Litsa Tanner

Litsa Tanner is an Adjunct Professor and part-time faculty member at the University of San Francisco, specializing in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the Santa Rosa Campus since 2019. She co-founded the Santa Rosa Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focusing on anxiety disorder treatment and clinician training.

• MS in Human Development and Family Studies - Marriage and Family Therapy, Colorado State University, 2002
• BA in Sociology - Family Studies, University of Northern Colorado, 1998

Her research and practice emphasize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), anxiety disorders, and clinical supervision. She has contributed to queer affirmative therapy frameworks and analyzed media representations of families through psychological and sociocultural lenses.

Tanner's publications span evidence-based CBT interventions for youth, LGBTQ+ family therapy, and cultural analysis of Disney animated films. These works reflect interdisciplinary expertise in clinical psychology, family dynamics, and media influence on social perceptions.