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I believe in the amazing resiliency of the human
psyche and spirit - The body and mind have an incredible power to
heal and we have the capacity to change the course of our lives and
create the future we want. I believe you are the expert on you and
with gentle guidance and steady support you can overcome obstacles,
grow and change, find your purpose, create, change and become your
authentic and genuine self.
I use a combination of therapeutic approaches and techniques to help you make the changes you want. I listen with respect and empathy and join with you as a team as you explore your present, identify connections to the past and reflect on the future you want. I don't judge or criticize and work with you to quiet the judgmental anxiety-filled committee you may have residing in your mind. Generally we are our own worst critics and my goal is to help you practice self compassion to clear your thinking and to move forward in health and wellness. In most cases, I work with the "whole you" -(w)holistically helping you to make changes in lifestyle exercise, sleep, mindfulness practice, to find balance in all domains of your life - emotional, psychological, physical, intellectual, spiritual and financial so that you can move forward. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Nancy Eldredge, Ph.D. has been in private practice as a psychologist in Tucson, Arizona since 1994. After completing her Master's Degree, she worked as the Director of the Mental Health/Deaf Program in Oregon, and as the Director of Services for Students with Disabilities at Oregon State University. After completing her Ph.D. in Counseling, she directed the Rehabilitation Counseling: Deafness Program at the University of Arizona. Dr. Eldredge has also been a nationally certified American Sign Language Interpreter with the U.S. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and is fluent in American Sign Language. Internationally, Dr. Eldredge has conducted comparative research investigating the cognitive development and the social and emotional development of deaf children in the United States and the People’s Republic of China. She has also conducted sponsored research on views of deafness, rehabilitation, and healing in Australia with the Aboriginal Health Service and members of Aboriginal groups who are deaf, under the auspices of the International Exchange of Experts and Information in Rehabilitation. Among her publications, perhaps best known in the U.S, is an extended consideration of “Culturally Responsive Psychotherapy with American Indians Who Are Deaf,” in Psychotherapy with Deaf Clients from Diverse Groups (1999, revised 2010).