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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- ACT Background and Training
I am a physician specialized in internal medicine and addiction medicine and doing research in addiction medicine. I am based at the Johns Hopkins University School of medicine, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, a division of Psychiatry. I was introduced to the work of the Mind and Life Institute in 2005, as well as the work of Caokyi Nyima Rinpoche "Medicine and Compassion". Since then I started to develop a (almost) daily meditation practice (still a beginner... don't ask for too much!), have been ordering more books than I can read etc...
I hope to devote my next 20 years (or what's left of my career) to implement mindfulness for the treatment of addiction disorders. As PTSD as it is THE big diagnosis that prevents people from moving forward in treatment, as part of my exploration, I stumbled on ACT, and felt the PANG of hitting the jackpot...
- ACT Experience
I have been introducing mindfulness and imagery CDs to my patients for the last year
- Specialties
as above
- Types of Clients
methadone maintained individuals. I also volunteer as an internist in a clinic for the uninusured. There, under my impetus, we are opening a welness center for stress reduction, yogo and other forms of movement therapy, meditation etc
- Licensure/Certification
Maryland License, Board certified Internal Medicine, Certified in Addiction Meidicine
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Upcoming Community Events
- Burlington, VT--ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Powerful Life Change(Event)(10 hours)
- Acceptance & Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Steve Hayes - Oregon(Event)(11 hours)
- ACT in ITALY Workshop Acceptance and Commitment Therapy nella pratica clinica: Acceptance e Defusion(Event)(12 hours)
- Pittsburgh, PA - Introduction to ACT and ACT Case Conceptualization with DJ Moran(Event)(2 days)
- ACT Curso Avanzado, Madrid, Spain(Event)(2 days)
- Portland, ME--ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Powerful Life Change(Event)(4 days)
- Bangor, ME--ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Powerful Life Change(Event)(5 days)
- Manchester, NH--ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Powerful Life Change(Event)(6 days)
- Brief Therapy Conference - San Diego(Event)(7 days)
- Mini-atelier ACT - AFTCC (mini-workshop Paris)(Event)(8 days)
- Studiedag ACT; bekende en nieuwe ontwikkelingen(Event)(13 days)
- Cycle de Formation ACT Lyon, France Nov 2008-Mars 2009(Event)(14 days)
- 3-Day Eugene Intro and Skill Building with Kelly Wilson(Event)(36 days)
- Lancaster, PA--ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Powerful Life Change(Event)(41 days)
- King of Prussia, PA--ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Powerful Life Change(Event)(42 days)
- Cycle de Formation ACT Lyon, France Nov 2008-Mars 2009(Event)(42 days)
- Cherry Hill, NJ--ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Powerful Life Change(Event)(43 days)
- Cycle de Formation ACT Lyon, France Nov 2008-Mars 2009(Event)(56 days)
- Vervolgcursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Blooming, Bergen (NH)(Event)(57 days)
- ACT Training at the Albert Ellis Institute, NYC with DJ Moran(Event)(58 days)
- Cycle de Formation ACT Lyon, France Nov 2008-Mars 2009(Event)(84 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Bergen, Holland(Event)(85 days)
- La nouvelle génération de thérapie cognitive et comportementale : la théorie et la pratique, par Frédérick Dionne, Ph.D. (Event)(85 days)
- Erfahrungsorientierter Einführungsworkshop in Lenzburg, Schweiz, mit Jan Martz und Rainer Sonntag(Event)(92 days)
- ACT Einführungsworkshop in Lenzburg, Schweiz, mit Jan Martz und Rainer Sonntag(Event)(92 days)
- Cycle de Formation ACT Lyon, France Nov 2008-Mars 2009(Event)(98 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Bergen, Holland(Event)(113 days)
- La nouvelle génération de thérapie cognitive et comportementale : la théorie et la pratique, par Frédérick Dionne, Ph.D. (Event)(174 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Utrecht - Netherlands(Event)(176 days)
- Kelly Wilson: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy - Combined Introduction and Skill Building Addictions Workshop(Event)(201 days)
- Pre-Conference Experiential Workshops (Enschede, The Netherlands)(Event)(207 days)
