Driven by a deep desire to help people with their emotional issues, Patricia Carrington Ph.D. worked as a psychologist, a relaxation specialist, an EFT Master Practitioner, and author. As seen below, her professional credentials are extensive.
Professional Credentials
Past Academic Appointments:
Associate Clinical Professor: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey (1984 through 2018).
Lecturer, Faculty Member; Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (1972 -1983).
Author: 33 research papers in professional journals; four books in the stress management and self-development fields (publishers: Doubleday, William Morrow, Element Books, and Harper-Collins,).
Positions Relevant to Energy Psychology and Meditation
Administrative Director: Company-wide Stress Management Program; Medical Department, New York Telephone (1979 -1984).
Originator: Clinically Standardized Meditation (CSM)
Originator: EFT Choices Method
Positions in Research and Psychotherapy
1969-1977 Director of Child Therapy. Catholic Welfare, Guidance Clinic, East Brunswick, NJ
1968-1969 Consulting Psychologist. Catholic Welfare, Guidance Clinic. East Brunswick, NJ.
- Research Associate, New York Medical College
New York, New York Medical College, Dept. of Psychiatry,
1955-1957 Coordinator, Mental Hygiene Program for Nursery Age Children. Victory Guild Psychiatric Consultation Service, University Settlement, New York, NY.
1949-1950 Research Assistant. Caroline Zachry Institute, New York, NY (study of children’s play).
1948-1949. Research Assistant. Vassar Child Study Department, Poughkeepsie, NY (study of children’s projective techniques).
Private Practice
1969-2018 Behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, psycho-dynamic psychotherapy, relaxation training, visualization, guided imagery, neurolinguistic programming, energy psychology.
Past Memberships
American Psychological Association
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology
Awards
Co-recipient, with Medical Department, New York Telephone, of the National Mental Health Association Award for the Outstanding Preventive Health Program of the Year (1983)
Citation of Honor: Training Institute for Mental Health Practitioners. New York, N.Y. (1980).
Two ACEP Awards for Research in Energy Psychology
Peer bestowed Life-Time Achievement Award for Tapping Excellence (2012)
Background in Energy Psychology
Chairperson: Research Committee, Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) (1999 – 2001)
Contributing Editor: Gary Craig’s EFT Email List (2000-2007)
Co-presenter with Gary Craig at selected EFT workshops (1998-2003)
Originator of the EFT Choices Method, advanced EFT technique presently used by EFT therapists worldwide
Co-author of the first research study dealing with EFT to be published in a major scientific journal.
- Evaluation of a meridian-based intervention, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), for reducing specific phobias of small animals. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12945061
Training
Level I & Level II Training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reporoccessing (EMDR). Training Institute for EMDR (1995-1996)
Teacher Certification in Dynamic Macrostructural Alignment. National Training Institute For DMA, Salem, MA (1983).
Masters level training in Neurolinguistic Programming. New York Training Institute for Neurolinguistic Programming. New York, NY (1981-1983)
Training Program in Family Therapy. Family Mental Hygiene Clinic, Jewish Family Service, New York, NY (1965-1966).
Didactic Analysis and Supervision (1962 – l967) in Adult Psychotherapy. Supervisor: Lilly Ottenheimer, M.D. Associate
Supervision (1959-1960) in Adult Psychotherapy. Supervisor: Irwin J. Cohen, M.D., Attending Psychiatrist, Halleran Hospital.
Training (1957-1958) in Psychodiagnostic Testing. Supervisor: Jule Nydes, M.A., Senior Psychologist, National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. New York, NY.
Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, New York Medical College.
Education:
New School for Social Research. New York, NY, Psychology. B.A. 1953.
Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY Early Childhood Education. M.S. 1955.
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY Developmental and Clinical Psychology. Ph.D. 1969.
