Dr. Cohen’s Film to Psychology Bio
Dr. Cohen Grew up in Phoenix Az. He graduated from Colorado College (CC), where he graduated with a degree in film and anthropology, and he wrote his thesis on using films as part of a healing process. Dr. Cohen also hosted a seminar at Colorado College for Gary Solomon on Cinematherapy. He later interviewed filmmakers for his thesis such as Doug Pray, Eb Lottimer, Neal Baer, Andrew Mudge, and Marc Webb. At the same time, he was filming a documentary based on his thesis. Dr. Cohen’s unofficial film/video background began in childhood. Still, his work at KRDO as an intern in 1997 helped establish some of his professional skills and experience with film, and it’s a connection to psychology. Other experiences with film in the next few years also contributed to his psychological lens of looking at cinema. While at CC, he also worked on Dee Sneider’s Strangeland. He trained at Video Symphony, later on, to learn about the Avid and Final Cut Pro. After working on Student films and training Dr. Cohen and Doug Pray collaborated on a short video about the Dalai Lama and technology in 2001 and was shown at LAFCPUG on October 22, 2003, At the same time, he met Martin Cohen who introduced him to Patrick Swayze where he worked as an assistant (uncredited) for One Last Dance, then called Without a Word. Further work in Hollywood included help on films such as Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times, and Legend (uncredited) by Elaine Mae Woo on Anna Mae Wong. He also worked with Karen Grosso, on films for the Ronald McDonald House (uncredited). Dr. Cohen also worked for Andrew Van Slee at Extraordinary films raising money for and assisting John Rosenberg with editing for Net Games. (uncredited). Dr. Cohen also gained a Master’s degree in General Psychology from Walden University in 2007 and continued his research on the healing power of film. In 2009 Dr. Cohen started his practicum for his doctoral program at TTC. He finished his Practicum hours and his internship at Families in New Directions. In 2009 Dr. Cohen was clinically supervised by James Hillman. Dr. Hillman was the author of Revisioning Psychology and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. In 2012, Dr. Cohen finished his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, home of the Joseph Campbell library archives. His dissertation was on the use of video and other film based therapy in therapeutic practice. He also taught online for five years and was a Psychological Assistant for numerous clinicians under their license in private practice, community mental health, and hospital settings. He published a book with Lauren Johnson on an edited book about Video/Film Based-Therapy tm