Center for Accelerated Psychology — Staff

Orli Peter, Ph.D., BCIA-EEG

Director and Founder

Dr. Orli Peter is the Director and Founder of the Center for Accelerated Psychology. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience contributing to the field of psychology as a practitioner, researcher, and educator. She has conducted psychological research at the University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, and the RAND Corporation. She served as a professor of psychology for eight years at Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles, where she directed the graduate program in psychology and provided clinical supervision to over 100 therapists in training.

After earning her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley, Dr. Peter was awarded diplomate status in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Psychological Specialties. Dr. Peter also completed postdoctoral fellowships in social and clinical psychology at UCLA and the Deveraux Foundation.

Dr. Peter then further advanced her education and training by focusing on the emerging field of neuroscience, earning numerous certifications: she is certified in Applied Neuroscience by Cambridge College, is a certified screener for Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (SSS) by the Irlen Institute, and is a certified provider of Electroencephologram (EEG) - Biofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA). Combining her knowledge of psychology with neuroscience, she became an innovator in using neuroscientific techniques to increase the efficacy and efficiency of traditional and cutting edge psychotherapies.

Dr. Peter treats adults and adolescents who suffer from a variety of mental and physical conditions, including mild and severe anxiety manifestations, depression, sleep disturbances, and post-traumatic stress. She has helped restabilize survivors and witnesses of 9/11, Iranian refugees, Israeli victims of terrorist attacks, and families who have fled war-torn countries. Dr. Peter is a volunteer for Disaster Mental Health at the Red Cross, and in 2003 she received certification as a psychologist in Homeland Security by the American College of Forensic Examiners.

Dr. Peter has published numerous research articles and book chapters, and she has been a contributing columnist to the Los Angeles Times. She has presented professional papers internationally and has been the subject of local feature articles and stories. Full List of Publications.

She lives in Los Angeles where she pursues her passion to fuse neuroscientific discoveries with psychological treatments.

John Putman, M.A., M.S., MFT

Supervisor

Mr. Putman is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 20 years experience in the mental health field. Over the last 14 years, he has specialized in using neurofeedback to treat anxiety, attention deficits, depression, craving, compulsions, stress-related issues and other mind-body symptoms.

He is a certified biofeedback provider (B.C.I.A.C. Fellow) and has an M.S. in Electromedical Science, an M.A. in Clinical Psychology, and a B.A. in Mathematics. He has lectured widely on neurofeedback and has published several scientific papers in the field. Publications.

Dana Costantino

Medical Assistant

Dana Costantino is a medical assistant who integrates neuroscience and ancient yogic practices in her work and personal life. She is trained in the application of brain music treatment and is a certified instructor in Hatha Yoga.

She is also a music reviewer and has published articles in Harper’s Bazaar, The Inside Connection, and Time Out New York. Her daily practice includes yoga and meditation techniques supported by modern scientific research.

Orli Peter, Ph.D., BCIA-EEG
Diplomate, American Board of Psychological Specialties
Director and Founder, Center for Accelerated Psychology
Licensed Psychologist
310-228-3627
accelerated@drorlipeter.com