Therapists – Freedom from Chronic Pain

Louise Levy MA(Acrdt), DipCAH, DipCBH, HPD

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Specialises in the field of mind body disorders for over 9 years, especially chronic pain.

Jane Sinclair BSc., Mickel Therapist

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Specialises in helping people with CFS/M.E, Fibromyalgia and stress illness to recover.

Hal Greenham BSc (Psych), BA, Somatic Psychotherapist

Hal Greenham is a co-founder and Clinical Director of Freedom From Chronic Pain. After recovering from chronic pain with a mindbody intervention he retrained, studying psychology and a number of schools of psychotherapy and now specialises in helping other people to do the same. He has 9 years clinical experience in the treatment of chronic pain and fatigue syndromes and employs a combination of techniques in his work to help people achieve optimal results.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (Psychology), Australian National University
Radix Body Centered Psychotherapist, Australian Radix Training Centre
Internal Family Systems Therapy level 1
Bachelor of Arts, Monash University

Professional association memberships and professional insurance

Member – Australian Radix Body Centered Psychotherapy Association, professional indemnity insurance through AON.

Professor Howard Schubiner MD, FACP

Dr Howard Schubiner is a co-founder, Clinical Director and Medical Advisor of Freedom From Chronic Pain.

He is board-certified in pediatrics, adolescent medicine, and internal medicine. He was a full Professor at Wayne State University for 18 years and now works at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI, USA. He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Schubiner is known as a national expert in ADHD in adolescents and adults as well as mindfulness meditation and stress reduction. He has authored over 60 publications in scientific journals and books and performed research in the fields of adolescent health, ADHD and stress reduction. Dr. Schubiner is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Adolescent Health and the Journal of Attention Disorders. He has given over 250 lectures to scientific audiences regionally, nationally and internationally on topics related to adolescent medicine, ADHD, and stress reduction. Dr. Schubiner has consulted for the American Medical Association, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Mental Health. He has been granted funds to conduct research studies of over several million dollars in total. Dr. Schubiner teaches a form of meditation known as Mindfulness Meditation, which helps individuals cope with the stresses and anxieties of daily life.

Dr. Schubiner is the founder and director of the Mind Body Medicine Program at Providence Hospital. This program uses the most current research methodologies to treat individuals who suffer from the Mind Body Syndrome (MBS) or Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS) as described by Dr. John Sarno. Dr. Schubiner has created a program that uses both meditative and cutting edge psychological techniques to help individuals with chronic conditions, such as fibromyalgia, whiplash, back and neck pain, myofascial pain, TMJ syndrome, tension and migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, irritable bladder syndrome, insomnia, anxiety, and other related conditions. With coauthors he recently published the first randomized, controlled research study in the field of Mind Body Syndrome or TMS for individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia. He was included in the 2003-2004, 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 lists of the Best Doctors in America. Dr. Schubiner lives in the Detroit area with his wife of 25 years and has 2 children in their early 20’s.