Lara Windett
Past President
Lara Windett graduated from the University of Santa Clara in 2006 and was licensed in 2009. She currently has a private practice specializing in treating women's issues, eating disorders, anxiety and depression. Lara has worked for Santa Clara County’s Perinatal Substance Abuse Program for over seven years where she treats pregnant women and new mothers with substance abuse and dependence problems. She has specialized in methadone maintenance during pregnancy, as well as other non-opiate drug and alcohol problems in women who are pregnant/parenting young children. Most of her clients suffer from anxiety and depression and are going through the life transition of becoming parents.
She is interested in women’s health and in treating the complex bio-psychosocial process of substance abuse and dependence, as well as attachment and trauma.
Prior to obtaining a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University, Lara worked as a marketing professional for IBM, followed by a similar position for a small Internet start-up company. She has served on the SCV-CAMFT Board as Membership Chair in 2006 & 2007, President elect in 2008, President in 2009 and is now Past President of SCV-CAMFT.