Dr. Annie Reiner received her B.A. degree from UCLA in 1973, her MSW from USC in 1975, and was licensed as an L.C.S.W. by the California State Board of Behavioral Examiners in 1978. She received her Ph.D. in Psychoanalysis and her Psy.D. in Psychoanalysis from The Psychoanalytic Center Of California in 2007.

Dr. Reiner is currently a member, faculty member, and training analyst at The Psychoanalytic Center Of California (PCC), and a fellow of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA). Her work was influenced by  the ideas of Wilfred Bion, with whom she studied in the mid 70's. Her psychoanalytic writings have been published in various journals and anthologies. In addition to her work and writings as a psychoanalyst, Dr. Reiner is an accomplished playwright, poet and painter. She is the author of four books of poems, a book of short stories, and four children's books, which she also illustrated. She maintains a private practice in Beverly Hills, California.