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Joe M. Persinger, PhD (He/him)

Dr. Persinger has had a clinical practice as a psychologist specializing in adult outpatient psychotherapy at the Milton H. Erickson Institute of Santa Rosa for over 30 years and has also been employed as the staff psychologist in the Pain Medicine Department at Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa Facility since 1995. He has also been actively involved with the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute for over 20 years and has assisted in over 30 SE workshops. Presenting Complaints: Presenting issues I work with include chronic pain and other medical conditions, anxiety and panic disorders, depressive disorders, sleep disorders, dissociative disorders, work/life stress, post-traumatic stress and psychosomatic conditions. Treatment Specialties: My areas of specialization include Psychodynamic Psychology, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Meditation, EMDR, Crisis Intervention, Solutions-Focused Brief Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapy and Pain Reprocessing Therapy.

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Practice Overview

Licenses
  • California-7366
Areas of Expertise
  • Anxiety
  • Depression and Other Mood Disorders
  • Physical Health Issues
  • Pain
  • PTSD/Traumatic Response
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Stress
Insurance Plans
  • Medicare
Office Policies Office hours are Mondays and Wednesdays. Preferred contact is by telephone at (707) 526-7720 extension 325, and by email at https://www.drjoepersinger.com Insurance accepted: Medicare.
Ages Served
  • Adults (18-64 yrs.)
  • Older adults (65 yrs. or older)
Treatment Types
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Existential/Humanistic/Interpersonal
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Psychodynamic Treatment
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Professional Affiliations

Credentials & Memberships
  • American psychological Association
  • California psychological association
  • Redwood psychological association
  • Association of state and provincial psychology boards
  • American society for clinical hypnosis.

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