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Petitioner Amy Thompson testifies to years of therapy and medication as Board of Psychology hears reinstatement case
Summary
At a California Board of Psychology hearing in Riverside, Dr. Amy Thompson testified she has engaged in sustained psychotherapy and psychiatric care since 2010 and accepted responsibility for boundary violations that led to her 2007 license surrender. The Attorney General urged caution; the board deferred decision to closed session.
Dr. Amy Thompson told the California Board of Psychology on Nov. 6 that she has been in weekly psychotherapy for roughly 15 years, maintained psychiatric care and accepted full responsibility for the boundary violations that led her to surrender her license in 2007.
Judge Thomas Heller, presiding over the petition hearing, heard opening arguments from the petitioner’s attorney, Bruce Ebert, who described Thompson’s post‑discipline treatment and professional activity as “methodical” rehabilitation. Rebecca Smith, deputy attorney general, summarized the accusation and urged…
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