MY BACKGROUND, EDUCATION AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
My first counseling degree (M.A. equivalent) is from the Moscow State University (Russia). I received a doctorate (PhD) in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, CA), and did postdoctoral studies and work at the Ohio State University.
Having grown up and been educated in Russia and attended graduate school in the United States, I am fluent in both Russian and English, and I use American and European educational traditions in my work. This experience gives me a unique opportunity to understand different cultures and be sensitive to different types of life styles. I have been practicing therapy over two decades working with diverse clients in various clinical settings.
I am a licensed family therapist in the State of California.
I am a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), the national professional organization for Marriage and Family Therapists.
MY RESEARCH & TEACHING
It is very important for me to help you in the best possible way, to use the time, effort and money that you put into counseling as efficiently as possible. This is why, in order to better understand what really works in therapy and, what strategies for what type of problems are most successful for which problems, I do research myself, stay up-to-date on scientific publications and participate in professional conferences. Teaching and clinically supervising future family therapists at one of the best CFT programs in the area requires me to know the best practices in the field. Research and teaching keep me at the cutting edge of professional practice. My current research focuses on the impact of social factors on individual and relational well-being and on intergenerational processes including transgenerational trauma. You can see a short list of of my selected professional publications and presentations, including the recently published book, below. You can also listen to my interview for the American Family Therapy Academy https://afta.podbean.com/e/ep-21-tatiana-glebova/.
- Glebova, T., Lal, A., & Gangamma, R. (2024). Relational ethics in immigrant families: The contextual therapy five-dimensional framework. Family Process, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.13071
- Glebova, T. (2024). Social Trauma Through the Prism of the Cultural Context (The International Family Therapy Congress (IFTA), Japan).
- Glebova, T. & Knudson-Martin, C. (Eds.). (2023). Sociocultural Trauma and Well-Being in Eastern European Family Therapy. AFTA SpringerBriefs in Family Therapy, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29995-7
- Glebova, T., Bartle-Haring, S., Gangamma, R., Knerr, M., Ostrom-Delaney, Meyer, K., Silverthorn, B., McDowell, T., Adkins, K., & Grafsky, E.. (2011). Therapeutic alliance and progress in couple therapy: Multiple perspectives. Journal of Family Therapy, 33, 42-65.
- Glebova, T., Foster, S., Cunningham, P. B., Brennan, P., & Whitmore, E. (2011). Examining Therapist Comfort in Delivering Family Therapy in Home and Community Settings:: Development and Evaluation of the Therapist Comfort Scale. Psychotherapy, doi: 10.1037/a0025910
I am a Distinguished Professor of the Couple and Family Therapy program at Alliant International University's Sacramento campus, where I have been working and teaching a wide variety of classes since 2008. It is an honor for me to be on the core faculty of this program because Alliant has one of the foremost MFT training programs on the West Coast, accredited by the COAMFTE (the highest level of MFT accreditation in the United States).
I am currently a Professor of the Couple and Family Therapy program and a Site Director at Alliant International University's Sacramento campus, where I have been working since 2008. It is an honor for me to be on the core faculty of this program because Alliant has one of the foremost MFT training programs on the West Coast, and is currently the only COAMFTE Accredited (the highest level of MFT accreditation in the United States) MFT Training program in Northern California.
PERSONAL
I love to travel and see how people live in different places and experience different cultures. I like visual arts and enjoy going to museums to learn more about history and to “travel in time.” But after sitting in the office or in front of my computer I especially enjoy tennis – it gives me a great physical and mental boost on the court. Tennis gives me the opportunity not only to get some exercise, but also to play and to grow personally.