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My approach is to provide you with support, to leverage wellness and motivation for change, to facilitate personal growth and relational wellbeing, to provide feedback, and to respectfully assist in your search for meaning - in order to help you resolve current problems and long-standing patterns.

somov's self-help books

  • Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time
    Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time
    by Pavel Georgievich Somov, Ph.D.
  • Present Perfect: A Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism and the Need for Control
    Present Perfect: A Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism and the Need for Control
    by Pavel G. Somov
  • The Lotus Effect: Shedding Suffering and Rediscovering Your Essential Self
    The Lotus Effect: Shedding Suffering and Rediscovering Your Essential Self
    by Pavel Somov
  • The Smoke-Free Smoke Break: Stop Smoking Now With Mindfulness and Acceptance
    The Smoke-Free Smoke Break: Stop Smoking Now With Mindfulness and Acceptance
    by Pavel Somov, Marla J., Ph.D. Somova
  • Reinventing the Meal: How Mindfulness Can Help You Slow Down, Savor the Moment, and Reconnect with the Ritual of Eating
    Reinventing the Meal: How Mindfulness Can Help You Slow Down, Savor the Moment, and Reconnect with the Ritual of Eating
    by Pavel Somov
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    Workshop: Mindfulness Simplified

    Note: registration is closed for this event

    Date: Sat, April 14th, 2012, 3pm-4:30pm

    Cost: $60 (book included, $15.95-$17.95 value, choose from 4 books)

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    I hold a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from SUNY Buffalo, with 18 + years of clinical experience (first client in 1994) (12 years post-licensure); member of APA (American Psychological Association) since 1997. 

    Fast-paced solutions to the following problems:

    Addictions/Drug & Alcohol, Adjusting to Change & Life Transitions, Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Attachment Issues, Caregiver Issues & Stress, Codependency & Dependency, Compulsions, Compassion Training/Empathy Training, Control Issues, Creative Blocks, Depression, Divorce & Divorce Adjustment, Eating & Food Issues, Gambling, Emptiness, Emotional Abuse, Existential Issues, Family of Origin Issues, Forgiveness, Fear of Abandonment, Grief & Loss, Habits, Harm Reduction, Health Behavior Change, Impulse Control, Infidelity & Affair Recovery, Irritability, Life Purpose & Meaning,  Managing Chronic Illness Behaviors and Treatment Compliance, Men's Issues, Midlife Transition, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Motivational Enhancement, Obsessions, Panic, Perfectionism, Phobias & Fears, Post Traumatic Stress, Premarital Counseling, Relationships & Marriage, Self-Care, Self-Confidence, Self-Criticism, Self-Doubt, Self-Esteem, Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.), Sensitivity to Criticism, Sex  & Sexuality Issues, Search for Meaning, Shame, Smoking Cessation, Social Phobia, Stress, Trauma, Trust Issues, Workplace Issues, Worry, Worthlessness

    Treatment Modalities:

    I offer fast-paced individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, and group therapy.  I do not offer Family Therapy (parents + children).  I only work with adults. 

    Clinical Background:

    I have trained and worked in a variety of clinical settings, which include: psychiatric hospitals, university counseling center, county jail, community mental health centers, family medical practice, cancer hospital, veterans' hospitals, pain clinics, and private practice.

    I am an author of five self-help books (three of which have been translated into Dutch and Chinese).

    I offer an eclectic treatment approach that consists of: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Meta-Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectic and Behavioral Therapy, Logotherapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Brief-Dynamic Therapy, Motivational Interviewing Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).