Dr. Wyner is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapy Intern (IMF #63602) completing his final hours under the supervision of Dr. John C. Schureman (MFC #13547). He particularly loves working with children and parents, helping them develop closer, more loving relationships.
About Me
Unlike so many of my colleagues, I didn’t enter college expecting to become a therapist. Teachers, family, and friends expected me to become “a scientist” and I entered engineering school as expected.
The first few years were exciting as we learned about the universe and how to predict it, but I quickly found myself gravitating to more personal work — tutoring, teaching, and eventually working with a team to restore vision to the blind by building artificial eyes.
But even then the real joy was at the prospect of helping people see, not building the devices. After a few years I was finally ready to move on, and transitioned to USC’s Neuroscience and Marriage & Family programs.
I had the pleasure of completing my doctoral work under the supervision of Dr. Laura Baker at the USC Twin Project. While there I worked weekly with twins in their early teens, trying to learn more about how our environment and genetics help shape who we become. At the same time, I earned my Master’s in Marriage & Family Therapy so I could help people in a more personal setting and not simply as a byproduct of working in a lab.
After finishing school I worked for two years at The Maple Counseling Center, where I specialized in play therapy and Mindful Parenting — helping parents connect more deeply with their children.
In addition to my practice in Santa Monica I am an instructor at The Chicago School and volunteer at Valley Community Clinic
Joshua is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapy Intern (IMF #63602) completing the final half of his hours under the supervision of Dr. John C. Schureman (MFC #13547). He particularly loves working with children and parents, helping them develop closer, more loving relationships.