Our Staff

The Center is staffed by licensed clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and experienced interns. We are a diverse group from the standpoint of age, sex, ethnicity, foreign-language ability, and special skills. We encourage people to seek help from the counselor with whom they are most comfortable.

Rosan Gomperts, L.C.S.W., Director

• License: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW20798
• Degree: M.S.W., San Francisco State, 1994
• Professional Affiliations: National Association of Social Workers, International Association of Employee Assistance Programs in Education
• Clinical Interests: Couples, Parenting, Gay/Lesbian/Sexual-Identity Issues, Stress, Depression, Communication Skills, Management Coaching and Facilitated Conversations
• Personal Interests and Hobbies: Reading, Sports, Traveling

Steve Dolezal, Ph.D.

• License: Psychologist, PSY-14730
• Degree: Ph.D., Pacific Graduate School, 1993
• Clinical Interests: Post Traumatic Stress, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Work Stress, Employment Transitions, Grief and Loss, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Perfectionism

Mary Foston-English, M.F.T., Assistant Director

• License: Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT17318; California Pupil Personnel Credential
• Certifications: CAMFT Certified Supervisor, California State Certified Mediator
• Degree: M.A., Santa Clara University, 1979
• Professional Affiliations: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, AVANTA 
• Clinical Interests: Substance Abuse and Codependency, Depression, Relationship issues including pre-marital counseling, Parenting Issues, Ethnicity and Cultural Concerns, Post Traumatic Stress, Certified Mediator/Facilitated Conversations, Family counseling
• Personal Interests and Hobbies: Music Soul Line, Dancing, Basketball, Skiing, Movies

Dawn Guthart, M.F.T

• License: Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC50419
• Certifications: Suicide Assessment Crisis Intervention Counselor, certified by Department of Mental Health, Santa Clara County
• Degree: M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, 2008
• Professional Affiliations: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Clinical Interests: Couples, Interpersonal Professional Communication, Parenting, Mother/Daughter Relationships, Work/Life Balance.
• Personal Interests: Traveling, Running, Biking, Hiking, Reading, Movies

Nanja Holland Hansen, M.C., NCC

• License: Licensed therapist in Denmark
  Degree: B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, M.C., Arizona State University, 2006.
  Professional Affiliations: American Counseling Association
  Clinical Interests: Adolescents, self-injuring behavior, relationship issues, communication, cross-cultural issues, and transitions
  Languages Spoken: English, Danish, understand Swedish and Norwegian
• Personal Interests and Hobbies: Biking, camping, reading, music, traveling, yoga, sports, flowers

Margaret Lim, M.F.T.

• License: Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT27925
• Degree: M.A., University of San Francisco, 1986
• Professional Affiliations: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Santa Clara Valley Chapter of CAMFT
• Clinical Interests: Anxiety, Depression, Stress Management, Relationship Problems, Body Image, Perfectionism, Narrative Therapy, Children and Adolescents
• Personal Interests and Hobbies: Hiking, Reading, Chamber Music, Knitting, Gardening, Backpacking, Tennis, Stanford Women's Basketball

Eric M. Miller, Ph.D.

• License: PSY23283
  Degree: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology; Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, B.S. in Psychology and Physics; Eastern Michigan University
• Clinical Interests LGBT issues, drug and alcohol addiction, codependency
• Personal Interests: Reading philosophy, exercising social justice, exploring spirituality, home building, and geeking out with the latest technology

Sean O'Riordan, Ph.D.

• Licensed: Psychologist, PSY-17995
  
• Degree: BA., UC Davis. MA., University of Santa Clara. PhD., Western Graduate School of Psychology.
• Professional Affiliations: American Psychological Association, California Psychological Association, & California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists.
• Clinical Interests: Anger, Depression, Test-Anxiety, Addictions, Human Sexuality, Stress, Cultural-Relocation, Sports-Psychology, Bereavement.
• Personal Interests and Hobbies: Athletics, Japanese language, mythological stories & cultures of ancient America.

Susan Owicki, M.A., Ph.D.

• License: Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT39238 
• Degree: M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, 1999. Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cornell, 1975
• Professional Affiliations: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Clinical Interests: Work/life Balance, Women's Work Issues, Faculty Concerns (former EE faculty member), Couple and Family Counseling, Grief and Loss, Sexual Orientation Issues
• Personal Interests and Hobbies: Meditation, Music, Theater

Nancy N. Reitz, L.C.S.W., M.P.H. 

• License: Licensed Clinical Social Worker LCSW18643
• Degree: M.P.H., Yale University, 1970; M.S.W., University of Maryland, 1991
• Professional Affiliations: National Association of Social Workers
• Clinical Interests: Parenting Concerns, Faculty Issues, Grief and Loss, Anxiety and Stress, Issues of Young Adulthood, Chronic Illness
• Personal Interests and Hobbies: Design and Architecture, Dogs, Modern Dance, Music

Sophie Yost, M.A.

• License: Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT47814
• Degree: M.A., Sorbonne University (France), 1996; M.A., John F. Kennedy University 2006
• Professional Affiliations: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, NCSPP, SFCP, NASAP, C.J. Jung Institute of San Francisco
• Clinical Interests:  Mood Disorders, Pre-natal/Postpartum Issues, Anxiety, Work Stress, Grief/Loss, Transitions, Cultural Adjustments, Communication, Young Adulthood, Narcissism, Eating Disorders
• Languages Spoken: English, French (native speaker), German (moderately fluent)
  Personal Interests: Movies, Reading,Yoga,Gardening,Swimming

Ximena Zurita, Ph.D. 

• License: Psychologist, PSY15102
• Degree: M.S., Counseling, San Jose State, 1982; MS, Clinical Pyschology. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology 1990. Ph.D., Psychology. Pacific Graduate School, 1993
• Professional Affiliations: American Psychological Association, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Clinical Interests: Cross-Cultural Issues, Career and Relationship Issues, Self-defeating Behavior Patterns, Womens Issues, Parenting Concerns
• Languages: Spanish, English
• Personal Interests and Hobbies: Art and Literature, Piano, Traveling, Hiking

Margaret Pinedo (Marge), Administrative Associate

Administrative Duties: Handles client services, scheduling, statistics, and provides word processing and other administrative support to the Faculty and Staff Help Center Program Director and staff