Biographies


Elena Marie Ramirez, PhD PLC
Elena Marie Ramirez, PhD is a licensed psychologist-doctorate whose professional focus is on helping people to make changes in behaviors that will improve their psychological as well as physical health. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, phobias, mood disorders, stress management, eating and body image disorders, and obesity. Dr. Ramirez is a frequent guest speaker to various community forums on these topics. She is also the director of The Weight Control Program, a multidisciplinary empirically based weight management program, for both adults as well as children and adolescents. She stays involved with research in the area of weight control through her affiliation with the MindBody Medicine Clinic at The University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry. In addition to being a member of several national professional organizations (abct.org, apa.org, aps.org, nacbt.org, naaso.org, myneda.org) devoted to the study of psychology and behavioral health, Dr. Ramirez is recognized as a Health Service Provider in Psychology by the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. She serves on the Board of the Vermont Psychological Association and also has a current appointment as a member of the Independent Panel of Mental Health Care Providers for the Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities, and Health Care Administration.

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Tater and Shelby
Tater is an twelve year old Golden Retriever and is a member of Therapy Dogs of Vermont, “a non-profit organization of volunteer handlers and their highly trained working dogs.” Shelby is a two and a half year old English Setter. Tater and Shelby work as co-therapists with Dr. Elena Ramirez, unless otherwise requested. Both dogs have a particular expertise in stress management and facilitating the relaxation response. They contribute significantly to the therapeutic process by helping clients to feel more comfortable and thus more open to making important changes in their behavior.

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