Mary Lund, Ph.D.

Background

Dr. Mary Lund has done over 600 custody evaluations and has been mediating for 15 years, making her one of the most experienced evaluators and mediators in Los Angeles.

After receiving her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from U.C.L.A., she conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge, England on children and divorce. She has published on a variety of topics, including factors affecting children’s post-divorce adjustment, custody plans for children of different ages, and alienation issues.

She has been a faculty member at U.C.L.A.’s Neuropsychiatric Institute, Pepperdine University Law School Dispute Resolution Institute, and the Southern California Family Therapy Institute. She was the supervising psychologist in family therapy and child abuse treatment at Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center. She has been a co-mediator and a co-trainer of mediation techniques with Forest Mosten, J.D. and Ken Cloke, J.D., two nationally prominent attorney-mediators.

She is known in the Los Angeles family law community as a frequent speaker to groups of lawyers, judges, and mental health professionals and as an innovator in developing therapy and alternative dispute resolution techniques for custody disputes. She has served on a number of committees in the Los Angeles Superior Court Family Law Department to develop services in Family Court Services and in the private sector.

Clinical Services Provided

Most of Dr. Lund’s current practice is devoted to custody evaluations. She also does custody mediation and child/family therapy for custody problems. She consults with attorneys and their clients who are going through custody disputes.

Hours

Monday – Friday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
No weekend or evening appointments are available.

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