Find a TMS Doctor or Therapist
The following pages might help you choose the person best suited for you:
- Structured TMS recovery programs: In case you don't live near a TMS doctor, a structured TMS program can be a nice complement to your relationship with your regular doctor.
- How to Choose a TMS Therapist: therapy involves a substantial involvement of time and money. Make sure that you find someone who is a good match for you.
- How we categorize TMS Professionals: This explains the categories of "physician", "therapist" or "other".
- Practitioner's Degrees: PhD, MD, DO, MSW, LCSW, MFT, MA, DO... What does it all mean?
- TMS Professional Survey Responses: Over 20 of the TMS professionals in this list have completed a detailed survey explaining their experiences with TMS and their treatment plans.
We hope that you find the following pages helpful as well:
- General Discussion Forum: Share information with other TMSers
- How do I journal?: This page discusses the various techniques in journaling.
- Q&A with an Expert: Ask questions and read answers to questions that other TMSers have asked.
- Books & DVDs, etc.: The more you learn, the better off you are.
- Medical Evidence: Learn some of the science related to TMS.
- About the TMS Wiki: Learn about this website and the group who builds it.
[edit] How to use this list
You may see the following links under the entries for some providers:
- TMS Wiki User Profile: Some practitioners have taken the time to join our wiki. From their TMS Wiki User Profile (linked to, below), you can send them a message or start a new discussion thread. Note that new threads can be viewed by anyone. As with email, you should not use either approach for private or urgent communications.
- Survey Response: The TMS Wiki has created a survey which it welcomes all practitioners interested in this approach to fill out. We have separate questionnaires for physicians, therapists, and coaches. You can read more about the survey here.
- Q&A Answers: If a provider is a member of the panel of experts in our Q&A With an Expert program, we include a link to the home page of that program. To read a brief bio and see links to all of that provider's answers, click on the link and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Before starting a professional relationship with anyone on this list, you should confirm relevant information, including credentials and accepted insurance. As with all other information on the wiki, we can't guarantee the information in this list. When possible, we try to include links to make it easy for you to confirm the information.
[edit] For Practitioners
Please help us improve this list by providing us with more information about yourself. See our "Updating information about yourself in our practitioner list" page for information about how to do this. General information about interacting with the wiki can be found in our "For TMS practitioners" page.
[edit] Number of practitioners on the list
Physicians: 51Do you know of a TMS-aware practitioner who isn't on this list? Post about them in our "Change Requests" forum, and we'd be happy to add them.
Therapists: 50
Other: 5
Total: 106
[edit] Via Internet or Telephone
Unfortunately, many people who think they may have TMS do not live in an area served by any TMS professionals. Luckily, some TMS professionals are able to provide services over the internet or telephone. Diagnosis can't be performed over the internet or telephone and distance can provide a significant barrier to psychotherapy. However, the following people provide coaching and other services to people who aren't able to travel to meet a provider face to face. More information can be found in our "Structured TMS recovery programs" page.
  Howard Schubiner, MD (Physician) Dr. Howard Schubiner is board-certified in pediatrics, adolescent medicine, and internal medicine. He was a full Professor at Wayne State University for 18 years and now works at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI, where he directs the the Mind Body Medicine Program that he founded. This program uses cutting edge research and both meditative and cutting edge psychological techniques to treat individuals who suffer from TMS. He says "Many of us suffer needlessly from pain diagnosed as migraines, tension headaches, fibromyalgia, or chronic neck, back, abdominal, and pelvic pain, when the real cause is Mind Body Syndrome." His new book Unlearn Your Pain was released in early 2010. Dr. Schubiner was also a speaker at the 2nd Annual TMS Conference in March 2010. (Source) TMS Recovery Program |
| Additional Practitioners |
United States
[edit] California
[edit] Los Angeles area
| Susan Basset, MSW, LCSW (Therapist) 18319 Linnet |
Will Baum, LCSW (Therapist)   Will Baum is a psychotherapist in the Los Angeles area. He has written a number of articles for PsychologyToday.com, the Huffington Post, and Where the Client Is. He is cross trained in psychodynamic talk therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Will Baum's practice is focused on anxiety/depression, relationships, chronic pain, and addiction recovery. He has experience working with an "extremely wide range of clients and concerns." (Source) Recent Change of Address |
| Arnold Bloch (Therapist) 1280 Willsbrook Ct |
| Donald Dubin, MS, MFCC (Deceased) |
Susan Farber, MA, MFT (Therapist)   22 West Micheltorena Street, Suite B |
| Alan Gordon, LCSW (Therapist) Alan Gordon is a psychotherapist in private practice in Santa Monica who specializes in the treatment of chronic pain using the the TMS approach. He is a member of the TMS Educational Working Group and was the primary organizer (chair) of the 2nd annual TMS Conference held in LA in March 2010. His efforts were a key factor in making the conference a success. At the conference, he gave a presentation entitled "Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches in the Treatment of Mind-Body Disorders." He has also written an article called "Miracles of Mindbody Medicine" for the Healthcare Counseling and Psychotherapy Journal. (Source1, Source2, Source3) 1247 7th St., Suite 300 |
  Dr. Gottlieb is honored to work with those that struggle with chronic pain. As an EMDR certified therapist, she has many tools to help you process through your TMS symptoms. She is also very experienced with anxiety, depression, couples and trauma therapy. Dr. Gottlieb is an adjunct professor at Cal State Fullerton teaching graduate students how to be effective therapists.(Source) 305 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 202 |
| Helene Green, LCSW (Therapist) 18319 Linnet |
| Phillip Green, PhD (Therapist) 19710 Ventura Blvd. Suite 203 |
| Karen Kay, PsyD (Therapist) 10350 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 310 |
| Brooke Mathews, MSW (Therapist) Over the last five years Brooke Mathews has treated over 100 patients with TMS/PPD. She earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California, and has educated herself about TMS through attending conferences and consulting with other TMS/PPD professionals. As someone who has also suffered from chronic migraines she has personal experience with overcoming TMS/PPD. She is also a board member of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA). (Source) 12714 Avalon Boulevard |
| Susan Mendenhall, PsyD (Therapist) 10436 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 3050 |
  Colleen Perry is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in the Los Angeles area. She focuses on eating disorders and body image issues, along with helping people with chronic pain. She says "In individual therapy we explore the direct link of the unconscious mind to the manifestation of pain in the body. Traditional forms of pain treatment such as physical therapy, pain medications, anti-inflammatory medications and injections, surgery, acupuncture, chiropractic care, or massage, do not address the underlying emotional issues that are causing the pain in the first place. All that these other forms of pain management can give you are temporary relief...The most immediate relief for clients upon receiving the TMS diagnosis is that there is nothing structurally wrong with their body and are therefore encouraged to go about their daily activities of life without giving into the pain." 1247 Seventh St. Suite 300 |
| Arlen Ring, PhD (Therapist) Arlen is a licensed psychologist in California. He has a doctorate in psychology. He says "I had been focusing on the mind body connection for a long time before I got exposed to Dr. Sarno. His thinking filled in important gaps for me. I have now spent several years specifically extending his diagnostic formulations into effective treatment for those people whose pain is caused by or worsened by emotions that have gotten directed into physical pain. I consider physical therapy, anti-inflammatory or pain deadening drugs and surgery to all have potential value. However, If you are not satisfied with the limitations of those approaches and believe that your pain has a significant emotional component, I can work with you on healing it." (Source) 1923 1/2 Westwood Blvd, Suite 2 |
  David Schechter is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Dr. Schechter has over twenty five years of experience with the TMS diagnosis, has treated over a thousand patients has published original research on the subject and is the author of The Mindbody Workbook. While a medical student at NYU, he was a successful patient of Dr. Sarno. Dr. Schechter was a speaker at the 2nd Annual TMS Conference in March 2010. His presentation was entitled "Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Mind-Body Disorders." (Source) 10811 Washington Blvd, Suite 250 |
| Clive M Segil, MD (Physician) Clive Segil   2080 Century Park East, Suite 500 |
| Art Smith, PhD (Therapist) Dr. Smith wrote one of the few doctoral dissertations on mind-body medicine (Claremont Graduate University 1998). He gives lectures and seminars on TMS, as well as contributing to research on the subject. (Source) The Noetic Health Institute |
| Nancy Sokolow, LCSW (Therapist) 530 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 310 |
  Jill is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the Los Angeles area. She says "My interest in TMS grew after my own experiences with chronic pain for many years and my frustration with the traditional medical community. I knew there were many people suffering from 'mystery illnesses' that needed relief, guidance and support. I read Dr. John Sarno's book and was introduced to TMS through Dr. David Schechter in Los Angeles and Don Dubin MFCC. I am in private practice in the West Hollywood area, and chronic pain and somatization is one area of interest of mine. Unconscious 'bad' feelings that have been suppressed since childhood such as anger, guilt, sadness, rage, disappointment, unloveability and low self-esteem often emerge as somatic symptoms in various parts of the body." (Source) 8240 Beverly Blvd Suite #8 |
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[edit] San Francisco area
  Clark has a masters in Humanistic Psychology (Mind/Body focus) and a PhD in Clinical Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies. He is a licensed psychologist in California. He receives most of his referrals from Dr. Parvez Fatteh in the San Francisco Bay Area, who is a Sarno adherent and is board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation, with a sub-specialty (Board Certified) in pain medicine. He says "About 8 years ago I was working with a client who had a number of issues, with the most compelling one severe tendon/muscle pain in his arms. He was diagnosed with repetitive motion injury and was so incapacitated that he couldn't even pick up his two year old daughter. This client introduced me to Sarno's work as he worked through his pain. The philosophy of Sarno's beliefs were familiar to me because of my background in mind/body psychologies in my Master's program at Sonoma State University. Approximately 7 years ago I had a close family member go through excruciating back pain. She consulted with over 10 health practitioners (mainstream and alternative) and did not find any diminution of the pain until she read "The Mind Body Prescription". She was pain free in about 2 months." (Source) 1902 Webster St |
| Parvez Fatteh, MD (Physician) Dr. Fatteh is Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and subspecialty Board Certified in Pain Medicine. He has been practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1998. His practice philosophy is that of a people-based approach. All treatment is tailored to the individual needs and comfort levels of each patient. He offers TMS treatment for a host of chronic conditions. (Source) 24301 Southland Dr, #411 |
| Katy Wray, MFT (Therapist) Katy Wray graduated from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 1989, and has been in practice for over 20 years. She specializes in relationship issues, anxiety, chronic pain, and depression. She describes her therapeutic style as "interactive and collaborative." She says, "We will work together on coming to a deeper understanding of what is happening in your life. Different possibilities and choices can then become available to you." (Source) 2506 Clay Street |
Santa Cruz area
| Bruce Eisendorf, MD (Physician) Dr Eisendorf MD is a doctor with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in California. He says: 2025 Soquel Avenue |
  Hasanna received a M.A. in Clinical Psychology in 1992 from JFK University and has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 1995. She says "For the past fourteen years I've been helping people with a wide range of issues, such as relationship problems of all kinds, depression, grief and loss, anxiety, life transitions, spirituality, parenting, self esteem, and chronic physical pain. I cured my own long-standing back, neck and hip pain 10 years ago after reading Sarno's Healing Back Pain. Unfortunately, I didn't discover TMS in time to avoid two unnecessary shoulder surgeries in both shoulders. It has been so satisfying to help my clients avoid a similar mistake! " (Source 1) (Source 2) 2715 Porter Street |
[edit] Other locations in California
| Patti D. Thomas, LCSW (Therapist) Patti is a licensed clinical social worker. She says of TMS "Treatment consists of identifying and acknowledging the suppressed emotion (anger, sadness, fear, etc.). That's it. It is not necessary to delve into the scenario which triggered those feelings in order to release the physical symptoms. Those symptoms were only there to protect your conscious mind from the feelings. So once the feelings are revealed, the symptoms simply fall away." (Source) Peaceful Sea Counseling |
[edit] Colorado
  Dr. Henri has been treating people with TMS for over 9 years, and during that time has treated close to 200 people with TMS symptoms. She is able to draw upon her own experiences with chronic back pain, which she had for about one year, when she is treating her clientele. Henri uses several different therapy techniques to help her clients including EMDR, Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MBCT), and Brainspotting depending on the situation. Henri uses these multiple techniques to design a unique treatment for her patients. Dr. Henri graduated with a Bachelors in Arts from Stanford University and received her PhD in Clinical/Health psychology from Ohio State University. In addition, Henri completed her internship and Post-doctoral fellowship from UCLA. (Source) Contact Information: |
| Mileah L. Koudele, LCSW (Therapist) 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 200 |
[edit] Connecticut
| Leslie Reis, LCSW (Therapist) 75 Kings Highway Cutoff |
| Dario M Zagar, MD (Physician) Dr Zagar is the Director, Neuropsychology Services at The Associated Neurologists of Southern Connecticut, P.C. They offer Mind-Body Medicine, which “typically focuses on interventions believed to promote health and wellness such as Yoga, Relaxation, Biofeedback, Clinical Hypnosis, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. The Mind-Body Medicine perspective views illness as an opportunity for personal growth and healthcare providers are guides in this transformative process. Frequently, Mind-Body Medicine focuses on the impact of stress and the development of illness and the worsening of symptoms such as pain.” (Source) Associated Neurologists of Southern Connecticut |
[edit] District of Columbia
| Andrea Leonard-Segal, MD (Physician) Dr. Leonard-Segal graduated with honors from the George Washington University Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She has practiced medicine since 1982 and has devoted the past twenty years to helping patients overcome back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, chronic tendon complaints and similar conditions. She emphasizes the mind-body connection and is one of a handful of physicians nationally who uses an approach that closely parallels the pioneering work of John E. Sarno, MD at the New York University Medical Center and the Rusk Institute. She brings her interest and expertise in mind-body medicine to the Center for Integrative Medicine. (Source1, Source2) George Washington University Center for Integrative Medicine |
| Jon Frederickson, MSW (ISTDP Therapist) 3000 Conn. Ave. N.W. #400 |
[edit] Florida
| Scott Brady, MD (Physician) Dr. Brady is no longer accepting new patients. (Source) With William Proctor, he has written a book entitled Pain Free for Life. In it, Dr. Brady describes how he overcame his own pain: A life-changing suggestion came from an unlikely medical source--my mother--who called one night while I was lying on the sofa nursing my bad back.On page 36 he continues on to describe how he decided to break with his colleagues and visit Dr. Sarno at the Rusk institute. There, he listened to Dr. Sarno "deliver a number of lectures" and observed "him as he saw patients for several days." Dr. Brady refers to TMS as Autonomic Overload Syndrome (AOS), but the explanation that he gives for AOS is fundamentally the same explanation that Dr. Sarno gives for TMS. The Brady Institute for Health |
[edit] Georgia
| David-Lipsig, MD (Physician) Twelve Piedmont Center, Suite 410 |
| Leonard J. Weiss, MD (Physician) Board Certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Internal Medicine and Nutrition |
[edit] Idaho
| Deric J. Ravsten, DO (Physician) Pocatello, Idaho |
[edit] Illinois
| Peter R. Brown, PsyD, DAAPM, FABMP (Therapist) Pain Psychologist |
  Dr. Stracks believes that the mind and body are intimately connected and that almost all disease processes involve an interplay between the two. His training in integrative medicine has taught him that all treatment plans must include not only a mind and body component but a social and spiritual component as well. In addition, Dr. Stracks believes that the most powerful interventions involve changes in nutrition, activity level, and other lifestyle areas, and he works to partner with patients to effect these changes. Dr. Stracks believes that many conditions can be controlled or even reversed with mind-body techniques, lifestyle changes, and other integrative therapies, and he likes working with patients and their primary physicians to safely reduce medication use whenever possible. (Source) Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group Center |
[edit] Kansas
| James R. Rochelle, MD (Physician) Dr Rochelle is a practicing orthopedic surgeon in Arkansas. He incorporates the TMS diagnosis and treatments in his practice. He says that only when people "accept the idea that unpleasant emotions in the unconscious mind actually cause physical symptoms will we see an end to the current epidemic of TMS musculoskeletal pain in its many varieties." He is also a contributing author to Dr Sarno's The Divided Mind. (Source) Orthopedic Surgery |
[edit] Maine
| Vincent P. Herzog, DO (Physician) Dr Herzog has extensive training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and has managed thousands of impairments and disabilities from common soft tissue injuries to spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, joint replacement, amputation and stroke. He now focuses on outpatient musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions, frequently occupational in nature. He has delivered such care to patients throughout Maine since 1993. Dr. Herzog is a third-generation Osteopathic (D.O.) physician, who remains true to the holistic and natural principles of Osteopathy. Additionally, he has had extensive training in the Allopathic (M.D.) system and is M.D. Board Certified in the specialties of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and also Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He says, "Today, there are many options available to people for the treatment of medical conditions. While interventional approaches are occasionally appropriate, often times minimally invasive techniques can result in fewer risks and better long-term functional outcomes. We believe in a proactive approach to healthcare, which empowers patients to manage their wellness, and avoid future functional impairments." (Source) Maine Rehabilitative Healthcare |
[edit] Maryland
  Barbara Kline is a licensed, certified, clinical social worker (LCSW-C) in the state of Maryland. She has a keen interest in mind/body medicine and specializes in working with clients suffering from chronic (non-cancerous) pain syndromes including back, neck, & shoulder pain; fibromyalgia, and other musculoskeletal disorders. She says "Having had a severe case of TMS myself, I'm pretty much an expert as I researched everything possible on the subject and was cured using Dr. Sarno's method. I also have had extensive coursework in the psychology of TMS. One course was with Dan Siegle at a Psychotherapy Networker Symposium in Washington D.C. I refer clients to Dr. Andrea Leonard-Segal for a diagnosis since I am not a medical doctor. She is located in Washington D.C. and can refer clients to me for psychotherapy." (Source) Independent Practices at Prospect Cottage Insurance Accepted: Carefirst BC/BS, Aetna, InforMed, Tricare, Johns Hopkins, APS, CorpHealth, MHN, MHNet, PMHM, Quest, ComPsych, Medicare. |
| Andrea Leonard-Segal, MD (Physician) Dr Leonard-Segal graduated with honors from the George Washington University Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She has practiced medicine since 1982 and has devoted the past five years to helping patients overcome back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, chronic tendon complaints and similar conditions. She emphasizes the mind-body connection and is one of a handful of physicians nationally who uses an approach that closely parallels the pioneering work of John E. Sarno, MD at the New York University Medical Center and the Rusk Institute. She brings her interest and expertise in mind-body medicine to the Center for Integrative Medicine. (Source) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Harold Goodman , DO (Physician) 8609 Second Ave., Suite 405-B |
[edit] Massachusetts
| Alexander Angelov, MD (Physician) Dr Angelov works as a family doctor at NE Medical Practice in Swampscott, MA. 990 Paradise Rd |
| Deborah Conley, LICSW (Therapist) Updated Information 76 Bedford Street |
| Allan F. Giesen, DO (Physician) Dr. Giesen is a Stanford University trained, third generation physician who received his osteopathic medical training from the University of New England near Kennebunkport, Maine. Dr. Giesen practices biodynamic osteopathy in the cranial field which is a "hands on" holistic approach that capitalizes on the intrinsic self-healing properties of the mind, body, and spirit of an individual as that person is nourished and supported within the greater health of their surroundings. Biodynamic osteopathy is a form of treatment which can be helpful for a variety of ailments including chronic debilitating injuries, specific injuries to the spine, head or neck, headaches, diffuse back pain, gastrointestinal problems, autoimmune illnesses, irritable or anxious moods, and also for anyone who is interested in maximizing their wellness. The healing in biodynamic osteopathy is provided by the patient themselves with Dr. Giesen facilitating an increased awareness and contact with the "health within".(Source) Wellness Center for the Peace Abbey |
| Douglas R. Johnson, MD (Physician) Charlton Hospital |
| Eugenio Martinez, MD (Physician) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jay Rosenfeld, MD (Physician) Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands |
| Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD (Therapist) Dr Siegel is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School where he has taught for the past 25 years. In 1988, he was disabled by back pain. His personal experience led him to develop the treatments described in his book. He is co-author of "Backsense:: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain." He is also coeditor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy (Guilford, 2005) and maintains a private practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts specializing in the treatment of chronic pain. He says "This new approach to chronic back pain is based on the emerging scientific consensus that most chronic back pain is caused by stress, fear, muscle tension, and inactivity, rather than by damaged or defective spinal structures. Despite being stress-related, the pain is certainly not imagined or "all in your head." We know that it is completely real. Muscle tension and spasms can cause intense pain. (Source 1) (Source 2) 20 Long Meadow Road |
[edit] Michigan
  Audrey is a doctor of chiropractor and licensed professional counselor. She said, "as I learned more psychodynamic technique, and understood how the unconscious mind controls everything we do, I decided to incorporate this work into my practice, to be able to help those who can accept the diagnosis and are willing to become pain free. Because I have some strong relationships with patients I have been seeing for years, many of them are now reading Dr. Sarno's books and preparing for the workshops I'm going to be doing soon. The counseling degree helped me combine the psychological component to the physical pain, and this work feels like a natural fit for both of my careers." (Source) Corrective Chiropractic |
| Roger Gietzen, MD (Physician) Recently Updated Phone Number |
| Dr. Howard Schubiner is board-certified in pediatrics, adolescent medicine, and internal medicine. He was a full Professor at Wayne State University for 18 years and now works at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI, where he directs the the Mind Body Medicine Program that he founded. This program uses cutting edge research and both meditative and cutting edge psychological techniques to treat individuals who suffer from TMS. (Source) He says "Many of us suffer needlessly from pain diagnosed as migraines, tension headaches, fibromyalgia, or chronic neck, back, abdominal, and pelvic pain, when the real cause is Mind Body Syndrome." His new book Unlearn Your Pain2nd Annual TMS Conference in March 2010. (Source) Providence Hospital Testimonials |
[edit] Minnesota
| Douglas Hoffman, MD (Physician) SMDC Sports Medicine and Orthopedics |
[edit] New Hampshire
| Marc Sopher, MD (Physician) Marc Sopher, M.D., a family physician in New Hampshire, trained with Dr. John Sarno. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice and is board certified through the American Board of Family Practice. In addition to his family practice in Exeter, he serves as medical director of the Synergy Health and Fitness Center in Exeter, New Hampshire. From 1993 to 2003, Dr. Sopher also provided medical care to the students of Phillips Exeter Academy. He has also been on the editorial board of the American College of Sports Medicine's Health and Fitness Journal. Dr. Sopher diagnoses and treats patients using the theories and techniques of Dr. Sarno, a pioneer in the recognition and treatment of mindbody disorders. He was a contributing author on The Divided Mind. (Source) 27 Hampton Road |
[edit] New Jersey
  163 Engle Street |
| Paul Gwozdz, MD (Physician) Dr. Gwozdz is a board certified family physician in New Jersey who was cured of back pain by Dr. Sarno. After being healed by Sarno, Dr. Gwozdz went to medical school and upon graduating, incorporated the TMS/PPD approach into his practice. He has also trained under Dr. Sarno as well and was one of the speakers at the first TMS conference in Ann Arbor. Gwozdz uses a similar approach as Sarno, in that he holds lectures every 5 weeks to educate his patients on TMS/PPD. These lectures are held on Mondays and begin at 6:00 PM (Source) Dr. Gwozdz frequently refers TMS patients to psychologist Margaret Chan, PhD, listed below. |
| Margaret Chan, PhD (Therapist) Dr. Chan frequently collarborates with Dr. Paul Gwozdz, above, to help TMS patients. On Dr. Gwozdz's website, he writes, "I am also pleased to announce that a PhD psychotherapist has now joined me in treating TMS patients. Dr. Margaret Chan generally sees patients in my office but is also available by telephone or skype for subsequent visits for out of town patients. She is a psychodynamic psychotherapist with an expertise in anger and remains intent on helping the patient to become pain free as rapidly as possible. She has been working with me since mid-2010 and has shown herself to be extremely effective in treating TMS patients. She has also trained under Dr. Sarno's primary psychotherapist Dr. Arlene Feinblatt." 710 Easton Avenue Suite 1A |
| David H. Kim, MD (Physician) Pain Management Solutions, Inc. |
| Steven Peskin, MD (Physician) 277 George St |
| Thomas Nordstrom, MD (Physician) Dr. Thomas Nordstrom has been a personal patient of Dr John Sarno. He used Sarno's methods for his own pain. He says “I also incorporate it in my practice with success in a high percentage of patients. It's real and works.” been helping people resume their normal, active lives with extensive medical knowledge and well-honed surgical skill. He is board-certified by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and runs The Center for Orthopedic Care in New Jersey. (Source) The Center for Orthopedic Care |
[edit] New York
  Dr. Anderson is a licensed psychologist and holds a Certificate of Specialization in Psychoanalysis from the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. She has expertise in treating people with medical illness, physical disability, and trauma. Since 1979, she has specialized in treating back pain and other stress-related physical symptoms, using an approach that integrates contemporary psychoanalytic theory, research in the neuroscience of emotional and cognitive processing, and the neurobiology of attachment, pain and trauma. She is co-author of the book Pathways to Pain relief, a book about how to recover from TMS. Dr. Anderson was a speaker at the 2nd Annual TMS Conference in March 2010. (Source) 140 East 40th Street #12A |
| Jay Dennett, MD (Physician) Dermatologist |
| Sharon Farber, PhD (Therapist) Sharon Farber is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of New York and Connecticut. She also has a PhD in Clinical Social Work from New York University School of Social Work. Dr. Farber has been seeing TMS/PPD patients for over 34 years, during which time she has seen 60 TMS/PPD patients. She has also written a book about psychosomatic issues called When the Body Is the Target: Self-Ham, Pain, and Traumatic Attachments. (Source) 142 Edgars Lane |
  Arlene Feinblatt is Clinical Assistant Professor in the New York University School of Medicine, and was on the faculty of the New York Center for Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy and the Rusk Institute. She is now in private practice, and has been approved by Dr. John Sarno to treat patients with TMS since 1973. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the New York State Psychological Association and the American Psychosomatic Society. In the Divided Mind, Sarno says, “Arlene Feinblatt, Ph.D. has been my colleague and coworker for over thirty years. By dint of circumstance, she is a pioneer in the development of psychotherapy for psychosomatic disorders. Since no one in the field of psychology or psychiatry has had extensive experience with the musculoskeletal pain of psychosomatic origin, and since as a consequence there is no guiding literature on the subject, and in view of the fact that that this ailment represents a public health problem of major proportions, it was essential to develop appropriate psychotherapy for these patients. Dr. Feinblatt has done that job admirably. She has also trained a large cadre of therapists over the years.” (Sarno, John. The Divided Mind. HarperCollins: New York, 2006. pgs 150-151) (212) 947-7111, Ext. 122 |
| Kirsten Fliegler, PsyD (Therapist) Dr. Fliegler attended Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology where she earned a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology degree. She began working with Dr. John Sarno in 1995 and continued to treat patients at the NYU Medical Center through 2003 when she began her own private practice. During her time at the NYU Medical Center Dr. Fliegler also worked alongside TMS/PPD therapist Arlene Feinblatt. In treating her patients Dr. Fliegler seeks to "help patients increase their awareness of the mechanisms by which they may distance themselves from their feelings." (Source) 10 East 78th St. – Suite 3-A |
| Samuel Mann, MD (Physician) Dr. Mann is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is also an Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his MD from State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. His speciality is hypertension which he treats based on its cause of genetics and lifestyle. His areas of research include the treatment of hypertension, renovascular hypertension, mind-body link, particularly as related to repressed emotions. He has written a multiple publications including the book Healing Hypertension: A Revolutionary New Approach, which is about the mind/body connection. (Source) Weill Cornell |
| Lisa Morphopoulos, LCSW (Therapist) Lisa is a psychotherapist who works with individuals, couples and groups of all ages. Having recovered from TMS symptoms herself, she understands the despair and frustration that goes along with the syndrome. She says "Finding relief and being pain-free is liberating and possible. Ultimately, learning to cope with TMS will also improve the relationship that you have with yourself." (Source) Recent Change of Address |
| Ira Rashbaum, MD (Physician) Dr Rashbaum is a Clinical Professor of medicine at the New York University School of Medicine and an attending physiatrist at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine in New York City. He has treated numerous patients with TMS since 1993. He was a former student of Dr Sarno's and was a contributing author to Dr Sarno's The Divided Mind. (Source) Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| John Sarno, MD (Physician) Dr Sarno is an American doctor and professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine. He is the original proponent of the TMS theory and is the best selling author of a number of books on TMS and the mindbody connection. (Source) Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine |
Eric Sherman, PsyD (Therapist)  Dr. Eric Sherman is a licensed psychologist practicing in New York City. He completed his clinical internship at The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine of New York University Langone Medical Center and served on the staff of Rusk's Psychophysiological Pain Program. Dr. Sherman currently has a full-time private practice treating adults in psychoanalysis and individual psychotherapy. While on staff at The Rusk Institute, he trained psychology interns in the evaluation and treatment of psychophysiological pain disorders. He is co-author of Pathways to Pain Relief: Treating TMS pain in which he presents clinical case material to illustrate how musculoskeletal pain and other psychophysiological disorders can originate from psychological experiences as a means to protect an individual from unbearable emotional distress. Eric Sherman was a speaker at the 2nd Annual TMS Conference in March 2010. He gave two presentations entitled, "The Psychology of Mind-Bod Disorders," and "A Psychodynamic Model for Resolving Physical Pain, Based on the Work of Dr. John Sarno." (Source 1, Source 2) 19 West 34th Street, Suite 13 |
| Roy Stern Seidenberg, MD (Physician) A dermatologist who has worked with Dr. Sarno. 800A Fifth Avenue |
| J. Weltin, MD (Physician) Monsey, New York |
[edit] North Carolina
| Bruce C. Hill, MD, FACR (Physician) 300 Billingsley Road, Suite 204 |
[edit] Ohio
  Dr. Peter Zafirides is a psychiatrist in Columbus, Ohio. He is President and Co-Founder of Central Ohio Behavioral Medicine (COBM). Established in 1997, COBM is a premier behavioral healthcare practice with a multidisciplinary staff of MD, NP, RN, PhD, LISW, and LPCC clinicians. Dr Zafirides is also Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Ohio State University. Dr. Zafirides' specific interest is in the psychiatric aspects of chronic pain management. He been published in this area of Psychiatry. Dr. Zafirides continues to be an active speaker on Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Pain, speaking both nationally and internationally on this subject. Dr. Zafirides has incorporated core TMS principles along with his orientation in existential psychotherapy as part of his psychiatric practice for the last 10 years. Several years ago, Dr Zafirides was fortunate enough to have spent time in New York personally learning from Dr. Sarno. 5025 Arlington Centre Boulevard, #500 |
  Canton, Ohio |
[edit] Oregon
  Dr Clarke is a clinical assistant professor of medicine emeritus at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), a clinical lecturer with Pacific University, is board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine and practiced Gastroenterology in Portland, Oregon from 1984 to 2009. He has frequently appeared on TV and radio. He says,“In 1983 I encountered a patient whose illness baffled two universities. She was cured with a few months of counseling by a psychiatrist who shared her methods of diagnosis and treatment. Subsequently I used and further developed her concepts to help over 7000 patients. My book for patients, They Can't Find Anything Wrong!, was published in 2007, enthusiastically endorsed by leading medical school professors and even translated into Hebrew for publication in Israel. I closed my practice after July, 2009 to travel the US teaching health care professionals and the public how to uncover and manage the hidden stresses that are capable of causing physical illness. I have also done over 100 television and radio broadcasts since the Fall of 2007. My long-term goal is to make stress illness a routine part of the education of health care professionals.” Dr. Clarke was also a speaker at the 2nd Annual TMS Conference March 2010. His presentation was entitled "Connecting Stress to Physical Symptoms." (Source 1, Source 2) Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Main Wiki Page About David Clarke |
  Dr. Sterling received her master's and doctorate in clinical psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She believes in the power of the mind to heal physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wounds. Her goal is to empower her patients to ignite their own inner healer in order for insight, growth and transformation to occur on all levels and promote lasting change. Dr. Sterling views pain, whether physical or psychological, as a messenger. It is a way for our minds and bodies to communicate and assess the areas in our lives that are not working optimally. She understands how emotions affect physiology. People process things all the time; it is necessary to have a way to account for what happens. Writing and speaking are the most common examples of how we make sense of the events in our lives. However, when these lines of communication are unavailable, when we are unable to process certain feelings or reactions, the body suffers. How and what we hear, think, feel and believe all have consequences not just in the ways in which we relate to others, but in the ways in which we relate to ourselves. Dr. Sterling's fields of specialization include chronic health conditions, alexithymia (difficulty identifying and expressing feelings), stress related physical disorders (psychosomatic disorders), anxiety, depression and relationship issues. She works with adult individuals, couples, and groups and combines psychodynamic, humanistic, transpersonal, relational, somatic, and cognitive behavioral modalities in her work with clients. (Source) Elixia Wellness Group |
[edit] Pennsylvania
| Randy Cohen, DO (Physician) Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists |
| Larry Montemurro, PhD (Therapist) 902 West Main St |
[edit] Tennessee
| Christopher Vinsant, MD (Physician) 501 20th Street Suite 606 |
[edit] Texas
| Jonna Lee Barta, PhD (Therapist) Jonna is a licensed psychologist. She says "I have a part time practice and the percentage of TMS clients has varied from 5% of my practice to up to 25%. Clients must rule out their physical condition first with a physician, particularly one who treats or understands TMS. Clients must have also read Dr. Sarno's books and have tried the suggested methods for treatment first (possible journaling, using Dr. Schechter's MindBody Work book, practicing learned techniques) before beginning treatment forTMS. To start, before engaging in TMS work, I received specialized training (a portion of my internship training, 1year post doctoral training and 4 subsequent years of practice) working with chronic pain syndrome from a conservative pain management perspective. This treatment model is different from a TMS treatment model, but it has given me a greater understanding of many pain disorders (psychogenic model as well as psychophysiological / TMS)."(Source) 101 W McDermott Drive |
| MaryAnn Schaffer, PhD (Therapist) One Killeen Center |
| John Sklar, MD (Physician) Dr. John Sklar practices Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in Fort Worth, Texas. He has been treating TMS for 20 years. Here he reviews "The Presence Process" by Michael Brown. "In it is a very good description of the cause/source of our unconscious conflicts (the one's that result in TMS). Then a 10 week process is described which will begin to allow the unconscious material to be integrated/digested. I believe that it describes the single best TMS treatment protocol on the planet (and I am not one to throw about such words lightly). At any rate you should be aware of this material. I have showed it to DR. Sarno who was initially quite skeptical (after I described it to him) but later was quite impressed. He believes it is great description of the source of repressed emotions (one of "the best" that he has seen)." (Source) Board Certified in Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine |
[edit] Virginia
| Carol L. Koenig, MD (Physician) Belle Haven, Virginia |
| Lisa Barr, MD (Physician) 5665 Lowery Road Suite 100 |
[edit] Washington
| Gail DiBernardo, MSW LCSW (Therapist) 22613 23rd Place West |
| Ann Silvers, MA (Therapist) 1013 140th Street Court NW |
| Mark Strom, MD (Physician) Dr Strom has practiced medicine for more than 25 years. He served as chief of cardiac and thoracic surgery at Garfield Medical Center in Los Angeles and is an Associate in Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, at UCLA. Widely published, Dr. Strom is a nationally renowned expert in the fields of healthcare information systems, healthcare change and healthcare quality. While continuing to practice as a cardiovascular surgeon, Strom became deeply involved in the search for a solution to the burgeoning healthcare crisis in America. In 2005 Strom spent time with Dr. John Sarno at the Rusk Institute for Rehabilitative Medicine learning Dr. Sarno's unique approach to chronic pain (Tension Myositis Syndrome). The confluence of Strom's experience in these three crucial areas - traditional clinical medicine, medical acupuncture and TMS - has inspired his distinctive view of healthcare delivery, based on a fusion of the applicable tenets of all three. "We must give patients more responsibility for their own care; and most importantly, we must give both doctors and patients a doctor/patient relationship." (Source) 1370 Stewart Street |
[edit] Wisconsin
| Luke Fortney MD (Physician) Assistant Professor |
| Douglas Hoffman MD (Physician) 11134 North State Road 77 |
| Roman Y. Kaplan, MD (Physician) Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| David Johnson, MD (Physician) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
  Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
World (non-US)
[edit] Canada
| Sean Graham, DC (Therapist) Satori Integrative Health Centre |
| Allen Kaplin, MD (ISTDP Therapists) 27 Arnold Crescent |
[edit] United Kingdom
| Additional UK Practitioner |
| Nicholas Straiton, MBBS (Physician) Dr Straiton is an English doctor based in Brighton. He says: 1, Glover's Yard, 121, Havelock Road |
  SIRPA Practitioner Training Program Lily House |
| Toireasa McCann, CABP (Therapist) Integrative Body Psychotherapist |
| Debbie Lampon, MSc PGDip, FPC (Therapist) Edward Road |
| Additional UK Practitioner |
[edit] Italy
| Andrea Bariselli (ISTDP Therapist) Corso Matteotti.42 |
[edit] Israel
| Mordechai Levenstein, MD (Physician) Jerusalem, Israel |
[edit] Australia
| James Alexander, PhD (Therapist) 115 Keen St, Lismore |
| Additional Australia Practitioner |
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