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Peter Amato
Peter Amato
Mind-Body Medicine
Student

In addition to running two integrative healthcare facilities, Peter has recently expanded his work to collaborate with the Integrative Life Centers in Nashville, Tennessee, and has authored a book

Alexzandria Baker
Alexzandria Baker
Mind-Body Medicine
Student

Alexzandria's project resulted in a facilitation manual with step-by-step instructions, scripts, and exercises for leading a Sexual Wellness Enhancement and Enrichment Training.

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Rita Carlson
Psychology
Student

"I found a great deal of satisfaction in being able to sit down and work with someone, to work constructively to improve their situation and make it better for everybody."
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Sandra Eberhardt
Psychology
Student

"I've made numerous contacts and connections at Saybrook. I'm more self-confident and feel emboldened to move forward in my professional life."
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Gail Ervin
Human Science
Student

"Being able to talk to the professor, redesign the course to what I'm actually doing professionally, makes a huge difference. I've found out about new resources that have been incredibly helpful."
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Jennifer Friedrich
Psychology
Student

"My education is really opening the doors to many different opportunities - my Master's really prepared me for a job in the field."
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Marla Golusin
Psychology
Student

"What I like about Saybrook is that the're open to exploring, and that they encourage their students to be leaders and pioneers in the field: to do something that can really contribute. A lot of traditional programs are afraid to touch that."
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Nan Henderson
Psychology
Student

"Saybrook is the best school I've ever gone to - it's the way education should be."

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Lois Koteen
Organizational Systems
Student

"Faculty have been mentors: they have pushed me to places I never thought I could go."
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Michelle LaMasa
Mind-Body Medicine
Student
2013

“These experiences have come as a welcome surprise. I never anticipated being able to change careers prior to graduation. However, the training and education enabled me to make a professional shift and to focus my attention on mind-body medicine.”
Andrea Lucie
Andrea Lucie
Mind-Body Medicine
Student

Andrea's a therapist at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of PTSD and TBI.

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Mary Madrigal
Psychology
Student

"Saybrook transformed my practice by helping me see past my patients' mental illness and find their humanity."
Frank Munoz
Frank Munoz
Mind-Body Medicine
Student

Through his work he noticed an invisible boundary between patients, families, and the health care team.  Something was missing.

Anna Negoescu
Anna Negoescu
Mind-Body Medicine
Student
2013

“I felt hampered by the lack of attention paid to the whole person. I was trained to look at the patient holistically, but there was a disconnect in the actual practice of medicine in large systems. I had to find a social worker, or a psychologist to work with my patients, but those disciplines were not always viewing the patient's situation in the same way.”
Carrie Phelps
Carrie Phelps
Mind-Body Medicine
Student

“The faculty is amazing and the classes are about practicing what we preach and are very experiential." 

Dennis Rebelo
Dennis Rebelo
Organizational Systems
Student

"People are yearning to belong to an organization that is meaning making and actually stands for something that can be linked to who they are."