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Dr. Vidisha Patel has a doctorate in Counseling Psychology and practices as a therapist in Sarasota, FL. She specializes in the problems of young children and adolescents. She obtained her Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University of Sarasota, FL. She is also licensed to teach stress management techniques and a certified facilitator of SENG Model Parent Groups.
Dr. Patel is active in the local community. She has worked at Cyesis, a school for pregnant and teenage mothers in Sarasota County. Dr. Patel worked with the teenage mothers and their infant children providing dyadic therapy, parenting skills and emotional support. Dr. Patel serves on a national Board of Directors for SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted). This complements her work with gifted children in Sarasota County.
As a consultant to Girls Incorporated of Sarasota, Patel has provided therapeutic interventions with pre-adolescent girls and advice on behavioral and relationship issues between such children and their families.
She was the Chair of the Health Committee of the Sarasota County Medical Society Alliance in which capacity she helped integrate relevant health care issues into the local community. One such issue involved the prevention of violence amongst children in the Sarasota community.
Dr. Patel regularly speaks at conferences, schools, parenting groups throughout the community and the state. She consults for Florida State University as a trainer of primary caregivers on infant mental health. Additionally, Dr. Patel volunteers her time with a community advocacy group supporting the social and emotional needs of teen parents in the Cyesis Program.
Dr. Patel brings a rich experience of business and education to her current field of work. She obtained an undergraduate degree from Williams College, MA (with a major in Art History and Asian Studies) and a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University, NY, with a specialty in Finance and International Business.
Dr. Patel’s professional affiliations cover a wide range of institutions and include the The World Association of Infant Mental Health, the Zero to Three Society, Sarasota County Medical Society Alliance, the Pine View School Board of Directors, the Student Advisory Council for Cyesis, the Riverview High School Foundation Board of Directors and the national Board of Directors for SENG.
She is married and has two school age children.
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