Staff Clinicians

Susan Bakota, Ed.D.
Licensed Psychologist CA PSY 13135
Incoming Students Program Director
Ed.D. Indiana University
B.A. University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Bakota is a licensed psychologist and marriage and family therapist who has served UCLA students for more than 20 years. Following the completion of her undergraduate degree at UCLA, she served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic and later spent a year in Brazil. She is the Incoming Students Program Director and serves as a speaker for the UCLA Summer Family Orientation Program. She enjoys helping parents manage the transition when their sons and daughters leave home to enter UCLA. She conducts the “Significant Other Survival” workshop for first-year law students and their partners. She also consults with UCLA faculty and staff through her workshop “Dealing with Difficult People.”

Dr. Bakota utilizes psychodynamic therapy combined with cognitive-behavioral interventions. Her clinical interests include communication and couples therapy, multicultural and LGBT issues, and treatment for adults molested as children. She also serves as clinical supervisor for interns and postdoctoral staff at SPS.