Rona Polizano
About
My areas of focus include:
• Anxiety/Panic Attacks
• Depression
• Stress/Workplace Stress
• Perfectionism
• Shame
• Grief/Loss
• Boundaries
Before starting my own private practice, I worked as a therapist in Community Mental Health and co-lead a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills group.​
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I am involved in ongoing training in Gestalt Therapy with the Gestalt Associates of Los Angeles and Contemporary Reichian Therapy (Orgone Therapy): An Emotionally Focused Somatic Psychotherapy.
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Qualifications and Certifications
Education and Credentials:
• Master of Arts, Psychology, Counseling Specialization—Saybrook University (previously LIOS)
• Bachelor of Arts, Sociology—University of Connecticut
Professional Training:
• Ongoing Post-Graduate Training in Counseling with Gestalt Associates Training, Los Angeles
• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) for Depression at the Beck Institute, July 2016
• TF-CBT: Online Training Course for Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), May 2017
• CBT+ (Cognitive Behavior Therapy Plus): Certificate of completion at University of Washington: Harborview Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress Center (HCSATS), March 2018 ---Two day training in Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and six months of bi-weekly consultation with a TF-CBT expert.
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