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| Member Type | establishedcareer |
| Name | Susan Hurd, MA, CAGS, LMHC |
| City | Providence |
| State | RI |
| Zip | 02906 |
Professional Information
| Practice Location | The Mindful Living Center, 148 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906 |
| Secondary Office | Virtual Telemedicine Therapy and Consults offered. |
| Office Contact Information | The Mindful Living Center: Susan Hurd, MA, CAGS, LMHC 148 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906 401-787-2355 |
| Degrees | MA, CAGS: Holistic Mental Health Counseling, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI |
| Areas of Specialty | I am in private practice, The Mindful Living Center. I have over 20 years of expertise with offering Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy Services. I treat adults 18-80+. I offer Virtual Telemedicine Therapy sessions and In-Person Therapy Sessions. Prior to opening my own private practice, I worked 10 years at the Rehabilitation Hospital of RI in an integrative medical pain clinic offering Mind-Body Medicine, Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy services and Disability Advocacy and Rehabilitation Counseling Services. I have advanced expertise with Health Psychology, Mind-Body Medicine, Pain Management, Stress Management, Trauma, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety,Substance Abuse, Disability Advocacy and Rehabilitation Counseling. I do have expertise with Complex Medical Issues including: Long COVID, Lyme disease, Cancer, Fibromyalgia, Auto-immune Conditions such as Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Genetic Conditions- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. I have expertise in Mindfulness based Grief & Loss, Life Transitions, Fertility & Pregnancy Issues, Relationship Issues, Academic Issues, Career Issues, Emotional Eating & Eating Disorders, LGBTQ+ issues, Immigration and Acculturation Issues and other common issues.
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| Insurance Accepted | Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Health Care, Tufts, Optum, Medicare |
| Other Information | I have over 30 years of expertise with offering Mindfulness-based Meditation Services: I offer Mindfulness-based classes, workshops, and programs for colleges, business organizations, non-profits, hospitals. Examples of programs I have offered have been for Brown University, Integrative Medicine@ Brown University Medical School, Salve Regina University, RI HUD, AA, The Rehabilitation Hospital of RI, Women’s and Infants Hospital, and Kent Hospital. I have trained with Mindfulness-based Meditation and Stress Reduction, MBMSR founder, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. I also have practiced with Jack Kornfield, Ph.D, James Baraz, Ph.D, Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D, Thich Nhat Hahn, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Larry Rosenberg, Sharon Salzburg, Joseph Goldstein, and other Renowned Buddhist-based Meditation Leaders. In 1996, I did a 3 month Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen meditation retreat with Lama Jamie Kalfas and Tulku Chagdud Rinpoche, Williams, Oregon. I have multiple Mind-Body trauma certifications including: “The Body Keeps Score” with leading Trauma expert, Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD and author of the book, The Body Keeps Score. And, with Linda Thai, MSW, ” Somatic Embodiment for Trauma” I am Certified in EMDR. My certification is with Ricky Greenwald, Psy.D, founder of the Trauma Institute and the Child Trauma Institute. It is EMDRIA certified. I also am a Certified Lyme Literate Mental Health Provider. |