New Member's Spotlight
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May 2012
Eileen Di Stasio-Clark
Please welcome new student affiliate member, Eileen Di Stasio-Clark. Currently she is completing a PhD in Clinical Psychology through Fielding Graduate University. She also works for the Jackson County, Missouri Family Court as a visitation monitor. Her interests are varied and she would like to work with all populations and problems, but is more specifically drawn to family psychology, equine & canine mental health therapies, and the cognitive/behavioral approach.
February 2012
Jason S. Berman, PhD, CGP
Dr. Jason Berman is only the second certified group therapist in greater Kansas City. He loves conducting interpersonal groups for men and women who wish to deepen their relationships. Also, he sees individuals for issues like depression, anxiety, career problems, and trauma recovery.
Visit his website at www.TalkitOutKC.com
Chris Kaisher
Welcome to new member, Chris Kaisher. Ms. Kaisher is currently in graduate school with an anticipated graduation date of August 2012. She would like to work in a Christian counseling firm in or around Columbia, MO. When she begins begin to practice she would like to focus on women's issues, boundaries, depression and anxiety.
October 2011
Lisa Goldman, PsyD
Please join me in welcoming MOPA's newest member Dr. Lisa Goldman. Dr. Goldman specializes in child & adolescent, family & couples, highly conflictual divorces, issues surrounding school refusal, end of life, cancer and other health related medical illness. Dr. Goldman graduated from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology where her emphasis was on women and their life span, children, bereavement, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trangender (LGBT) community, and clinical psychology. She trained in community mental health centers, a private psychiatric unit in a hospital setting, schools, and had a concentration in acute psychiatric treatment and chronic health conditions. Prior to receiving her doctorate in Clinical Psychology she received her Master in Education from the University of Wisconsin. Her concentration was on learning disabilities, special education law, and training families to advocate for their children with special education needs. Her two graduate degrees and her extensive clinical background allow her a unique understanding of the broad array of mental health issues impacting people of all ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, and races. Dr. Goldman has post graduate training in treatment of chronic health patients, divorce mediation, industrial/corporate mediation, counseling couples, families, women, and the LGBT community. Dr. Goldman has been asked to speak at many organizations regarding mental health issues.
Sandra Hendin, PhD
MOPA is proud to welcome new member Dr. Sandra Hendin. She is part of Collaborative Family Law Group of St. Louis, which offers mental health and financial coaching for divorcing couples, in addition to legal counsel, when they are seeking a better alternative to traditional divorce.
She returned this year to her Counseling Psychology practice in St. Louis after a hiatus of 10 years, during which she was in seminary in Philadelphia and was ordained as a rabbi in June 2010. In addition to her rabbinic work with the Reconstructionist congregation in St. Louis, she also meets with individuals who have spiritual concerns on a monthly basis for Spiritual Direction, and is a member of Spiritual Directors International.
She returned this year to her Counseling Psychology practice in St. Louis after a hiatus of 10 years, during which she was in seminary in Philadelphia and was ordained as a rabbi in June 2010. In addition to her rabbinic work with the Reconstructionist congregation in St. Louis, she also meets with individuals who have spiritual concerns on a monthly basis for Spiritual Direction, and is a member of Spiritual Directors International.
Susan Shuman, PsyD
Welcome new member, Susan Shuman, Psy.D.. Dr. Shuman (nee Campbell) began a new job August 1, 2011 as a full-time Psychologist at the Samaritan Counseling Center (The Center) in St. Joseph, MO. She is registered as a Health Service Provider.
