About
Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, is the Founder and Director of the Youth and Family Institute in Los Angeles. He is also Director of the Global Mental Health Research Lab and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pitzer College. Dr. Rodriguez earned his master’s at Peking University, his PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University, and clinical training in child and adolescent psychology at the 3East DBT Program at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rodriguez was born in California, grew up in Mexico, studied in Germany for a year during college, lived in China for 9 years after college, and has traveled to more than 80 countries. He provides direct patient care, consultation, supervision, and training in English, Spanish, and Mandarin. He has helped train thousands of mental health professionals throughout the United States, China, and Latin America.
