Ramani Durvasula — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Clinical psychologist with private practices in Santa Monica and Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.
Author of "It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from NARCISSISTIC People," "Don’t You Know Who I Am" (2019), "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (2015), and "You Are WHY You Eat" (2013).
Co-host of the podcast "Sexual Disorientation" and the Oxygen network show "My Shopping Addiction."
Holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (1997).
Conducted NIH-funded research, including a $1.5 million grant to study the link between HIV and mental illness.
Retired Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, and a visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg.
Member of the advisory board of the Minority Fellowship Program at the American Psychological Association.

Biography

Dr. Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula is an American clinical psychologist, author, and retired professor of psychology. Born in Englewood, New Jersey, she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 1989. She furthered her education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), receiving a Master of Arts in Psychology and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology in 1997.

Throughout her career, Dr.