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Alison E.F. Reuter, PhD.
Dr. Reuter completed doctoral internship and post doctoral
fellowship in health psychology and pediatric neuropsychology. Dr.
Reuter has 14 years of experience as a mental health clinician and
offers assessment and therapy services for adults, adolescents and
children. In addition
to neuropsychological assessment, she specializes in behavioral
medicine, child giftedness, autism spectrum disorders, depression,
anxiety, and other issues of mental health.
She generates positive treatment results using a
strengths-based approach to psychotherapy, in which the focus of
therapy is based on generalizing what is
right with an individual
to enhance their emotional growth, as opposed to only focusing on
what is wrong.
Alison Reuter completed her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at
Arizona State University. Her research interests are health
psychology and Dr. Reuter wrote her dissertation on perceptions of
health and wellness among native Hawaiians. She previously earned a
Master's degree in Asian Religion from the University of Hawaii at
Manoa, and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Ethics at Lake
Forest College in Illinois.
Dr. Reuter is an Ericksonian trained hypnotherapist and studies
Eastern Psychology. She
has obtained training in Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR), which is the foremost treatment modality for
adults and children who have experienced trauma.
Dr. Reuter has an extensive background in the therapeutic treatment
of substance abuse and individuals with HIV disease. She is a member
of the American Psychological Association, Arizona Psychological
Association, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
Dr. Reuter
is a member of the Board of Directors for Aloha in the Desert, which
aims to educate school-aged children about Hawaiian history and
culture.
- Mindful Parenting
- Giftedness and Trauma
- Clinical Hypnosis in the Primary Medical Setting
- Mainland and Island Hawaiian Perspectives on Health and Wellness
- Neuropsychology of Behavior