Dr. Michelle Dean

Michelle Dean, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA License PSY31875) and the of founder
Well Being First.  Dr. Dean has over 10 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of issues.

Dr. Dean received her B.A. in Psychology from California State University, San Marcos.  She worked in the corporate world before she returned to graduate school and entered the Clinical Psychology program at California School of Professional Psychology.  She earned a Master of Arts in Psychology and her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology.  She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Scripps Clinic Medical Group, Division of Mental Health.  She then worked as staff psychologist at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.

Dr. Dean specializes in addiction treatment and working with older adults.  Her clinical approach uses compassion and the integration of cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic theory, and spirituality.