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Hello. My name is Steevie Jane Parks. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has been working in the field of mental health since 1975. I recently opened Create A Healthy Mind (October of 2004) so that my clients would be able to enjoy a more peaceful and relaxing therapy experience, and so that I would have the space necessary to work in a greater variety of modalities (e.g. group, family, art therapy). I hope that this page will answer some of your questions about my education, experience and background.

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Educational Background:

College:   
B.A.  in Psychology and Fine Art
Sarah Lawrence College, 1978
Bronxville, N.Y. 

Graduate School:  
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
University of Maine, 1988 

Pre-Doctoral Internship: 
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
State University of New York Health Sciences Center, 1988

Post-Doctoral Internship: 
University of Tennessee, 1994
Bowenian Family Therapy Post Graduate Program

Current professional memberships: 
North Carolina Psychological Association, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

I am a genuinely warm, intuitive and creative psychologist who works with each patient as an individual. I have been in private practice as a clinical psychologist since 1988, and have worked in numerous inpatient and outpatient settings throughout my career in addition to my private practice. At this time I am particularly interested in working with individuals who are experiencing debilitating levels of stress related to identity issues and major life transitions (e.g. changing or choosing careers, leaving home, loss and bereavement, separation and divorce).  I find enourmous pleasure in seeing my clients move from feeling 'victimized' by life's challenges to feeling 'victorious' and 're-vitalized' by their successes. 

I have specialized training in the areas of; Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Clinical Hypnosis, Child and Adolescent Evaluation and Therapy, Family Therapy, and working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse. I have also been recently certified as a Parent Coordinator in Orange County.

I look forward to collaborating with you, so that you too, can 'Create a Happier, Healthier Life!'

Please contact me for an initial consultation at: (919)-918-1014