Dr. Erika Updegrove, Psy.D., M.Ed., BCBA, of Thriving Center of Psychology, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Behavioral Analyst. She received her doctoral training from the William James College and has over 15 years of experience in the clinical field.
Dr. Updegrove approaches therapy from a mindfulness-based and holistic perspective to address the person as a whole: mind, body and spirit. She is experienced in utilizing evidence-based treatment such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness, and specializes in treating people with chronic illness/health issues, substance use disorders, and anxiety. She has also gained much success throughout her work with clients who suffer from sleep difficulties, autism, ADHD, and depression.
Treatment Types
Academic Concerns | ADD/ADHD | Addiction and Substance use | Adoption and Reunion Issues | Anger Management | Anxiety | Autism Spectrum Disorder | Behavioral Issues | Bipolar Disorder | Blended Family Issues | Body Image | Borderline Personality Disorder | Burnout | Career Issues | Child or Adolescent Issues | Chronic Impulsivity | Chronic Pain | Codependency | Commitment Obstacles | Communication Problems | Creative Blocks | Depression | Developmental Disorders | Digital Addiction | Dating | Divorce | Dreams | Dual Diagnosis | Emerging Adulthood | Emotional Disturbance | Existential Crisis or Transition | Family conflict | Fear of Failure | Fertility | Gambling Addiction | Gender Identity | Grief and Bereavement | Health-related Concerns or Chronic Illness | Harassment | Indecision | Imposter Syndrome | Infidelity | Intrusive Thoughts | Insomnia | Job Coaching | Learning Disabilities | Life Transitions | LGBTQ+ Related Issues | Loneliness | Money-related Stress | Multicultural issues | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD) | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | Panic | Parenting Issues | Peak Performance | Peer Relationships | Perfectionism | Performance Anxiety | Personality Disorders | Phobias | Post-Partum Depression | Procrastination | Pregnancy-related Stress | PTSD | Pregnancy Prenatal and Postpartum Issues | Race-related Stress | Relationship issues | Self-Harm | Self-Reflection | Sexual Addiction | Sexual Assault and Abuse | Sexual Dysfunction | Sexual Fear | Sexual Issues | Sexual Orientation | Social Life | Spiritual Crisis or Transition | Stress | Substance Abuse | Suicidal Feelings | Trauma | Veterans | Weight Loss | Women’s Obstacles | Workplace issues | Young Adulthood
Degrees
Doctor of Psychology, Master of Education, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
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