Stephanie Best
Dr. Stephanie Best LLC
Owner / Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Charleston, South Carolina
United States
Highest Degree Held: Ph.D.
Specialties: Mindfulness, NeuroMeditation, Meditation, Anxiety, Stress Management, Life Transitions, Mind-Body Wellness, Women's Issues
Types of Clients: Adults, Elderly
Languages spoken: English
Licensures/Certifications: Licensed Psychologist (NC #4045 and SC #1637) | PSYPACT APIT #15977 | Certified Health Services Provider Psychologist | Certified NeuroMeditation Trainer
ACT/CBS Background and Training: Introductory, intermediate, and advanced experiential ACT workshops (including ACT Boot Camp and ACT III: Mastering ACT); workshops at behavioral conferences (e.g., the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science); personal education through reading ACT-relevant books and published articles; joining and following various ACT listservs; master's thesis and doctoral dissertation based heavily on ACT-related topics; utilizing acceptance- and mindfulness- based interventions in my clinical work since 2005; participation in ACT peer consultation group; providing continuing education to other clinicians through PESI and the NeuroMeditation Institute on mindfulness- and meditation-based interventions to rewire the brain; small-group training with Dr. Steven C. Hayes in my former position as a Program Lead at the ACT-based mental wellness clinic, Modern Minds, in Charleston.
ACT/CBS Experience: I was first introduced to ACT in September of 2005. Since then, my interest in and passion for it has steadily grown. I have incorporated ACT principles into nearly all of my clinical work and live them daily in my own life.