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I am a licensed clinical psychologist who works in the specialty area of health psychology at a large academic medical center. I work with individuals who live with chronic illness and who need to make important changes in their lives in support of their overall health and well-being.

My passion is understanding what helps people change so that they can lead lives that are physically, emotionally, spiritually, and financially healthy. To understand this better, I read the research literature on motivation, persistence, and impulse control, and then I apply it to everyday problems.

Over the past fifteen years, I have delivered numerous presentations on willpower and personal change to medical patients, members of the community, and professional audiences. I have led and designed a number of psychotherapeutic groups that help individuals adjust to specific chronic medical conditions.

I am also a Certified Educator in Personal Finance. This specialty training helps me apply the psychological research on willpower to human financial behavior.

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