Risa Williams 

Risa Williams is an award winning writer and professor, as well as a licensed Marriage and Family therapist. In addition to teaching at Woodbury University and Pepperdine University in L.A., she has a private practice providing anxiety coaching for clients. She holds a MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and a MAP in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. Her stage plays have been produced at The Kennedy Center (DC) and The Old Globe Theatre (CA) receiving three national writing awards. Her book, Cinescopes: What Your Favorite Movies Reveal About You, was published by Quirk Books/Random House. Risa also studied ballet at School of American Ballet (NYC) and has acted off-Broadway.

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Cinescopes: What Your Favorite Movies Reveal About You by Risa Williams and Ezra Werb Published by Quirk Books (2007)

“Cinescopes blends the cinematic savvy of Roger Ebert with the psychological models of Carl Jung."
 - Portland Tribune
 
"Cinescopes, in addition to giving us some new films to watch and some fictional soulmates, had a surprisingly accurate take on our character." 
 - Washington Post Express

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Risa Williams specializes in clinical therapy and life coaching for anxiety, relationships, artistic block and self esteem issues. Her main practice focuses on treating anxiety and she is trained in Cognitive Behavioral techniques, mindfulness, body work, and narrative therapy. She also utilizes meditation, visualization, and goal-setting in her practice, and believes in charting progress so clients can see improvement over short periods of time. She offers therapy in L.A. as well as life coaching via Skype sessions or phone sessions.

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