Articles by Sandy

On September 16, 2011, the Rhode Island chapter of the Lyme Disease Association will present a day-long conference at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI entitled “The Impact of Lyme Disease on the Brain: Implications for Mental Health Practitioners.” My presentation on “Psychotherapy with Lyme Disease Patients: Moving Past Traditional Clinical Practice to Creative Treatment” will be part of a comprehensive program, with experts addressing a variety of critical issues. Speakers include Robert Bransfield, MD, Sheila Statlender, PhD, Judy Leventhal, PhD, and Denise Lang-Grant, EdS, LPC. The full program is available here.

Conference registration is currently open to mental health and other health professionals, and will be open to the general public after August 20th as space allows. To register online or by mail, please visit the conference page and select the appropriate registration link.

On June 16th, 2011, the Ridgefield (CT) Lyme Disease Task Force and the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association co-sponsored a follow-up seminar for mental health practitioners on the Impact of Lyme Disease on the Brain. In addition to serving as program chair of the event, I served on a panel, helping mental health practitioners understand the complexity and severity of tick-borne disease, and how they can best serve their clients.