Please describe your professional experience (this will be used on Therapist Finder)
An experienced psychotherapist with over 25 years of clinical practice. I have teaching, supervisory, publication and presentation experience. I have taught health psychology at a university level and stress management for the public at a psychiatric hospital. My career includes working in intensive outpatient settings for the treatment of anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and eating disorders. My experience extends to working in a psychiatric inpatient hospital for a variety of mental health issues. In my private practice I offer pre-operative bariatric assessment and post operative psychotherapy, treatment for stress management, anxiety, compulsive overeating, binge eating, codependency and life transitions including adjusting to retirement, college, and loss of a loved one. Diabetic mental health distress is another area I specialize in and define as a treatment to address emotional issues that lead to poor glycemic control and ultimately, less self-care. The approaches I use are behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapies. Having lived in Brazil, Australia, England, Italy and America, I provide sensitivity and cultural awareness from both personal and professional experience.
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