Carol O. Loadman-Copeland, PhD, NCC, RPT
Psychologist
OFFICE: CENTUS Office - Denver
TELEPHONE: 303-639-5240 x15
TREATMENT SPECIALITIES:
- Adolescent Therapy
- Adult Therapy
- Anger Management
- Anxiety/Panic/Phobias
- Career Counseling
- Child Therapy
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Clinical Hypnosis
- Couples/Marital Counseling
- Depression/Mood Disorders
- Family/Parenting Issues
- Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Issues
- Grief/Loss/Transition
- Multicultural
- Pain Management
- Personality Disorders
- Relaxation
- Sand and Play Therapy
- Seniors/Geriatric
- Substance Abuse/Chemical Dependence
PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY:
There are many approaches to psychotherapy today, and most therapists are familiar with several. Some approaches address specific symptoms (e.g., relaxation training); some work because clients have a place to express feelings (like play therapy for children), and some help people to think about things differently (which also affects our emotional reactions). What will work best for you depends on your interests, temperament and personality. In this kind of multi-theoretical approach, you are the one who should be in charge of your therapy. I view therapy as a collaborative process, in which we are sometimes detectives together, sometimes storytellers and meaning-makers and sometimes a task-oriented committee of two (or more). When I am working with children under 10 or 12 years of age, I will very often recommend using child-centered play therapy. This is because children can show their feelings much more easily than they can talk about their feelings. For many young children, talking about feelings does not seem to resolve issues as effectively as acting out the issues. If possible, I usually prefer to teach parents some simple play techniques that they can use at home.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
I hold an M.A. in Child Behavior from the Institute of Child Behavior and Development at The University of Iowa and a Ph.D. in Learning and Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, followed by a Respecialization in Clinical Psychology from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. My training as a clinician was preceded by years of university teaching and research into the basic processes that underlie habitual behavior, so I often see concrete, behavioral changes that may serve the goals of my clients. I have specialized training in Child and Family Therapy as well as in Behavioral Medicine. I am a Registered Play Therapist with the Association for Play Therapy and hold a Certification in Clinical Hypnosis from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
INSURANCE PANELS *=CENTUS Group is in Network
*Aetna
*Aetna EAP
Behavioral Health Care Inc.
Choice Care Network (Humana)
Great West
Life Era
Magellan Behavioral Health
Medicare
Profile EAP
*PHCS Network
Tricare/Triwest
*United Behavioral Health
*UBH EAP
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