Survey Response: Deborah Conley, LICSW

Degrees/Licenses Held: MSW, LICSW Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

License number: 1020674

Number of years in practice: 26

Number of years in practice with patients who have TMS: Throughout my professional career

Number of patients you have seen who have had TMS: Many

Do you work with other professionals when helping TMS patients? Yes

How did you first become interested in TMS? Personal recovery plus clinical interest

Have you ever suffered from TMS? I recovered from 20 years of TMS

What insurance plans do you currently accept? Not currently accepting insurance

Do you have a sliding scale of payment for people who are not covered by insurance? Yes

What steps should TMS clients take before contacting you? Read at least one of Sarno's books

Have you published any materials related to TMS? No

What have you done to educate yourself about TMS, and what plans do you have for further education about TMS?

I have gone through Sarno's program, have read extensively, and personally been a patient of several TMS practitioners including Dr. Sarno.

Are you able to conduct therapy sessions over the phone? I am open to phone consultations on a limited, case by case basis.

As we are going to post your answers on the TMS Wiki, feel free to write some text to introduce yourself:

I am a licensed social worker who suffered from extreme TMS for 20 years. It took me a long time to really internalize Sarno's ideas but I eventually became pain free. I had been working as a therapist for many years and 4 years ago changed course to do adoption work. At the same time, I developed a growing interest in helping others recover from TMS. In my work as both a therapist and adoption professional, I have seen TMS everywhere. My passion for helping people to recover has brought me to a point where I have recently added this work to my practice. What I offer is focused treatment, education about TMS, and cognitive/behavioral techniques to reprogram the brain. I offer hope for recovery because I was a very slow learner and thought I could not be cured. I tell my clients that if someone like me can recover from TMS, anyone can. I offer both therapy and coaching. I have a strong interest in helping people to undo TMS programming.

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