Aylene Lazar

Aylene Lazar serves as an Adjunct Faculty Member at California Lutheran University, leveraging 25 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and 8 years in academia. Her background includes prior service as a Child Social Worker (CSW) for Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), alongside California credentials in Multiple Subjects Teaching and Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) for School Counseling.

Her expertise spans:

• Marriage and Family Therapy
• School Counseling systems
• Child Welfare interventions

Dr. Lazar integrates therapeutic frameworks with educational and child protection contexts, emphasizing practical applications for family dynamics and developmental challenges in school environments. Her teaching synthesizes field experience from DCFS and K-12 systems to address systemic mental health needs.

She mentors students in counseling disciplines using real-world case studies from her dual career in clinical practice and public child welfare. While grant specifics are unreported, her work bridges academic instruction with frontline service delivery across therapeutic and educational institutions.