Institute on Violence, Abuse, & Trauma

858-527-1860, X4160

Populations Served

Adolescents, Adults, Children, Couples, Elders, Elders/Seniors, Ethnic Minorities, Gay/Lesbian/Transgender, Homeless, Infants, International, Low Income, Outpatient, Rural, Students, Teens

Provide a brief demographic and/or diagnostically descriptive statement about the population your program serves:

IVAT provides services to an ethnically diverse group of children, adults, and families. Clinical services (individual, group and family therapy; psychological testing) are provided on a sliding scale to assist low and middle class families in receiving the services they need. Forensic clients are often from differing backgrounds and locations, and many of our forensic clients are located out-of-state. IVAT currently provides therapeutic services to clients living in a domestic violence shelter, as well as consultation services to adolescent youth in foster care and supervised visitation services to a wide range of families.

POPULATION (approximate percentages of clients in each category):

Life Cycle %
Children (ages 0-12): 10
Adolescents (ages 13-17): 20
Adults (ages 18-64): 60
Families: 10
Elders/Seniors (>65): 0
Gender %
Male: 40
Female: 60
Transgendered: 0
Dysfunction Level %
High: 20
Moderate: 60
Mild: 20
Ethnic/Cultural Identity (% = 75)
African-American: 25
Asian & Asian-American: 2
Euro-American: 55
Latino/Latina: 10
Native American: 2
Bi-racial: 6
Other Group Identified %
Gay/Lesbian: 10
Clients with disabilities: 10
Other (International subsets, etc.): 0
  • County - San Diego
  • Contact Person Title - Clinical Director
  • Contact Person - Morgan Shaw, PsyD
  • Dir. of Training Title - Clinical Director
  • Dir. of Training - Morgan Shaw, Psy.D.

  • Last Updated - 20 February 2019

  • Number of Applicants Last Year - 25

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes

  • CAPIC Program ID - I-310
  • CAPIC Member Since - 2010
  • Region - So. Cal
  • Internships Status - Full
  • Statuses approved by CAPIC
    • Half-Time 1 Year - No
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - Yes
  • CAPIC Internship Types Available:
    • Half-Time 1 Year - No
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - Yes

Primary Location

  • Executive Director - Robert Geffner, Ph.D., ABN, ABPP
  • 10065 Old Grove Road, Suite 101
  • San diego, CA 92131
  • Phone - 858-527-1860, X4160
  • Fax - 858-527-1860, X4160

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Assessment
  • Brief
  • Consultation
  • Couple
  • Crisis
  • Family
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Long Term
  • Outpatient
  • Psych. Testing
  • Other