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Vivianne’s experience litigating family law cases convinced her that mental health awareness is essential in the field of family law, where emotions run high. Recognizing this, Vivianne returned to school to develop her counseling skills, earning a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Sofia University.
As a requirement for her degree from Sofia, Vivianne completed hundreds of hours of counseling skills training and face-to-face hours providing therapy to individuals, couples, families, children, and teens. During her training, she worked as an MFT trainee at Western Youth Services, a non-profit mental health services provider in Orange County, providing counseling for individuals, families, couples adolescents, and children. She is passionate about mental health awareness, destigmatization of mental illness, and psychoeducation.
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Licensed in California for 14 years
State: California
Acquired: 2011
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Posted by April | July 16, 2014 | Family
Great Family Law Attorney!!
Best Attorney! She is extremely professional, caring, and highly intelligent. She is an honest and professional attorney who was always there to answer any and all of my questions right then and there. Vivianne Shands was amazingly genuine and kind and handled my case with care. She did an extravagan...
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Traci Hoppes
Family lawyer
Experience
Work Experience
2018 - 2019
Founding Partner, Cordial Family Lawyers, LLP
2011 - 2016
Associate Attorney, Law & Mediation Offices Of Garrison Klueck
2010 - 2010
Law Clerk, Silverman Sclar Shin & Byrne LLP
2010 - 2010
Law Clerk, Orange County District Attorney
2010 - 2011
Research Assistant, Loyola Law School
2009 - 2009
Conciliator, Loyola Law School Center for Conflict Resolution
Education
2011
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Juris Doctor
2008
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
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Sofia University
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
Languages
English
Activity
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