About Me

Education

Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude: Columbia University

Masters Degree In Psychology: Antioch University

Licenses, Certifications & Awards

Marriage and Family Therapist

Certified in Trauma Stress Studies at JRI, Boston, Massachusets

Supervisor certification

Lic # 104096

Raduca Kaplan

Raduca Kaplan received her B.A. in Comparative religion and premed studies from Columbia University and a Masters in Psychology from Antioch Universtiy. She works currently in private practice in Studio City, California. 

As a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation for 40 years, Raduca is particularly focused in her practice on the mind-body integration as well as how one functions from that level of wholeness in their relationship with the other. She uses her certification in trauma to explore the developmental aspect of early injury and how it impacts an individual's ability to relate to self and their environment. Her work with children and families, directed Raduca's interest to prevention, education and parental support with focus on strengthening the parental dyad and to recalibrate family's systemic dynamics.

Based on her 11 years business and entrepreneurial expertise from heading her family's animation studio in Europe that she started with her husband of 28 years, Raduca reoriented her passion towards founding an non-profit organization, Afterschool Village, which is a family-centered space whose scope is to help parents parent emotionally, mentally and physically integrated human beings. Raduca feels her greatest accomplishment though is her parenting of her two children and she feels grateful of the lessons she received in return that have a lasting effect on the work she does with her clients.

Additional Activities & Memberships

1. Founded and led a support group for students with disabilities and acted as liaison between disabled student body and administration at Columbia University. Served on President’s advisory board on disability.

2. Acted as liaison between the Columbia University and New York University offices for students with disabilities to facilitate dialogue on a wide range of issues from discrimination to dating.

3. Trained in end-of-life counseling and bereavement and offered support for family members in dealing with the death of a loved one at Cedars-Sinai medical center.

4. Founded and led inter-faith women support group dealing with spiritual approaches to life’s challenges at Unitarian-Universalist Church of Studio City.

5. Founded and led women’s support group based on 12-step approach to strengthen local social networks and build community in Studio City, California.

6. California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

7. San Fernando Valley Association of Marriage and Family Therapists