Joan Kaylor, M.S.Ed., N.C.C.,                             Licensed Professional Counselor, LLC

Joan Kaylor, M.S.Ed., L.P.C., NCC earned her Master of Science in Education from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May 1994. She earned her national board certification from the National Board of Certified Counselors in October 1994. She became a licensed professional counselor in February 2002.

Joan has been in private practice since 1994. She counsels individuals, children, families, and couples. Joan lectures in Pittsburgh and across the country teaching Attracting Abundance, Energy Psychology, Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT) and Emotional Freedom Technique.  Joan has been guest lecturer at California University of Pennsylvania and Duquesne University. Joan is a certified Tapas Acupressure Technique trainer.

 Joan is currently Past President of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, the Greater Pittsburgh Counseling Association, the Pennsylvania Mental Health Counseling Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling the American Counseling Association, the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, the Trichotillomania Learning Center and the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology.  

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HIGHLIGHTS:

Professional

Profile

·         Licensed Professional Counselor, Master of Science in Education, and National Certified Counselor with clinical expertise in the treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania.

Pennsylvania License Number #  PC000222

National Board Certified Counselor #  36764

 Clinical

Experience

 ·         March 2005 to present: Private Practice  157 Waterdam Road, Suite 260, McMurray, PA 15317

·         September 1994-March 2005 - South Hills Interfaith Ministries-South Park, PA Private practice with South Hills Interfaith Ministries' Family Counseling Center specializing in anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania., with children/teens and families.

§         July 1994 to June 2000,Chartiers MH/MR,Bridgeville, PA

      Floating counselor throughout units including intake, adult residential treatment program, student assistance program, and long term structured residential treatment program for the elderly.

§         October 19, 2007 Energy Psychology – The New Paradigm of Healing.  Pennsylvania Counseling Association 39^th annual state conference, State College, PA

§         October 12, 2007. Energy Psychology – The New Paradigm for Healing.  University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work.

§         Attracting Abundance, The Pleasure of Weight Loss, 
Changing Seasons Learning Center, workshops conducted on a regular basis

Guest Faculty

§         How to Start a Private Practice – California University of Pennsylvania – May 2006 and 2007

§         California University of Pennsylvania – dinner honoring graduate counseling students – May 2007

§          Duquesne University –Reception inducting new graduate counseling students into Chi Sigma Iota counseling honor society  April 2007

Corporate

Training

1991 to Present

 §         Energy Psychology – The New Paradigm in Healing – June 19, 2007  Employee Assistance Professionals Association of Western Pennsylvania

§         Workshop on How to Start and Maintain a Private Practice – 2005 Pennsylvania Counseling Association  37^th annual conference

§         Conduct workshops 2005 fall  Trichotillomania Learning Center Retreat – Seattle Washington

§         Conduct educational workshops on OCD and trichotillomania for national Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation and Trichotillomania Learning Center  from November 1993 through and including July 2004

§         Create and administrate toll free number for consumer education on obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania: 1-888-Heal-OCD

§         Conduct consumer educational workshops for Solvay Pharmaceuticals October 1995, May 1997, June 1998

§         Present Trichotillomania workshop at Pennsylvania Psychological Association 1998.

§         Present workshops of "How to Stop the Compulsion to Fix" parent group and "God's Saving Grace" at 1998 through 2004 Trichotillomania Learning Center Retreat. Workshops taught at TLC retreats 2005, 2006

§         Present children/teen trichotillomania support group, "How to be an advocate", "Success panel" at the Trichotillomania Learning Center 2000, 2001,2002,2003  conference in Washington D.C.

§         Guest speaker 2004 Wesley Academy Graduation ceremonies

§         Workshop “Life After Pulling” and “Tapas Acupressure for Hair Pulling” April 2004 and 2005, 2006 Trichotillomania Medical Conferences.

 Education -

§         May1994 Duquesne University -Master of Science in Education ; M.S.Ed.

§         October 1994 – National Certified Counselor designation (N.C.C.)

§         May 1994 – Bachelor of Arts  Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio

 Graduate and Post Graduate

 §         1996 certified as cognitive-behavior therapist from Behavior Therapy Institute – Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

§         1998 advanced OCD training in hoarding and pure obsessions from Gail  Steketee,PhD., Randy Frost PhD., and Mark Freeston, PhD, from Behavior  Therapy Institute through national Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

·         2000 advanced OCD training in family therapy from Barbara VanNoppen, MSW,  through Obsessive-compulsive Foundation

 ·         Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic – Anxiety Disorders Clinic  Pittsburgh, PA  7/2000 

Publications

§         Observer – Reporter of Washington County  June 2007

§         Almanac February 2004

§         Washington Observer March 2004

§         Pittsburgh Whirl Magazine April 2004

§         Good Housekeeping Magazine March 1989 , 1996

§         Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 1989, 1998, 2004

§         Pittsburgh City Paper,  1999

§         Pittsburgh Tribune Review  - October 1999

Community

Service

May 2007 – Past President – Pennsylvania Counseling Association

May 2006 - President - Pennsylvania Counseling Association

September 2005 – Treasurer – Obsessive Compulsive Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

1999 Founder and President of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

1997 to 2005 Pennsylvania Counseling Association: Chair -  Professional Development

1996 to 2002 serve on Trichotillomania Learning Center Board Directors as treasurer/board member

1991-1997 served on national Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Board Directors

1997 to 1999: Project Hope administrator

1989 to present: founder and facilitate support groups for OCD and Trichotillomania.

2005  Pennsylvania Counseling Association Eminent Practitioner

2004 Wesley Institute Odyssey Alumni Award

1993 – Chi Sigma Iota – Delta Upsilon Chapter-Professional Counseling Honorary Society

1995 and 1996 Chi Sigma Iota Presidents Award for work in Counselor Licensure in Pennsylvania

Memberships

American Counseling Association

Pennsylvania Counseling Association

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

Trichotillomania Learning Center

Association  for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

Donald J. Zandier, M.A., Psychologist  412-833-1800

Mark Jones, LCSW   724-733-3491

Christina Pearson, Executive Director Trichotillomania Learning Center 831-457-1028  trichster@aol.com

Additional references upon request