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Ebone Smith

Ebone

Smith

Ebone Smith

Adjunct Faculty

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  • Campus:
  • Pasadena
Department
Academic Affairs
Institution
Pacific Oaks College
Address Map of 45 W Eureka Street Pasadena CA 91103
45 W Eureka Street
Pasadena, CA 91103
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Biography

Ebone Smith is a Registered Psychological Associate, educator, and founder of nonprofit, WE ARE R.I.S.E. Inc. Girls' Mentorship Program based in South Los Angeles. Through her nonprofit, Ebone organizes, facilitates, and trains mentors in providing culturally informed workshops for young girls of color that focus on the enrichment of social-emotional development, positive self-esteem, academic wellness, and life skills. As a native of Memphis, Tennessee, Ebone was raised primarily on family values and the importance of maintaining healthy relationships. Seeing the significance and heavy influence of family and relationships, Ebone pursued her bachelor's in Psychology and later earned her master's in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Ebone is now completing her doctoral degree in Applied Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology with the plans of becoming a Clinical Psychologist with a specialty in culturally informed therapy for individuals, and families of color. Throughout her career, she plans to continue to work with youth and families on setting foundations for cultivating and maintaining positive relationships with themselves and others around them.

In her therapeutic practices, Ebone believes in the importance of establishing a healthy and collaborative therapeutic alliance. She uses a combination of psychodynamic and cognitive behavior therapy to help clients understand how their childhood, early relationships, experiences, and thought processes inform their current behaviors. Ebone has a passion for utilizing culturally informed therapeutic practices for children, adults, and families of color with presenting problems such as depression, anxiety, life-transitions, self-esteem, and relationships.

Education History
Degree Institution Year
BA University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 2012
MA Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Los Angeles, CA 2020
Psy.D. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, CA 2023
Professional Memberships
Role Organization
Member American Psychological Association
Licenses
Psychological Associate, California
Community Involvement
Role Organization
Founder/CEO WE ARE R.I.S.E. Inc. Nonprofit Organization
Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise
Child & Adolescent Development General Expertise
Identity Development
Resilience Skills in Children and Adults
Social Development
Curriculum and Program Development General Expertise
Marriage & Family General Expertise
Mental Health/Psychopathology/Clinical Psychology General Expertise
Psychology General Expertise
Presentations
Title Location Date
Family of Origin: Risk and Protective Factors in Romantic Relationships. Summit on Community Resilience, Intervention, Prevention, and Training. Los Angeles 2020
Radical LGBT+ Affirmative Practice: The 2021 Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons Winter Roundtable Columbia University 2022
Curriculum Vitae
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Professional Skills
Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Childhood Development, Marriage and Family Therapy, Therapy, Program Development, Non-profit Development, Education, Therapeutic and Clinical Skills
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