Dana Schneider, LMFT

Marriage and Family Therapist #M13811

Dana Schneider, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Lecturer Emeritus
at Sonoma State University, Psychology Department.

In addition to 46 years of clinical experience working with families, she has extensive
training in the field of divorcing and separating families. She has served as a special
master/parent coordinator, private child custody recommending counselor, reunification
therapist, and high conflict co-parent counselor.

As a Court Involved Therapist (CIT), Dana served as the Chair of the Mental Health
Liaison Committee, a sub-committee of the Sonoma County Bar Association’s Family
Law Section. In 2005, in collaboration with other CIT colleagues, she participated in
creating the High Conflict Co-Parent Project. She has presented locally to the Sonoma
County Bar Association, as well as the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
(AFCC) conferences.

Dana co-authored an article in the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage entitled,
“Children’s Ability to Cope Post Divorce: The Effects of Kids’ Turn Intervention
Program on 7–9 Year Olds.”

In 2012, Dana received the Rex Sater award for Excellence in Family Law, “given to an
individual or group that has contributed to improving the practice of Family Law in
Sonoma County”. In 2013, she was honored with the Pro Bono award by the Sonoma
County Bar Association.

Currently, Dana consults with and trains Court Involved Therapists.

As a Board Member of Friends of the West Shore, Dana, works towards the preservation,
protection, and conservation of the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. She is active in the Tahoe
environmental community.

Dana lives in Sebastopol and Lake Tahoe with her husband David of 45 years. Together
they have two children, two grandchildren and one grand pup.