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Lisa Crandell, Ph.D.

Dr. Crandell received her Ph.D. in Child/Family Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University in 1994.   Upon receiving her Ph.D., she was awarded a four-year National Institute of Health Research Grant to study parent-child relations and attachment relationships across the life span at the Tavistock Clinic in London England.  Dr. Crandell has published numerous papers on attachment in peer-review journals and has presented widely in conferences across the U.S. and Europe.  Following the conclusion of the research grant, Dr. Crandell was living and working in Europe, which concluded with her work as the Director of a learning support program at a private K-12 school in Switzerland from 2014-2019.   In 2019, she returned to the U.S. and established her private practice here at the Hockessin Center for Change. 

 

Dr Crandell has extensive experience in working with children, adults and families who are experiencing emotional distress for a variety of reasons, including:  ADHD, anxiety, attachment and relational difficulties, bereavement, depression, divorce, learning disabilities, physical ailments, and stress.  She also conducts psychoeducational assessments for the purpose of diagnosing specific learning disabilities, ADHD and psychological disorders, as well as provide recommendations for follow-up care.

 

Finally,  Dr. Crandell is a qualified teacher of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) through the University of Massachusetts Medical School.  MBSR is an 8-week structured program designed to teach specific tools and strategies for recognizing and reducing the negative impact of stress on the body and mind.  Numerous research studies have shown that it is a safe and very effective way of alleviating difficulties in relation to psychological conditions (most notably anxiety and depression) and diverse physical ailments (such as chronic pain, IBS, cancer, diabetes, and other autoimmune disorders), as well as enhancing the overall quality of life.   She has adapted the MBSR program to create a 6-8 Mindfulness Stress Management (MSM) intervention that is tailored to individual psychotherapy sessions.  Aside from this specific MSM program, Dr. Crandell incorporates mindfulness practices in her daily life and, where appropriate, within the therapeutic context.

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