Experience

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  Great Lakes Psychology Group

  • Naperville, IL

  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist

    • Dec 2018 - Present
    • Naperville, IL

    Providing therapeutic services for adults both individual and marital/relational. Specializing in trauma, anxiety, and sexuality. Primarily using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, Narrative Therapy, and the Gottman Technique. Strong focus on personal values, mindfulness, compassion, and forgiveness.

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  Entelekea

  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Writer, Researcher

    • Aug 2009 - Present

    Entelekea provides clients and peers information regarding my philosophy and services in the mental health field. It is also a central location for the resources that have proven useful in the work I do, clinical and otherwise. The name Entelekea is derived from the Greek ἐντελέχεια (or entelécheia), which is rendered as "entelechy" in English. The American Heritage Dictionary provides two definitions for entelechy. The first is drawn directly from Aristotle, "the condition of a thing whose essence is fully realized; actuality." The second definition is drawn from more recent philosophers, "a vital force that directs an organism toward self-fulfillment." As a psychologist I believe that both words and actions are important. I also believe that our choices shape the way we think about the world and reflect how we perceive and remember our experiences. Entelekea comes from my belief that we are each our own vital force, and that it is through the process of living our lives that we define ourselves and create our reality.

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  Psychological Solutions Institute

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow

    • Aug 2008 - May 2017

    I have been with Psychological Solutions Institute since 2008, first as an Advanced Practicum Student, then as a Predoctoral Intern, and now as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Psychological Solutions is a west-suburban clinic that works with local professional schools and universities to provide practical training in clinical psychology for doctoral students. It provides individual, couples, group, and relational counseling and psychotherapy and focuses on 3rd Wave Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies such as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapies. PSI is dedicated to providing affordable, evidence-based mental health services to the surrounding communities. Other responsibilities of the position include research into evidence-based practices, program development, and the clinical supervision and training of doctoral students.

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  Center on Halsted

  • Mental Health Intern (Therapy Practicum Student)

    • Jul 2007 - Jun 2008

    A psychotherapy practicum training postion working with individuals, couples, and groups as part of the Mental Health Services at the Center on Halsted. This work includes working with Ryan White (low income HIV+) clients, as well as Anti-Violence Project (victims of domestic abuse, hate crimes, etc) clients.Groups have included the Rainbow Group (LGBT and Mental Illness Support) in conjunction with Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers, and a Bisexual Men's Support Group.Also created and facillitated the Many Loves Seminar series, a monthly support and educational didactic for individuals interested in or practicing consensual non-monogamy.