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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