Risa Williams is a clinical psychotherapist and life coach, and an award winning writer and professor. In addition to teaching at various universities in L.A., she has a private therapy practice providing therapy and online life 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 The School of American Ballet (NYC) and has acted off-Broadway.

Cinescopes: What Your Favorite Movies Reveal About You (Quirk Books/Random House) by Risa Williams and Ezra Werb

"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

"​Cinescopes is a book that blends the cinematic savvy of Roger Ebert with the psychological models of Carl Jung."
-Portland Tribune

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Risa Williams specializes in clinical therapy and life coaching for anxiety, stress reduction, time management skills and self esteem issues. She provides clients with easy to use mental tools from Cognitive Behavioral theory, Positive Psychology and Narrative Therapy. She also utilizes mindfulness, visualization, time blocking and goal-setting in her practice, and believes that taking mental micro-steps towards positivity can have a big impact on your life. She offers in-office therapy in L.A. as well as online life coaching sessions.

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