About Us
The Pathways Institute for Impulse Control Core Principles
Pathways Institute staff members are professional licensed therapists and therapist interns specializing in the treatment of impulse disorders. They are selected for their skill, training, and empathy.
The Pathways Institute for Impulse Control was founded by Elizabeth Corsale, M.A., MFT, and Samantha Smithstein, Psy.D.:
Elizabeth Corsale, M.A., MFT
Director
Ms. Corsale is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has worked extensively with shoplifters and their families, and treated a variety of impulsive/addictive disorders such as sexual addiction. She founded and directed the Shoplifters Recovery Treatment Program (SRT), one of the few nationally recognized treatment programs for compulsive stealing. She is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family. She has offered comprehensive education, training, outreach and consultation to clinical professionals and to criminal justice institutions. She also provides treatment in her private practice. (MFT 36769)
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Samantha Smithstein, Psy.D.
Director
Dr. Smithstein is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist who has assessed and treated adults, adolescents, couples and children on issues related to relationships, attachment, and trauma. Dr. Smithstein has considerable experience in forensic psychology, working with and evaluating people who have been arrested, charged, convicted or otherwise gotten into trouble for their sexual behaviors. She has provided hundreds of evaluations for the courts and has provided expert court testimony and community consultation and training. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), Association for Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), and the California Coalition On Sexual Offending (CCOSO). She also provides treatment in her private practice. (PSY19074)