Faculty: Erika Boissiere
Erika Boissiere, LMFT
Title(s):
Adjunct Professor
School(s):
Business
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Erika Boissiere is a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT #84047) who specializes
in couples counseling and is based out of San Francisco, California. She is the founder
of
The Relationship Therapy Group, a practice located in San Francisco dedicated to treating couples using cognitive
behavioral therapy. An adjunct instructor teaching master level courses to students
who are studying to be marriage and family therapists, she is also a contributing
author to Forbes, writing on business and relationships.
Before becoming a therapist, Erika worked for nearly a decade in the financial services
sector for firms such as
BlackRock and other buy-side/ sell-side firms. Her background in the corporate world allows
her to bring a practicality and tool-based approach to her therapy with couples as
well as her teaching. She is married to Philip Boissiere, also a marriage and family
therapist, and they share a young daughter and son.
Erika received a Master's Degree in Psychology from the
University of San Francisco, where she received training in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology. She graduated from
the
University of Colorado with a double major in Economics and Political Science.
COURSES TAUGHT
RESEARCH INTERESTS & AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Couples Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
EDUCATION
- MA in Counseling Psychology, University of San Francisco
- BS in Economics, University of Colorado Boulder
- BA in Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2015 - Present: Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University
- 2014 - Present: Founder, The Relationship Institute of San Francisco
- 2011 - 2013: Haight Ashbury Psychological Service, Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
- 2009 - 2011: University of San Francisco, Center for Child and Family Development, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Board of Directors, Vice President, Haight Ashbury Psychological Services
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Member
- Association for Family Therapy in Northern California