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Dr. Amanda Leibovitz is a licensed therapist and certified mental performance consultant with a strong calling to empower others with the knowledge, awareness, and skills needed to navigate life on their own terms. In addition to earning her MA in Counseling and PhD in Educational Psychology, she has completed specialized training in EMDR therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, DBT skills, nonviolent communication, and performance enhancement. Amanda’s unique blend of experience, education, and training allows her to integrate effective strategies for high performance with proven approaches to mental health counseling to emphasize clients’ personal strengths and values as important vehicles for change.

Find Amanda on Instagram @epicwellnessco, twitter, or facebook.

Learn more about Amanda’s services at https://epicwellnessco.com/

BOOKS

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski

Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff

Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming by Jonathan Shay

ARTICLES

Mol et al. (2005). Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after non-traumatic events: evidence from an open population study.

The British Journal of Psychiatry , 186(6), 494 – 499. 10.1192/bjp.186.6.494

Van der Kolk et al. (2007). A randomized clinical trial of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), fluoxetine, and pill placebo in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: treatment effects and long-term maintenance. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68(1), 37-46. 10.4088/jcp.v68n0105.

Price et al. (2017). Effectiveness of an extended yoga treatment for women with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. The Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine. 23(4), 300-309. 10.1089/acm.2015.0266

Van der Kolk. (2006). Clinical implications of neuroscience research in PTSD. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1071(1), 277-293. 10.1196/annals.1364.022

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