The Heart of the Matter: Meet PGI Student Brenda Serpas
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. It was that broad focus that made Phillips Graduate Institute student Brenda Serpas choose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in the field when she was a college...
Samir Malik, Trainee and 3rd Term Student
Tell us about yourself! What do you do now? Where are you from? What should we know about you? I am a 31-year-old male who was born and raised here in Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. My family is of Indian descent (from India), and my brothers and I are...
Meet our Executive Director, Randy Christopher
Randy Christopher is the beloved Executive Director of Los Angeles Education Center at Campbellsville University. He is known for his management and negotiation skills in shepherding the school through its recent transition into a fully accredited program and...
Reflections on the New Semester
After almost 40 years of teaching at Phillips, and my official retirement in 2015, I’m back in the classroom. I’m teaching Foundations of Psychotherapy and doing supervision in the counseling center. As the end of the semester approaches, here are some of my...
Dr. Randall W. Phillips: Distinguished MFT Advocate, Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Phillips Alum
D"My decision to attend The California Family Study Center (Phillips Graduate Institute) was fundamentally life altering. The education and training I received at Phillips established the foundation for my career as a clinician and educator." – Randall Phillips, PhD,...
Bobbi Jankovich, MA, LMFT
Bobbi Jankovich: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AAMFT-Approved Clinical Supervisor, and Associate Professor for the Phillips Graduate Institute's Master of Marriage and Family Therapy program at the Los Angeles Education Center of Campbellsville University....
Fereshteh Mazdyasni: Professor, Psychotherapist, Mentor and Petroleum Engineer
A champion for children’s rights and wellbeing, and passionate about diversity, Fereshteh Mazdyasni could be described as a force of nature, rather than simply a key faculty member of Phillips since 1997. She received a Bachelor of Science degree at Pahlavi University...
Working with Family Systems from a Humanistic Perspective: Meet Yvette Melvin
As an AAMFT clinical supervisor, associate professor and course chair in Case Conference (Phillips Graduate Institute's Master of Marriage and Family Therapy program's signature course demonstrating live therapy) and Family Systems, Yvette Melvin has been integral to...
Clare Sobel: The Consideration of Cultural Humility and the Importance of Research in Clinical Practice
As a Phillips Graduate Institute's Master of Marriage and Family Therapy professor, Phillips Graduate Institute graduate, licensed marriage and family therapist, and clinical supervisor, Clare Sobel has always been interested in the science of human communication and...
What is an LMFT? Why should I want to become one?
What is an LMFT? Why should I want to become one? PGI Associate Professor Kathy Wexler, LMFT, Explains. Kathy Wexler, Associate Professor Emeritus, has been with Phillips Graduate Institute's Master of Marriage and Family Therapy program for decades. As a beloved...