Maximilian Fuentes Fuhrmann, PhD, ABPP

Maximilian E. Fuentes Fuhrmann received his B.A. in psychology, M.A. and Ph.D. from the renowned clinical-aging psychology program, all from the University of Southern California. He was also one of the first to obtain a certificate in gender studies from the Study of Women and Men in Society (SWMS) program at USC. He has been an adjunct faculty appointment in the USC School of Social Work and has supervised doctoral students in the clinical and clinical-aging psychology programs also at USC. Since 1992, he has primarily worked as a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in geriatrics and GLBT concerns with offices in Westlake Village and Beverly Hills. He has provided over 200 mandatory educational trainings in gerontological issues to licensed psychotherapists and graduate students. He is certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in geropsychology. He was a certified trainer for the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging. He served on the Washington D.C based Transgender Aging Advocacy Initiative Committee. He was also part of the Division 44 committee of the American Psychological Association which wrote practice guidelines for working with transgendered individuals. He currently serves on the US Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) middle aged and older adult committee and is developing a training on this topic for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Global Eduation Institute (GEI). Since 2004, he has provided trainings for individuals working for Los Angeles County Youth and Family Services, USC School of Social Work and more recently the UCLA Luskin Center for Social Welfare. Since 2010, he has provided these trainings for the Seneca Family of Agencies in numerous northern California counties. The emphasis of these presentations has been on how to evaluate grandparents’ ability to become or maintain status as legal guardians of their grandchildren. Additionally, he taught gerontology and psychology courses at California State University Northridge (CSUN) for 19 years. He has also taught at the California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) and at California Lutheran University (CLU) in Thousand Oaks. Dr. Fuhrmann was the second psychologist in California to be elected President of a Medical staff at Pacific Shores Hospital. In 2022, he co-authored, with Jeff Shevlowitz, Pandemic Schmandemic, describing the incredible resilience the seniors are showing in the face of the pandemic. In 2006, he also co-authored, with Jeff Shevlowitz, Sagacity: What I Learned from My Elderly Psychotherapy Clients. Continuing education credits are available for this work. In 2014, he co-authored Lessons Learned on the Path to Filial Maturity with Brynn Craffey, which addresses how adult chidren struggle to help their elderly parents, especially when the parents identify as gay, lesbian or transgender. In 2021, he was published in Authority, Next Avenue, Hitched & Divorced magazines. Also in 2021, he was interviewed on the radio/podcasts Vegas Never Sleeps, The Brain and Lee Show, Dr. Health Radio with David Snow and Searching for Integrity. All his recent publications, podcasts and intervews can be found at agewelldrmax.com. In the spirit of “practicing what you preach” about aging well with diverse projects and leisure, Dr. Fuhrmann is a certified spinning (indoor cycling) insructor. He also took a 3 month sabbatical in summers 2017 & 2018 to drive long distance remote backpackers in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains & take photographs of the area through his company SherpaMax. His photos are on display at local art shows and fairs.