
About Heather Corwin, PhD
Psychological Fellow
Dr. Corwin's diverse background and experiences inform her therapeutic approach infused with unconditional positive regard. She is a mental health provider who utilizes integrative approaches to create a foundation of wellness; this includes sensory awareness and body connection to explore how impulses translate into our everyday actions. People are complex. Body sensations, feelings, thoughts and expectations converge to inform how we see and engage with the world.
​Dr. Corwin's expertise and research is in emotional intelligence, which includes empathy, emotional regulation, how we see the world, and communication. These skills help people connect with others as they intend. Our early relationships with caregivers, also known as Attachment theory, form how we operate with others and are the foundation of interpersonal relationships. Performing arts is Dr. Corwin's background, which helps bring playfulness and humor to the therapeutic work, with mindfulness and creativity.
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Therapeutic goals will include a broad base of techniques to allow us to explore your world, and to identify and redefine who you want to be in your most whole self. Being in relationship with yourself and with others can open you to the skills and awareness required to live your life on your terms with the joy you crave.
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Supervisor Dr. Melissa Rowland, Lic. 071008544
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Trauma Around Conception & Giving Birth
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Parenting
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Relationship Difficulties
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Life Transitions
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Difficulties with Self-Esteem
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Eating Issues
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Professional/Career Issues
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College/Graduate School Issues
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Performance anxiety
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Pain Management
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Stress Management
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Grief, Loss, or Bereavement
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Somatic Issues

Consulting
Dr. Corwin works with universities, colleges and businesses to foster skills in
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Conflict resolution
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Boundaries
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Active listening
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Awareness
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Vulnerability
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Trust
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Repairing relationships
Contact Dr. Corwin to discuss how she can help your team or students function better together, and with others professionally.
Consulting and Workshop Sites
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Movéo, Chicago, Illinois
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University of Madison, Wisconsin
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Stephen's College, Columbia, Missouri
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Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California
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Variant Actor's Lab, Los Angeles, California
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Hood College, Frederick, Maryland
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Boston, Massachusetts
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Roosevelt University Business School, Chicago, Illinois
Teaching Positions, Current and Past
Education
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, December 2014, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology with Somatic Concentration
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Dissertation: "The relationship between Sanford Meisner actor training and emotional intelligence"
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Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, matriculated to TCSPP, Somatic Psychology Ph.D.
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Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory, May 2004, M.F.A. Theatre
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Millikin University, May 1993, B.F.A. Theatre
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Licensed Professional Counselor 178.015649
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Graduate Faculty at Roosevelt University, Chicago
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Head of Movement, Northern Illinois University
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Assistant Professor Ashland University
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Faculty, Pasadena City College
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Faculty, Azusa Pacific University