First of all when you hire my services you won’t get some Certified Trained Employee, you’ll get me a Licensed Health Care Professional. When you purchase my e-Courses they are written and developed by me a Licensed California Registered Nurse not some ghost writer that I fed my ideas too. When you take a class from me, it was developed by me and approved by the California Department of Health Services under my Nursing License and I am the only one approved to teach that course.

This September I begin my 13th year of working with ADHD, ODD, OCD, Anxiety, Anger and PTSD; what continues to set me apart from others is that I come to you, be it home, park, place of business, school, Starbucks, even your car, this convenience to my clients has been a major factor to my success. However most of the classes I teach are on this same subject matter and one class covers material that takes me about 3 individual sessions to cover. My class schedule for the rest of 2010 follows at the end of this note.  I now serve Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Nevada and Solano Counties. I also added some e-courses this last year at the request of some out of state clients and they can be found on facebook. (it costs a fair amount to set up a shopping cart on a webpage, yet it can be done for no cost on facebook, now you can see why I’m rethinking a website.)

What I do is Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT).

CBT is the current treatment model for AXIS I disorders, these type disorders include but are not limited too ADHD, ODD, OCD, Anxiety/Panic and PTSD. CBT is about re-framing negative thinking, re-structuring internal dialogue and substituting undesirable or unwanted behaviors with more appropriate ones. You may wonder how CBT differs from other therapies such as Hypnosis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming or Audio-Visual Synchronization. While these other therapies can be effective in the short term for some people they’re long term effectiveness is unsubstantiated and some of their practitioner’s lay out some pretty dramatic claims. Some claim success based on the premise that the client never came back to them for more treatment and others profess to even cure ADHD or OCD.

I will not claim to cure your problem or even too completely over come it. ADHD and OCD in particular are life long disorders that wax and wane over a lifetime. I will not claim to get “unbelievable” results or claim to “achieve what others can’t.” What I will lay claim too is that I will give you many strategies and tools for you to pick and choose from since working with these conditions is not a one size fits all strategy. I will give you the most up-to-date techniques that have been well studied for effectiveness by reputable organizations. I will give you support and encouragement and a place to vent. I will give you understanding and empathy. I’ll relieve your guilt and help you regain emotional control and I’ll work with you in a courteous and mutually respectful manner.

While the positive effects of CBT can take longer to achieve than with other therapies, it’s long-term effectiveness is well documented and supported by such reputable organizations as the University California Davis M.I.N.D. Institute where they study only Autism Disorders and ADHD and The Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Duke University Medical Center.

A few changes on the personal end as well. I no longer volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation or the Adopt-A-Plot at the  Old City Cemetery. I’m now a “wandering spirit” for the cemeteries annual fundraiser, a guided night time tour through the cemetery that is loads of fun. California has had some extreme budget cuts in education this year, so Chris has 30 second graders this year with no aide, so I’ve committed to helping him out when time allows.

I continue to paint and look to my garden for inspiration.

2010 Class Schedule

Tues. Sept 24th………… Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Thurs. Oct 14th………… Anger Intelligence

Tues. Nov 2nd…………… Caregiver Burnout

Thurs. Dec 2nd………….. Cutting and Other Self-Destructive Behaviors

all classes are from 9am to 1 pm and includes a light breakfast buffet………….. $60.00

classes held in Auburn, CA. to register call Midge at 530 889-8737

This ride is open to women only age 18 & up

Cost is $47.00 to Cordova and a $5.00 materials fee to me. To register call 916 362-1841 or www.crpd.com

I’m waiting to hear back if there is a park entrance fee or not.