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I am a NYS-licensed
psychologist who specializes in Tourette's Syndrome
and the associated conditions. After completing a
doctorate in experimental psychology and working in
academia teaching undergraduate and graduate
courses in psychology, I left to go into applied
clinical work at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue
Hospital in the Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine,
where I applied my previous research in biofeedback
and my background in behavioral psychology to
treating patients with a variety of
neurologically-based motor control problems,
including movement disorders such as spasmodic
torticollis and Tourette's
Syndrome.
For the past 21
years, I have been in private practice, the last
six of which have been devoted to working with
children and adolescents with TS+. Within that
framework, my private practice has been split
between providing psychotherapy for children and
teens who have TS+ and serving as a consulting
psychologist to school districts who need training
and/or assistance in developing appropriate
educational programs for students with TS+. In my
psychotherapeutic work, I incorporate
research-validated methods such as
cognitive-behavior therapy and habit reversal
therapy, as well as parent training. I also provide
workshops for parents, educators, and clinicians
who want to learn more about TS+.
This site represents
more than just "book knowledge" or clinical
experience, however. It also incorporates my
experiences as a family member and pro bono
advocate for the Tourette's Syndrome community. As
the parent of two young adults with TS+ and as the
spouse of a man with TS+, I know some of the pain
and challenges that family members face on a daily
basis.
- This web site is
my way of sharing some of what I've learned
personally and professionally in my journey over
the past 15 years. If it helps another family,
teacher, or colleague, I am
delighted.
Almost 25 years ago,
I saw a poster that had quite an impact on me. It
showed a skiier poised at the edge of a glacial
crevice. It looked impossible for him to go back up
the slope, and yet there was no way he could
conceivably jump across the crevice from a dead
standstill. The caption on the poster was, "Find a
way or make a way." For the last 25 years, "Find a
way or make a way" has been my motto. You are
welcome to adopt it as your motto, too. Seeing
ourselves a problem-solvers and teaching our
children or students to become problem-solvers may
be the most constructive response to what otherwise
might seem to be overwhelming
challenges.
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- This web site
originally opened in May 1998. Having absolutely
no knowledge of web design, I used Publisher97
to create it. That alone speaks volumes, doesn't
it? Over the years, the site has grown
enormously, but my web design skills haven't.
For the current design, I was fortunate to have
the very talented Cyndi K. of Eosdev.com
design the layout and backgrounds.
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- Unless otherwise
noted, all illustrations used on this site are
the copyrighted work of the very talented
Dennis
Cox, and
are used under license.
As the site owner and
author, I personally pay for the site hosting and
all fees associated with the maintenance of the
site. Revenues from referral fees to Amazon.com are
used to help defray the hosting fees. No other
advertising appears on the site, and no commercial
sponsorship or advertising is accepted, other than
the Amazon.com links.
- As a
psychologist, I do not prescribe medications,
nor do I ever recommend specific medications,
and this site receives no funding or support
from any pharmaceutical company. I do not own
stock in any pharmaceutical company. On
occasion, I have received professional fees
from WebMD
for serving as an expert reviewer for them on
their Tourette Syndrome section.
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privacy policy, please click here.
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