Veronica Tonay, PhD
831/234-4849
550 Water St Ste F4, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
drtonay@veronicatonay.com
1997-present: Psychologist in private practice, Santa Cruz
(CA license PSY 15379)
Specialize in: creative people with creative blocks,
depression/ loss, and/or residues of childhood abuse which impact
relationships; dream groups.
1989-2018: Psychology Lecturer, University of California,Santa
Cruz
Taught Study of Dreams, Human Sexuality, Psychology
of Women, Community Psychology, Personality Psychology, Psychological
Assessment, Introduction to Psychology, Systems of Psychotherapy, Psychological Interpretation,
from 20 to 475 undergraduates per course.
2001-2002: Board Chair, Association for the Study of Dreams
1988, 1991, 1999, 2001: Conference Host, Association for the
Study of Dreams, Santa Cruz
Organized and hosted international conference
on dreams for over 350 participants.
1993-1995: Registered Psychological Assistant, Santa Cruz County
Mental Health, Santa Cruz
Post-doctoral internship: psychotherapy and assessment
of adults, children, and families in group and individual settings.
1988-1993: Personality Assessor, Institute of Personality Assessment
and Research, Berkeley
Assessment of MBA candidates through behavioral
observation, questionnaire and projective test interpretation,
and clinical interview.
1990-1992: Clinical intern, Family Services Association, Santa
Cruz
Pre-doctoral internship: individual psychotherapy
of adults.
1989-1991: Program Chair, American Psychological Association
annual conference, Boston
Developed program, reviewed presenters, coordinated
presenters, organized social activities for 800+ members of Division
31.
1992-1994: Psychology Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
Taught Personality Psychology to 350 undergraduates
per course.
1985-1991: Graduate Student Instructor; Universities of California,
Berkeley and Santa Cruz
Taught Abnormal Psychology, Theories of Personality,
Psychological Statistics, Humanistic Psychology, Study of Dreams,
Introduction to Personality, Personality Psychology.
Tonay, V. K. (2006/1997). The Creative Dreamer, Revised: Using Your Dreams to Unlock Your Creativity. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press/Celestial Arts.
Tonay, V. K. (2003). Every Dream Interpreted. London: Collins-Brown.
Tonay, V. K. (1997). The Creative Dreamer's Journal and Workbook. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press/Celestial Arts.
Tonay, V. K. (1993). Who Remembers? Personality correlates
of dream recall. Dreaming, 3(1), 1-8.
Tonay, V. K. (1993). Creativity and dreaming, Doctoral
Dissertation, Department of Psychology, University of California,
Berkeley.
Tonay, V. K. (1990). California women and their dreams: A historical
and sub-cultural comparison of dream content. Imagination,
Cognition and Personality, 10, 85-99.
Tonay, V. K. (1988). Behavioral continuity and affective compensation:
Dream content and personality. Master's Thesis, University
of California, Berkeley.
Dreams, creativity, and personal adjustment. (American
Psychological Association)
Personality correlates of dream recall and content. (Association
for the Study of Dreams)
Holding back the night: The dreams of women sexually abused
as children. (Association for the Study of Dreams)
Dream collage workshop. (Association for the Study of Dreams)
I've been interviewed about my work with dreams for many magazine and newspaper articles, including Cosmopolitan, Self, Redbook, Smock, Psychology Today, Reader's Digest, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. I've been a guest dream expert on over 75 radio programs (some interview, some call-in), including impromptu interviews with NPR and BBC. (Click here to hear the NPR interview.)
1993 Ph.D., 1998 M.A., Psychology University of California, Berkeley
1985 B.A. (Honors), Psychology University of California, Santa Cruz
Excellence in Teaching Campuswide Award, U.C. Santa Cruz
Outstanding Instructor Award, U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Santa Cruz
MacArthur Foundation Graduate Internship
California State Graduate Fellowship
Chancellor's Undergraduate Award, Senior Thesis Honors, Honors
in Psychology, U.C. Santa Cruz