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If you cannot find a practitioner below, you can download a list of those who have completed our Advanced Training. They are not fully certified in our model (see Certification Program), but are familiar with the Mind-Body Skills that we teach and may be helful to you.

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Arizona

Bruce Roberts, MD &
Molly Roberts, MD, MS
LightHearted Medicine
1701 E. Lind Rd.
Tuscon, AZ 85719
(520) 327-9624
Info@LightHeartedMedicine.com
www.LightHeartedMedicine.com
Comments: Drs. Bruce & Molly run a holistic health center that provides a wide range of healing services combining Western, Alternative, and Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine techniques as well as Relationship and Conflict Resolution work. They run Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone. Their mission is to empower others to access their inherent healing abilities.

California

Connie Corley, PhD, LCSW
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
California State University, Los Angeles
(323) 343-4746
mysticalprofessor@yahoo.com
Comments: Connie runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for older adults. She is offering a course at the Lifelong Learning Institute. She is also available for coaching.

Jerrol Kimmel, RN, MA
Whole Body Health
2100 Webster Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 971-3204
jerrolkimmel@mac.com
Comments: She is a faculty member of the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional trainings in the United States.

Colorado

Richard Steinberg, MD
Private Practice
95 Camino Bosque
Boulder, CO 80302
Ph: (303) 938-5097
rsteinberg108@msn.com
Comments: Rick is a physician and cancer survivor who combines conventional and complementary approaches to finding one’s way back to health. He helps people explore conventional options of working with cancer combined with nutritional, energetic and psycho/spiritual modalities. Rick is a member of the Center’s CancerGuides® faculty. He is not currently running any Mind-Body Skills Groups.

Connecticut

Monique Class, MS, APRN, BC
Center For Women’s Health
1011 High Post Road
Stamford, CT 06905
Ph: (203) 321-0200
MoniqueClass@hotmail.com
www.centerforwomenshealth.com
Comments: Moniques runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for Women. She is a faculty member of the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional trainings in the United States.

Joel Evans, MD
Director
Center For Women’s Health
1011 High Post Road
Stamford, CT 06905
Ph: (203) 321-0200
See website for practice information: www.drjoelevans.com
Comments: OB/GYN consultations provided in the office and/or by telephone.

Looking for a cancer group? See Dr. Susan Blum in New York

Washington DC

Mind-Body Skills Groups offered by The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
5225 Connecticut Avenue
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 966-7338

Florida

Bob Buckley, LCSW
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Certification Program
14 NE 5th Street
Del Ray Beach, FL 33444
(561) 330-8636
rbuc2003@yahoo.com
Comments: Bob is not currently running groups in Florida. He is currently a member of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine's senior faculty and teaches at our CancerGuides® and Mind-Body Medicine professional trainings and Advanced Training in the United States. He is one of three faculty members to have taught in Kosovo, Gaza, and Israel in our global trauma outreach programs. He also conducts supervision for individuals in our Certification program. In addition to the work that Bob provides at the Center, he also has a private practice coaching people, by phone or in-person, on "how to live with compassion without falling into compassion fatigue", "self-care and care for other", "interpersonal relationships/ conflicts", "tapping into your intuitive powers and how to use them", "work/career transitions", "incorporating spirituality into our lives" and "living a life with authenticity".

Illinois

Lilita Matison, MSW
PO BOX 81672
Chicago, IL
Cell: (312) 823-2702
lilitamatison@yahoo.com
Comments: Lilita runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone.  She is also a faculty member for the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional training programs in the United States and is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Latvia.

Iowa

Betty Hibler, MD, FACS, ABHM
Wellness Ways
Clinton, IA 52732
wellnesslifestyle@mchsi.com
Comments: Betty has a medical practice using holistic and integrative medicine, including medical acupuncture. She also runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to anyone.

Judith Pedersen-Benn, MS, CADC
301 22nd Street, NE
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402
319-364-4709
jpedersen@imonmail.com
Comments: Judith works as a counseling. She currently runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to anyone. She also runs groups for substance abuse agencies and works individually with hospice participants and family members. She is also a faculty member at the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional training programs in the United States.

Kentucky

John Patterson, MD, MSPH
Private Practice, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine - University of Kentucky College of Medicine
105 Main Street
Irvine, KY 40336
(606) 723-7771 (preferred)
japatt@windstream.net
Comments: John is board-certified in both Family Practice and Holistic Medicine and serves as a resource person for those needing information and referral for conventional as well as complementary and alternative treatment. In addition to providing primary care services, he teaches lifestyle practices that can help manage stress, restore a sense of personal control, and enhance well-being. These techniques include exercise, health-supportive nutrition, yoga, relaxation, meditation, mindfulness, imagery, biofeedback, journaling and drawing. He runs Mind-Body Skills groups open to everyone. He also works as a faculty member for the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional trainings both in the United States and in our Global Trauma Relief trainings in Gaza and Israel.

Maryland

Janine Blackman, MD, PhD
The Gilbert Clinic
11300 Rockville Pike
One Central Plaza
Suite 1205
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 230-2530
jblackman@thegilbertclinic.com
www.TheGilbertClinic.com
Comments: Janine works in a private integrative medical center dedicated to resolving conditions that conventional medical approaches do not. They specialize in a comprehensive 12–month treatment program for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. Other conditions commonly helped include, but are not limited to, women’s health issues, diabetes, neurological conditions, thyroid disease, migraines, hypertension, arthritis, respiratory conditions, and mental or emotional concerns including depression, anxiety, stress, and “burn–out”.

Barbara Blitzer, LCSW-C, M.Ed
Private Practice
4400 East-West Hwy. #24
Bethesda, MD 20814
     or
8 Park Valley Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 588-6461
barbarablitzer@comcast.net
www.barbarablitzer.com
Comments: Barbara has a special expertise in women's health/mental health issues, including infertility. She runs groups open to everyone, as well as groups for women and groups for adolescents. She has over 30 years of experience working with mind-body skills, and over 25 years experience in healthcare, counseling, and education.

Mary Lee Esty, PhD
Neurotherapy Center of Washington
5480 Wisconsin Ave.
Suite 221
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 652-7175
info@neuropathycenters.com
www.neuropathycenters.com
Comments: Mary Lee is in private practice. She treats a variety of Central Nervous System related problems, including depression, chronic fatigue, FMS, ADD/ADHD, Post-Concussion Syndrome, headaches, "chemotherapy fog", MS, and more. She is not currently running Mind-Body Skills Groups.

Juliana M. Jacobson, MS, RN, CS
Private Practice & PG County Health Department
2230 Washington Ave. #101
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 486-6498
JMJ9@msn.com
Comments: Juliana works with HIV/AIDS patients in the PG County Health Department, and works with adults of all kinds in her private practice. She facilitates monthly workshops where she incorporates mind-body skills.

Kelsey Menehan, MS, LCSW-C
Private Practice Psychotherapy, Writer on Health Topics
8811 Colesville Road Suite 102
Silver Spring , MD 20910
(202) 364-5315
kmenehan@msn.com
Comments: Kelsey offers individual sessions and occasionally groups using mind-body approach. She is also a senior faculty member here at the Center. She has taught at most of the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional trainings here in the United States. She is also one of only three faculty members to have taught in Kosovo, Gaza, and Israel in our global trauma outreach programs.

Cherie L. Snyder, MSS, MA
Professor & Director of Human Services and Integrative Health
Allegany College of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Rd.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 784-5556
csnyder@allegany.edu
www.allegany.edu
Comments: Cherie has been running Mind-Body Skills Groups with college students at Allegany College for over 7 years where they have been received extremely well by all types of students. She also runs groups with the Department of Social Services with hard-to place welfare-to-work recipients, who transform from "resistant clients" to motivated and empowered individuals who ask for more.

Massachusetts

Susan Lord, MD
Berkshires, MA
Holistic Family Physician, Private Practice
susan@drsusanlord.com
Comments: Susan works as a health consultant, specializing in functional medicine, nutrition, mind-body medicine and psychotherapy. She is also a senior faculty member of the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine and CancerGuides® professional training programs and the former Course Director of Food As Medicine.

Michigan

Kathleen Reynolds, APRN, BC
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Counseling Services
4100 John R
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 576-9056
reynolds@karmanos.org
Comments: Kathleen runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for cancer survivors and their families. She incorporates mind-body skills into her counseling practice. She trains staff in mind-body skills at the cancer center. She also lectures to community groups on Mind-Body Medicine as well.

Minnesota

Kathy Farah, MD
Integrative Medicine Program
Children's Hospital's and Clinics of Minnesota
MOB Suite 306
2545 Chicago Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
kathleen.farah@childrensmn.org
Comments: Kathy is board certified in Family Medicine and Holistic Medicine. She leads Mind-Body Skills groups for children and parents and teaches these skills individually in her medical practice. She is also a member of the Center’s faculty in our Mind-Body Medicine and CancerGuides® professional trainings.

Lora Matz, MS, LICSW
Transformative Practices
2966 Creek Lane
Minnetonka , MN 55305
Ph: (651) 592-1176
loramatz@earthlink.net
Comments: See Website for practice information: www.transformativepractices.com

Lynda Richtsmeier Cyr, PhD, LP
Integrative Medicine Program
Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota
2525 Chicago Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 813-7994
lynda.richtsmeiercyr@childrenshc.org
Comments: Lynda is a pediatric psychologist who specializes in chronic illness and incorporates mind-body medicine into her psychotherapy practice. She has been leading mind-body skills groups for children, teens and parents for many years, and has completed certification in Mind-Body medicine through The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. She is available to respond to calls, receive emails, provide services and refer other resources. She is also a faculty member of the Center for our Mind-Body Medicine professional trainings in the United States.

Robert Rothstein, MS, LP
Allina Medical Clinic
8675 Valley Creek Road
Woodbury, MN 55125
(651) 501-3008
Robert.Rothstein@allina.com
Comments: Robert is a Licensed Psychologist in general practice at The Allina Medical Clinic. He integrates mind-body skills in his practice and offers Mind-Body Skills Groups open to anyone; those receiving their medical care at the clinic and those coming from outside the clinic. Participants include those coping with various acute or chronic medical conditions, life changes, and/or stress. Participants may self refer or be referred by their healthcare provider. Groups meet for two hours, once per week for 8 weeks, with a goal of decreased symptoms, improved coping skills, and increased awareness.

Jon “Jes” E. Siiteri
Aspen Medical Group
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 238-0861
jesteri52@msn.com
Comments: Jes practices integrative medicine as a urology Physician Assistant in St. Paul, MN. He will see adults, women and men, interested in a holistic approach to wellness. His focus is on men with BPH, prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain, and prostate cancer, before and after treatment. He facilitates Mind-Body S kills groups and collaborates with alternative health practitioners at the Natural Care Center, Woodwinds Hospital, Woodbury, MN.

New Hampshire

Vicki Patric, BS, MHA
Dartmouth Hitchcock
Bedford, NH
603-629-1209
victoria.j.patric@hitchcock.org
Comments: Runs groups sporadically. Call for information.

New York

Susan S. Blum, MD, MPH
Center for Nutritional Medicine
1241 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 421-1500
drblum@healthylifemd.com
www.healthylifemd.com
Comments: Susan runs cancer groups for Barry Boyd at his Integrative Cancer Center in Greenwich, CT. She also runs groups at her office that are open to anyone. She is also a faculty member for the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional training progams in the United States.

Henry Cretella, MD &
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, LMSW, MPA
Amber Light International
496 White Spruce Blvd
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 424-3390
amberlightintl@yahoo.com
www.amberlightinternational.com
Comments: Henry and Kathleen co-founded their not-for-profit organization, Amber Light International. They travel where they are needed to run Mind-Body Skills Groups with various populations. They primarily run groups for educators, but have done groups for day-care centers, a day group for the severely developmentally disabled, and more.

North Carolina

Vera Lucia Moura, MD
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Program on Integrative Medicine
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
CB # 7200
Chapel Hill, NC 27499-7200
Phone (919) 966-8586 ext. 6
http://pim.med.unc.edu
vera_moura@med.unc.edu
Comments: Vera facilitated Mind-Body Skills Group (MBSG) for medical and other health professional students and women with a history of abuse during the 5 years she was working at the University of Michigan Integrative Medicine. Currently, as a faculty member at the UNC-Chapel Hill, she continues running groups and is also developing a research project to look at the effectiveness of MBSG for patients experiencing chronic pain.

Ohio

Pat Van Kley, PhD
Private Practice
975 Commerce Drive
Perrysburg, OH 43551
419-874-8257
pvankley@aol.com
Comments: Pat works in private practice in Ohio. She runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone. She also conducts mind-body-spirit retreats. Pat is also a faculty member of the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional training programs in the United States.

Oregon

Jocelyn B. Libby, RN, MA
Providence Cancer Center
5050 NE Hoyt
Suite 101
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 215-5305
Jocelyn.Libby@providence.org
www.providence.org/cancer
Comments: Jocelyn runs groups for cancer patients.

Claire Michaels Wheeler, MD, PhD
Private Practice
10940 SW Barnes Road, Suite 361
Portland , OR 97225
(503) 626-0300
cewheeler@mac.com
www.stresshappiness.com
Comments: Claire runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone. She is also a faculty member at the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional training programs in the United States.

South Carolina

John Charles, MD
Vice President Medical Affairs
Grand Stand Regional Medical Center
809 82nd Parkway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
(843) 692-1118
john.charles@hcahealthcare.com
Comments: John is not currently running groups. However, he is willing to speak to anyone regarding questions about mind-body medicine or the Center’s programs.

South Dakota

Michael R. McVay, MD
Cardiologist
Yankton Medical Center
1104 W. 8th St
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-1082
mcvay@iw.net
http://www.averasacredheart.com/ash/services/wellness/spirit/index.aspx
Comments: Michael is a practicing cardiologist at the Yankton Medical Clinic. A graduate of the Center's Certification program, he runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to anyone at the Avera Center for MindBodySpirit. He also has started classes that teach mindfulness based stress reduction.

Tennessee

Gerre L. Schwert, MSW, LCSW
Memorial Cancer Resource Center
605 Glenwood Dr . – Ste. 307
Chattanooga , TN 37404
(423)495-7888
gerre_schwert@memorial.org
Comments: Gerre runs Mind-Body Skills Groups with a mix of cancer survivors, cancer center staff and interested persons from the community. As a part of her practice as a clinical social worker in oncology, she also uses the mind-body skills individually with cancer patients and family members. She teaches journaling classes, runs cancer support and grief groups, and is a Reiki practitioner.

Texas

Debra Lewis Kaplan, LCSW-LMFT
Private Practice & Kaplan Center for Spiritual Awareness
5309 Mariners Drive
Plano, TX 75093
(972) 801-9118
DebraKap@aol.com
Comments: Debra sees clients in private practice as well as at the Healing Center. She is a faculty member of the Center’s Mind-Body Medicine professional training programs both in the United States as well as in Israel & Gaza. She is also a faculty member of our CancerGuides® professional training. She runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for children, teens, adults, and couples. She also lectures on spiritual psychology.

Vermont

Ellen Fein, LCSW & RYT
Cancer Coach
13 Terrace Street
Montpelier , VT 05602
(802) 229-2352
cancercoachvt@comcast.net
www.notjustapatient.com
Comments: Ellen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a registered Yoga Teacher and a Yoga Therapist. She works as a Cancer Coach with both adult cancer survivors and their families and friends.  She attended the Center’s CancerGuides® training in addition to completing the mind-body medicine certification. She works with individuals in her office as well as by email and phone. She runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for those affected by cancer.

Virginia

Donna Fitzwater, Ed.S
Director
Valley Health Wellness Services
1014 Amherst St., Suite 202
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 536-0045
dfitzwat@valleyhealthlink.com
Comments: Donna is not currently running groups. She would be happy to speak with anyone interested in the Center’s programs.

Carol A. Jacobs, LCSW
Private Practice
214 England Street
Suite B
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 752-7989
cajacobs6@aol.com
Comments: Carol runs Mind-Body Skills Groups that are open to everyone. She also runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for patients with fertility issues that takes a wholistic approach to fertility—acupuncture, mind-body groups, nutrition, and psychotherapy.

Amy Shinal, LCSW
Whole Life Concepts, LLC
489-B Carlisle Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 850-7407
AmyShinal@WholeLifeConcepts.com
www.WholeLifeConcepts.com
Comments: Amy uses mind-body skills with individuals and couples in an integrative psychotherapy practice. She is also the Director of Clinical Services at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Amy is also a senior faculty member at our Mind-Body Medicine professional trainings both in the United States, as well as in Gaza and Israel. She currently runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone, as well as women only groups.

Washington

Barbara Black
1808 12th Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 947-8448
barbarakblack@hotmail.com
Comments: Barbara Black is a massage therapist and Nia (white belt) instructor who has served on the staff of Smith Farm cancer retreats for 9 years. She has recently (fall 2007) relocated from Washington DC to Seattle and is currently not running Mind-Body Skills groups, but welcomes inquiries.

Wisconsin

Pamela Avery, MD
MindBody Acupuncture
4510 Regent St
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 233-9331
pgavery@charter.net
www.pamaverymd.com
Comments: Pamela has a private practice with special expertise in pain management, medical acupuncture, nutrition, and mind-body medicine. She currently runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for cancer patients and their family members, weight management, and seniors. She is also a certified laughter leader and uses laughter exercises in some of her groups, as well as doing laughter groups.

Kathy Farah, MD
Red Cedar Medical Center
Mayo Health System
219 East Oak Street
Glenwood City, WI 54013
Farah.kathleen@mayo.edu
Kathy is board certified in Family Medicine as well as Holistic Medicine. She leads Mind-Body Skills groups for teens and adults, and individually in her medical practice. She is also a member of the Center’s faculty in our Mind-Body Medicine and CancerGuides® professional trainings.

Stephanie Misaki Whiting, LPC, MS
Riverwood Counseling Associates
1052 Main St. Suite 202
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 341-8757
Comments: Stephanie is a licensed professional counselor in private practice. She leads Mind Body Skills Groups, while also integrating mind body skills into individual counseling. Group members deal with concerns such as panic and phobias, depression, disordered eating, social anxiety, chronic illness, grief and caregiver stress. As a former campus wellness educator, Stephanie taught mind body techniques for stress reduction for many years. She brings a wellness philosophy into her counseling practice.

Canada

Anita Gainer, MD, PhD
Private Practice
#214
3210-118 Ave
Abbottsfield Mall
Edmonton, AB T5W 4WI
Canada
(780) 906-5797
againer@ualberta.ca
Comments: Anita runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone.

Gjorgji Nikoloski , MD
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinician
5-100 Roseview Avenue
Cambridge, ON, N1R 4A7
Canada
(519) 836-4991 ext 757
gnikoloski@hotmail.com
Comments: Gjorgji is working with Trellis, Mental Health and Developmental Services in  Guelph Ontario, as a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinician. Gjorgji also runs a private clinic, utilizing mind body medicine and psychotherapy. Gjorgji runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone.

Kosovo

Ismet Abdullahu, MrSci
Ministry of Health—Prishtina—Kosovo
Mental Health Center - Ferizaj
Rr. P. Bogdani No. 3
70000 Ferizaj, Kosovo
+377 44 608 193
drismeti@hotmail.com
Comments: Ismet runs Mind-Body Skills Groups that are open to everyone.

Afrim Blyta
University Clinical Center Kosovo
UCC Department of Neurology
Prishtina, Kosovo
+381 38 130 000
afrimblyta@gmail.com
Comments: Afrim works in both the public sector in the Department of Neurology, as well as in a private practice. He runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone.

Enver Cesko
Private Clinic for Psychology and Psychotherapy "Psikodiagnostika" - Prizen
Kosova, Str. Rifat Krasniqi 60
+377 44 113 376
ekipsiko@yahoo.com
Comments: Enver works in private practice doing "Psikodiagnostika." He runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to all, as well as groups for adults with PTSD.

Qemajl Rexhepi
Spitali Regional—Gjilan
Kosovo
gerare@yahoo.com
Comments: Qemajl works in Spitali Regional Hospital doing adult, child, and adolescent psychiatry. He runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyeone, as well as groups for children with PTSD.

Mentor F. Rruka
Private Practice
Str. Mother Teresa
No 445
GJakove Kosovo
+381 039 024 201
mlrmlr94@yahoo.com
Comments: Mentor works in private practice at a clinic in Gjakove. He runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone with psychosomatic or PTSD symptoms.

Mimoza Shahini
University Clinical Center of Kosovo
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center of Prishtina
+381 038 500 600 2832
mimozashahini3@hotmail.com
Comments: Mimoza works with State Services as well as NGOs doing Mind-Body Skills Groups with children and caretakers.

Shukrije Statovci
University Clinical Center of Kosovo
Department of Psychiatry
10000 Prishtina Kosova
+381 038 500 600 2868
shukist@yahoo.com
Comments: Shukrije works in the Psychiatry Clinic at UCCK. She runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone.

Jusuf Ulaj
University Clinical Center of Kosovo
Department of Psychiatry
10000 Prishtina Kosova
+381 038 500 600 2810
jusufulaj@hotmail.com
Comments: Jusuf works in the Psychiatry Clinic at UCCK. He runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to everyone.

Shqipe Ukshini
University Clinical Center of Kosovo
Department of Psychiatry
10000 Prishtina Kosova
+381 038 500 600 2813
shqipeu@yahoo.com
Comments: Shqipe works in the public Psychiatry Clinic at UCCK. She runs Mind-Body Skills Groups open to students and clients with depression and anxiety.

Aferdita Uka
University Clinical Center of Kosovo
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center
10000 Prishtina Kosova
+381 038 500 600 2802
aferditauka@hotmail.com
Comments: Aferdita works in the Psychiatry Clinic at UCCK. He runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for children.