Dawn Chandler-Holtz
Highest Degree Held: Ph.D.
Specialties: anxiety, OCD
Types of Clients: Children, Adolescents, Adults
Languages spoken: English
Licensures/Certifications: SDARI trained
ACT/CBS Background and Training: I was initially trained in CBT in graduate school. Over the past two years I have been self-educating myself and eventually making ACT my primary type of therapy - I have read several of Russ Harris and Steven Hayes' books, as well as Tamara Black's book on using ACT with children, have done some additional webinar trainings through PESI.com, and listend to many podcasts by ACT founders and practitioners. This summer I took Russ Harris' in-depth 6 week course on using ACT with Autistic clients and have been incorporating that into my work. Have also read and used with clients the OCD workbook by Mazza and the Pure O OCD Letting Go of Obsessive Thoughts with ACT by LeJeune.
ACT/CBS Experience: Have been using as my primary focus in therapy for the past 4 years