Angus Strachan, Ph.D.

Background

Angus Strachan, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist. He has worked with families facing divorce for the last 15 years, providing custody evaluation, mediation and family therapy services. He has written articles and spoken frequently in the family law community.

Dr. Strachan grew up in Britain and received degrees from both Cambridge and London Universities before completing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at U.C.L.A.. He conducted research on family approaches to the treatment of major psychopathology (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) in the U.K. and U.S., first as a postdoctoral fellow at U.C.L.A. and the Institute of Psychiatry in London and later as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at U.C.L.A..

Subsequent to his academic research career, Dr. Strachan has been Director of the Family Therapy Institute of Southern California, co-founder with Ken Cloke, and others, of the Center for Dispute Resolution, and has had a busy practice as a clinical psychologist. He has also consulted to organizations, performing organizational analysis and conducting selection and dispute resolution programs.

Clinical Services Provided

Most of Dr. Strachan’s clinical practice is devoted to families of divorce. He does custody evaluations, custody mediation (pre- and post-divorce) and individual and family therapy. He also provides time in his schedule for rapid-response evaluations and special master work.

Hours

Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm.
No weekend or evening appointments are available.

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Organizational Consulting

Dr. Strachan is also an organizational consultant, assisting leaders and their management teams in for-profit and non-profit organizations, governmental agencies and family businesses. For more information on Dr. Strachan’s consulting services, click here.