OAKLAND, CA, January 23, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Vernita Marsh, Clinical Psychologist, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of clinical psychology.

With 17 years of professional experience, Dr. Marsh has a clinical practice, specializes in psychotherapy with patients with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, addressing relationship conflicts, job stress, and grief and loss. As a clinical psychologist, she offers psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families faced with relationship-related conflicts like divorce, custody, blended families, and trauma that include domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment. Additionally, she provides therapy for those who are faced with conflict. Dr. Marsh became involved in her profession because of her desire to help and support others, and attributes her success to her hard work, passion for her profession, and her faith in God.

As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Marsh completed her fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her Doctorate of Clinical Psychology and her Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University. Additionally, she completed pre- and postgraduate training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Harvard Medical School. She previously served as membership chair on the board of the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology and served as the co-chief of the Kaiser Permanente Psychiatry Department in Oakland, CA. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Association of Black Psychologists. She is also the co-founder of the Bay Area Black Mental Health Professional Network.

Dr. Marsh produced a video for Kaiser and Stanford featuring the best practices of domestic violence. She also has published articles entitled, "Retrospective Perceptions of Parents' Child-Rearing Conduct by Same-Sex Sibling Trios in African-American and European-American Families" in the American Journal of Psychology and "Contrasting Interpersonal Correlates of Mutual Eye Contact Reports by Self and Others." She is currently working on a clinical paper entitled, "Countertransference and Transference Reactions between an African-American Therapist and a White Patient: A special focus on the African-American female therapist and a white male patient."

For more information about Dr. Marsh and her work, visit http://www.drvernitamarsh.com.

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