Dr. Aleksandra Drecun

License No.	State
PSY21778	California

Association for Compassionate Transformation (A.C.T.) was founded in 2008 by Dr. Aleksandra Drecun. Her profound passion and love for assisting individuals, couples and families in enriching their lives lead to the emergence of A.C.T. Her vision was to create an organization that emanates warmth, compassion, quality care and professionalism. Professionals at A.C.T. genuinely care about their clients and have a deep desire to facilitate transformation that produces a purpose-driven life in the individuals who are obtaining therapeutic and/or life-coaching services.

A.C.T. provides comprehensive services aimed at individuals, children, adolescents, couples and families. These services include individual therapy, child therapy, couples therapy, family therapy and group therapy.

A.C.T. also offers customized speaking, teaching, training and consulting services for individuals, schools, churches and organizations and life-coaching services to individuals, executives and couples.

Multilingual

• English
• Serbo-Croatian

Dr. Aleksandra Drecun, Psy.D., is the founder of Association for Compassionate Transformation. She is a licensed psychologist who has a profound passion and derives immense gratitude from assisting individuals, couples and families in realizing their fullest potential. Her practice includes treatment of children, adolescents, adults, couples, families and groups. In addition, she provides consultation services to individuals and organizations and life-coaching services for individuals, couples and executives.

Moreover, Dr. Drecun conducts psychological testing for personality and/or career assessment, diagnostic impressions and treatment planning purposes. Her specialties include body focused repetitive disorders, treating anxiety and depression, premarital counseling, working with couples to increase relational satisfaction, hypnotherapy, addressing issues unique to the gay, lesbian and bisexual population and conducting fitness for duty and forensic competency evaluations. Dr. Drecun is enthusiastic about the field of psychology and its application in facilitating a successful life in the individuals she works with.

She received a Doctorate in Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliant International University California School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Drecun’s dissertation focused on the legal, ethical and therapeutic impact of family secrets in family therapy. She obtained her Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliant International University. Her undergraduate degree includes a bachelors in Psychology from the University of California Riverside, where she gained experience working as a research assistant. Dr. Drecun has worked as associate faculty for Mount San Antonio College, California Baptist University and as an instructor at the University of California, Riverside Extension. Dr. Drecun currently works as associate faculty at MiraCosta College, Miramar College, Palomar College and National University.

Dr. Drecun has served as a presenter at the annual American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Conference on family secrets. She has conducted numerous presentations at various mental health centers on attachment and foster children, chemical dependency, children’s psychological issues, and communication in the workplace.

Dr. Drecun professional work experience includes working at a San Bernardino County clinic, a Riverside contract agency, a private foster family agency, a medical group, a private practice in south orange county, a university counseling center and a psychological corporation.

Degrees/Certifications

• Alliant International University - Doctorate in Psychology
• Alliant International University - Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy
• University of California, Riverside - Bachelors in Psychology