EDS Specialists in Providence, RI
4 specialists in Providence
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Brown University Health
Dr. Bergfield (she/they) is a clinical psychologist who works in behavioral medicine/health psychology. She specializes in trauma, identity, and grief work, as well as chronic pain and illness. She has a special interest in working with individuals who have EDS/HSD and has worked with numerous individuals providing individual therapy, group therapy, support groups, and psychological assessment. She used to be the Research and Registry Coordinator for the Ehlers-Danlos Society and did her dissertation on personality traits in individuals with different types of EDS. She works in two different outpatient offices, Behavioral Medicine and at the Norman Prince Spine Institute. She sees people in person and virtually and is licensed in the state of Rhode Island. Hospital Affiliations: Rhode Island Hospital Miriam Hospital
Mental Health
Neurology
Hypermobility
Chronic Pain
The Mindful Living Center
The Mindful Living Center: ” Living Green, Healthy & Mindful” Susan Hurd, MA, CAGS, LMHC has over 20 years of expertise in offering Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy Counseling and Mindfulness-based Meditation Services. We offer an integrative Mindfulness-based Mind-Body and Compassionate approach to support your mental health and well-being. We specialize in treating clients with complex, painful and disabling medical conditions that are interconnected with mental health conditions. Some conditions that we provide support for are: Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Pain Management, Stress Management, Adjustments, Disability and Rehabilitation Counseling & Advocacy, Life Transitions, Medical Trauma and other Trauma contributing towards PTSD. Susan Hurd, MA, CAGS, LMHC has Skillfully and Compassionately treated many persons over the years with Connective Tissue Disorders including Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, EDS, and Fibromyalgia and co-existing conditions such as: Dysautonomia, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, MCAS causing allergies, Chemical Sensitivities and Fragrance Sensitivities. She also is a Certified Lyme Disease Literate Therapist. She has certifications and trainings in Mind-Body Trauma, & PTSD. She has a trauma certificate, “The Body Keeps Score” with leading Harvard Medical PTSD researcher and medical expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD, also author of the Best Selling Book, ” The Body Keeps Score. She also training in EMDR. She also has training in the Expressive Arts. She has extensive Mindfulness-based Meditation and Mind-Body trainings including with Harvard Medical Psychologist and Researcher of Mindfulness-based Self-Compassion, Christ Germer, Ph.D. Susan Hurd has also trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D, founder of Mindfulness-based Meditation and Stress Reduction, MBMSR, and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, Mindfulness Researcher and Best Selling Author of Full Catastrophe Living. She also has training expertise in Mindfulness-based Grief and Loss Counseling. Susan Hurd, MA, CAGS, LMHC has been praised in being an excellent listener and very compassionate. She integrates Psychodynamic Talk Therapy with Mindfulness Mind-Body-Emotions Awareness Trainings and Mind-Body Trauma Techniques, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT. She has an excellent track record in helping people learn how to better cope and manage with complex medical conditions intertwined with mental health conditions. Susan Hurd, MA, CAGS, LMHC did her 3500 clinical training hours at the Rehabilitation Hospital of RI in an integrative medical pain clinic, Healing Choices with Medical Director, Dr. Keith Rafal, MD, Brown University Medical. She then continued to work at the Healing Choices for many years until she opened her own Private Practice, The Mindful Living Center. While at Healing Choices, she received excellent clinical training treating many with Fibromyalgia, and other Connective Tissue Disorders including Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, EDS, as well as other Auto-immune Conditions and Lyme Disease. She also treated people with Traumatic Injuries and Traumatic Brain Injuries, TBI’s and Concussions. Working at the Rehabilitation Hospital of RI gave Susan Hurd, LMHC, excellent training in Disability & Rehabilitation Counseling and Advocacy, as well as in Health Psychology, Mind-Body Medicine and Psychotherapy Counseling Approaches to treating mental health conditions. Susan Hurd, MA, CAGS, LMHC also lives successfully with her own complex medical conditions that does include hEDS. She therefore has Professional and Personal Experience. She offers Virtual Telemedicine Services.
Mental Health
Hypermobility
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