I have never been so betrayed in my whole life. Kathy comes across as warm and caring. But in my case, she was simply manipulating me. She got me to fire my attorney, and hire her friend for "collaborative law." Meanwhile, she was working with my Ex, who had hired a brutal lawyer, and Kathy strung me along until I was hit with an RFO to terminate my parental rights. And Kathy had been lying to me for months, assuring me that collaborative law was working. And then, I found out she was actively sabotaging my case and collaborating my ex. She should lose her license. The fact that she lied to me for months and colluded with opposing counsel is awful. It created huge trauma for my kids, and a loss of income for me. To this day, I don't know why she would do something so cruel. I have the proof - the letters between her an opposing counsel. It should be criminal. I am just here to warn you - this is not someone who cares about you or your children. She cares about her billable hours. read more

Kathy is as FANTASTIC as they come. She listens almost better than she should, because her input and feedback are so valuable and insightful. Working with her to resolve parenting issues is a huge blessing, and she hasn't let her decades of expertise make her stale either. She is fresh, fun, and understanding. read more

Dr. Kathy Memel, Psychotherapist and Parenting Plan Mediator is the most amazing therapist I have ever met! I have used Dr. Memel for my own personal needs - she nails the issues immediately - and I refer her to my divorcing clients who need extra help in achieving the right co-parenting plan in the midst of high level emotions, reach a level of self-realization so that they can sort out their issues in their divorce, and for general needs to support ongoing mental and emotional health. Dr. Memel has insight and intuition beyond anyone I have ever met due to her approach to therapy. She is results-oriented with 40 years in practice. I highly recommend Dr. Kathy Memel. read more

Dr. Memel colluded with a therapist who violated confidentiality to exploit me for money. I had six months of sobriety, and after my ex-wife divorced me I had relapsed and admitted it. Dr. Memel insisted that I agree to allow for full custody and that I attend a rehab program by her resource Ed Storti... Who wanted to charge $20,000 just for one month of "rehab". It also stated that the rehab center wouldn't let me go until they were satisfied that I was "clean". Which basically meant I would be attending Ed Storti's rehab for six months which would've cost me over $100,000. And all of this was because I had honorably admitted that I relapsed which was really just a slip since I had told him I was clean during the divorce proceedings. However Dr. memel scared my ex-wife into thinking that if she were to leave the kids with me she could be held responsible if I were to do anything while intoxicated even though I had no history of doing such thing. It was clear the Memel was only after my money and was colluding with storti. my ex-wife and Memel were all also colluding with the mediator as well. If I didn't sign the papers they would make me go to court draining my bank account even further. Keep in mind that the money that I had came from an out of court severe personal injury settlement 20 years before the divorce - Which was listed as income, not to mention I was unaware that I had filed as the "petitioner". Dr. Memel is evil. I used to think she was a feminist out to get men. But now I see she is just a rapacious quack. She claims to have a PhD and to be a psychologist even though she engages in mediation. Even though I was very distraught after my ex-wife had divorced me and I was struggling with substances but quickly recovered I was forced to sign a document entitled "an addiction guideline for mediated parenting plans - guidelines for the addicted parent". Initially this included 18 months of random drug and alcohol testing. And this testing was only to be carried out by the rehab center run by Ed storti. Fortunately I was able to negotiate slightly less than that. To date I haven't been able to see my children, my wife has full custody, and unless I am able to prove to her only and not the court that I've been clean for six months only then will I get visitation rights. I have no criminal record, no history of drug related issues, no physical emotional or psychological abuse, no restraining orders, just a brief drug problem due to a abusive spouse. I got six months clean just for her, and she made me prove it and I did. To make matters worse, dr. memel charged me over $5000 for her services. At the time I did not have the money to pay because of the divorce. She then threaten to sue me and eventually charged me $10,000 for late payments. Avoid this evil person at all costs. Doesn't matter if you are male or female, she is only after your money read more

I was referred to Dr.Kathy Memel for psychotherapy and found her extremely professional, kind, compassionate and insightful. She had me do a family tree and I had no idea how much my family history played into the problems I was experiencing. I always felt she was someone I could trust and rely upon. I learned a lot working with her and would highly recommend her. read more

Rare is it that you get a therapist that is a caring healer and a highly trained, reputable professional. Dr. Memel is one of those unique experts that I have recommended to my closest friends and family. The second you meet her, you will know. read more

Too bad I can't give a negative rating! Attended mediation in Chatsworth recently. The session was a nightmare. The "mediator" listened to my ex spit out lie after lie and tried to talk me into agreeing to 50/50 custody when I wasn't going to agree with the proposal, in contrary, saying that the current 3-4-4-3 schedule doesn't work due to ex's inability to spend adequate amount of time with our child. The "mediator" lectured me for a while on how more flexible I should be and that that ex is a hard-working individual, and things that he can't do on his custodial days, I should do on mine and just agree to 50/50. I simply said "no way". She kept saying that "I did not learn my lesson" and that "based on her extensive experience" the judge will not take my facts into consideration, and that if she were me, she wouldn't put this case in the court's hands, and that lawyers are just "milking us"; she kept bringing up examples of other cases, and how flexible she is with her ex-husband, and that they have dinner together a few times a week, grocery shops for him, picks up his favorite pecan pie, and recently even took a vacation together. She also assured me that our son will have a low self-esteem. I wanted to come across as positive, reasonable, and willing to reach a solution (I am), but her estrogen played a role on being very predisposed toward my ex, she didn't listen to the facts and did everything possible to get me to sign off on things that were just so unfair. I stuck to my guns and told the "mediator" there was no way I could not fight for my son. She sucked (almost literally) as a mediator and I am very skeptical about her "areas of expertise" as an educator and therapist. I find it humorous that she quotes herself on her website: "Divorce is not the end of one's family, it's the beginning of a family reorganization." K. Memel Seriously?! read more

Dr Memel was a wonderful resource for a couple who I had seen in therapy. They needed a competent, thoughtful, experienced, ethical and psychologically sophisticated Divorce and Child Custody Mediator to help them untangle the dissolution of their marriage. As hoped for, during mediation Dr Memel was able to help the parents resolve child custody and co-parenting issues and assisted the parents in creating a Parenting Plan in the best interest of their children which worked for the whole family. The parents made all final decisions and were able to avoid a costly and, at times unpredictable, court system. As a professional I appreciate having Dr Memel as part of my referral resources. read more