About Leslie Pam

Leslie Pam, Ph.D.

Leslie A. Pam Ph.D. has had a distinguished career for 40 years as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He and his wife Ann Christie, M.A., hosted “Sex and Relationships” a daily talk radio show in the USA that featured a married couple.

As the President of Conflict Resolution Unlimited Dr. Pam, and his associates, provide unique and innovative solutions to dispute resolution in the fields of business, sports and entertainment.

President of the Marriage and Family therapy Association, Dr. Pam has most recently been a contributing author to the book, “How to Survive Your Boyfriend’s Divorce”.

Dr. Pam has had numerous successes. A blockbuster infomercial, “The Kathy Smith Weight Loss Program” was followed up with radio and television appearances, most recently as the ongoing guest therapist for Blind Date and Extreme Dating. He appeared as the psychiatrist in the well-received movie “The End of Innocence”. As a guest lecturer at UCLA, USC and Pepperdine Universities he has spoken to thousands of people in seminars and has been quoted in dozens of national magazines and newspapers.

In his spare time Dr. Pam has raised champion horses, restored award-winning vintage cars and motorcycles and is a passionate cook and oenophile.

Professional Experience

Talk Show Host with Ann Christie, M.A., KMPC Radio “Sex nd Relationships” 1994-1996
Co-Founder and Partner. Conflict Resolution Services. Negotiation, mediation, and dispute resolution, Los Angeles, CA. 1980-present.
Co-Founder and Partner. Conflict Resolution Unlimited. Crisis counseling for the business professional, Los Angeles, CA. 1984-present.
Private Practice, Marriage and Family Therapist. Los Angeles, CA. 1981-present.
Creator of Motivational Materials. Kathy Smith Walk-Fit System on Television. 1994-present.
Co-Founder and Partner. Kathy Smith Fat Burning System on Television, 1991-1993.
Orals Commissioner. California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, 1986.
Associate Director. Primal Institute, a psychotherapy clinic. Los Angeles, CA. 1969-1981.

License and Certificates

License, State of California. Hypnosis No. 1005, 1981.

License, State of California. Marriage, Family and Child Counselor, MQ4523, 1970.

Certificate, Health Care College Day. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 1993.

Certificate, Stress and Disease. Institute for Cortext and Research Development, 1991.

Certificate, Health and Fitness. Learn Institute with Kelly Brownell, Yale University, 1990.

Certificate, Child Abuse Assessment & Reporting. Cambridge School of Psychology, 1987.

Certificate, Drug and Alcohol Use. University of California, Los Angeles, 1985.

Certificate, Treatment of Human Sexual Dysfunction. Cerritos College, 1981.

Certificate, Hypnosis. University of California, Los Angeles, 1981.

Education

L.H.D., Doctor of Humane Letters. University of Santa Barbara, CA. 1994.

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology. University of Santa Barbara, CA. 1974.

Ph.D., Program Psychology. University of California, Irvine. 1971.

M.S., Rehabilitation Counseling. California State University, Los Angeles. 1969.

B.A., Psychology. California State University, Northridge. 1967.

Associations

Member, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. 1991-present.

Member, Los Angeles Voice Symposium. 1990-present.

Member, Group Psychotherapy Association. 1987-present.

Member, Los Angeles County Psychological Association. 1985-present.

Member, California State Psychological Association. 1982-present.

Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. 1981-present.

President, Los Angeles Chapter, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), 1985, 1986.

Foundations

Member, Board of Directors. Early Childhood Center Foundation. Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles. 1987-present.

Officer of Esper A. Petersen Foundation. Chicago, IL. 1986-present.

 Certificates

  1. Health Care College Day, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 1993.
  2. ‘Conciliation and Mediation: A Different System of Conflict Resolution”, R. Millen, 1994.
  3. Advances in Supervision, Phillips Graduate Institute, 1999.
  4. Treating Narcissistic/Borderline Couples: A Psychodynamic Perspective”, So. Cal Psychoanalytic Institute, 1999.
  5. “Accountability in the Practice of Mental Health”, CPS Seminars, 1999.
  6. “Understanding Anxiety”, Institute for Cortext Research and Development, 1999.
  7. Substance Abuse Seminar, Antioch University, 1999.
  8. “Assessment and Treatment of People Living with HIV & AIDS”, Antioch University, 1999.
  9. “Confidentiality” Richard Leslie, 2000.
  10.  “Treating Children – legal Issues”, Richard Leslie, 2000.
  11. “Taking a Religious and Spiritual History”, R. Cassidy Seminars, 2000.
  12. Legal & Ethical Matters: Going Beyond the Basics”, LACPA, 2000.
  13. “Understanding Anger”, Cortext/Mind Matters Educational Seminars, 2000.
  14.  “Parent Coaching: Rapid Resolution of Parent-Child Conflicts”, Alliant University, 2001.
  15. Legal and Ethical Shadows of Psychoanalysis”, LAISPS, 2001.
  16. “Special Need Child: Parental Reactions”, CME Resource, 2002.
  17. “Transforming the Difficult Child”, AMEDCO, 2002.
  18. Law and Ethics, Rybicki. Psy.D., 2002.
  19. “Caring for an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patient”, CME Resource, 2002.
  20. Identifying and Managing Difficult Employees, Northrop Grumman, 2002.
  21. Training for Child Custody Evaluation, Rybicki, Psy.D., 2002/3.
  22.  Investigating Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse, Forenpsych Services, 2003.
  23. Domestic Violence, Forenpsych Services, 2003.

Consultation

Mark Burnet Producer, Survivor, 1998.

Arden Group, 2000 to present.