland, California.

www.anndyeryoga.com

Christa Reynolds has been teaching yoga in the Bay Area for ten years, developing her own unique style Anasara/Iyengar inspired Hatha Yoga. Christa’s instruction supports students in creating more focus, developing greater awareness, building muscular and core strength while enhancing flexibility. “It’s important we learn to listen more to our core intelligence that resides in the body, leaving the mind to be the listener—the witness to all that’s beautiful and strong within us,” says Christa. Christa also developed the board game Enlighten, which takes individuals and groups on a spiritual journey around the globe to learn more about the many world religions and spiritual practices. She presently takes groups to different places in the world to practice yoga and touch base with their spiritual ancestry.