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Formal Credentials: B.A. from UCLA. M.A. from Antioch University. MFT license 15563 in California and MFT license in Oregon TO565.
History of Professional Affiliations:
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
http://www.acadeatdis.org
American Anorexia and Bulimia Association (AABA)
http://www.aabainc.org.
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
http://anad.org/
International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP)
http://www.iaedp.com/
International Society for the Study of Dissociation
http://www.issd.org
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
http://www.istss.org
National Eating Disorders Association
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
Sidran Foundation
http://www.sidran.org
Ongoing education in credit granting conferences, educational organizations and ongoing seminars in:
Eating disorders
Nutrition
Attachment theory
Neuroscience and affect regulation
Psychoanalysis
Jungian Psychology
Trauma and PTSD
Mindfulness and meditation
Guided imagery and psychodrama
Integration of East and West healing principles
Developmental psychology
Systems theory and unconscious processes in group dynamics including families
Self Psychology (Kohut)
Dissociative Disorders
Supportive learning activities Joanna feels are clinically useful in eating disorder recovery:
Journal keeping
Creative writing
Yoga
Various forms of meditation (not necessarily silent time in lotus position but also walking, dancing, working, gardening, playing meditation)
Study of many religions
Study of myths and legends
Extensive world travel exploring different cultural perspectives
All the arts: reading, writing, painting, sculpting, dancing, singing i.e. all creative forms of expression that allow the authenticity of a person's deep caring to emerge into the world.
Play and Laughter: with children, with dogs and cats, with adults where the source of laughter is found in delightfully surprising places, in water, on land, in private and with others.
Listening
Joanna has been in private practice since 1980. All her studies are informed and enriched by the personal experiences her clients share with her throughout their recovery work. Their courage, creativity, determination, pain and suffering, joy and developing strength continually teach her the depth and range of the healing experience in eating disorder recovery.
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