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Miriam W. Stephan, M.A., L.M.H.C.
Phillips Point • 777 South Flagler Drive, Suite #800
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

• Office (561) 798-1430 •



ABOUT ME  Miriam W. Stephan, M.A., L.M.H.C.

Education
1970 M.A., Psychology
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, South Bend, IN

1969

Clinical Internship Program
University of Notre Dame, Counseling Center • Training included 20 hours per week of individual and group psychotherapy, with weekly supervision from staff psychologists.


1968-1969

Clinical Internship Program University of Notre Dame, Counseling Center. Provided individual and group psychotherapy with emphasis on group psychotherapy under weekly supervision of staff psychologist.

1961 B.S., History LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
Certifications
1997 State of Florida Certified Mental Health Counselor (#MH0004416)
1980 State of Michigan Certified Psychologist (limited license)
1974 State of Michigan Certified Social Worker
Professional Experience
1979 - PresentPsychotherapist
PRIVATE PRACTICE • Ann Arbor, MI and Palm Beach, FL• Provided individual, couples, group and family psychotherapy.
1980-1984

Staff Psychotherapist
CHELSEA MEDICAL CENTER. Department of Psychiatry • Chelsea, MI• Provided intake assessments, individual, marital and family psychotherapy, inpatient group therapy and team treatment.• Issues included endogenous and reactive depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, acute grief reactions, phobic reactions, major depressive disorders and crisis intervention with borderline patients.

1979-1988

Staff Psychologist-Private Practice
HURON VALLEY CONSULTATION CENTER • Ann Arbor, MI• Provided individual and group psychotherapy with special emphasis on young adults, marital therapy, and psychological problems related to obstetrics and gynecology.

1976-1980

Staff Psychologist
LIVINGSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH • Brighton, MI
• Supervised staff psychotherapists and wrote psychosocial evaluations for the court and school system.• Provided individual, marital, and family therapy.• Managed aftercare patients, and provided out-patient group therapy.

1972-1975

Clinical Social Worker
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER • Ann Arbor, MI
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Developed and implemented programs to screen and identify patients psychologically and socially at-risk in early pregnancy. Worked in an adolescent clinic which provided individual and group psychotherapy for pregnant adolescents. Created a liaison program with Octagon Drug House providing a Methadone maintenance program and counseling for pregnant heroin addicts.• Provided psychotherapy for patients before and after hysterectomies, abortions, tubal plasty,and sexual and marital therapy for cancer patients.• Taught graduate social work students and supervised their field placements.

1970-1972

Clinical Social Worker
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER • Ann Arbor, MI
Departments of Neurosurgery, Otology and Ophthalmology• Completed psychological evaluations and provided family and individual psychotherapy and crisis intervention for inpatients and outpatients.• Assisted patients and their families in dealing with chronic illness and loss.• Liaison with community agencies prior to patients' discharge, and provided continuity of care and assistance in rehabililation.

Teaching Experience
1998 Lecturer
ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS CHURCH • North Palm Beach, FL
• Presented lectures on constructive use of anger and how to form an intimate relationship.
1975-presentSupervisor
• Supervised nurses and therapists in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
1973

Clinical Social Worker
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER • Ann Arbor, MI
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology• Taught classes and gave presentations to staff, residents, medical students and nursing students.• Classes included: Psycho-social Adjustment of a Childless Woman after a Hysterectomy; Preventative Therapy and Emotional Support for a Mentally ill Epileptic Mother, Psycho-social Aspects of High-Risk Mothers: Working with the Heroin Addicted Mother, Two Treatment Approaches in Working with Hyperemesis Gravidarum; Management of Vaginitis, Venereal Disease and Rape; Normal and Special Aspects of Pregnancy; Use of Behavior Modification in Treating Hyperemesis Gravidarum; and Birth Control and the Adolescent.





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