Mind Body Advantage, PLLC

When working with athletes, Dr. Freedman pulls from her personal experience of being a collegiate athlete and utilizes her extensive training to help athletes balance the various obstacles they encounter in sport. Dr. Freedman’s counseling training allows her to go beyond the specific sport issues and address the root problem which often is linked to a mental health concern. Dr. Freedman has conducted research and has substantial training working with athletes struggling with eating disorders. She has provided psychoeducational talks to trainers, coaches, and organizations along with working with athletes directly to manage their disorder through a HAES (Health at Every Size) informed team approach. She works with amateur, collegiate and elite athletes and performers.

Outside of sport Dr. Freedman has a particular passion in helping late adolescents and adults navigate relationship conflict, anxiety, depression, identity development, and life transitions.  She has training and practice using evidence based techniques like DBT, CBT and BA to help clients address their mental health concerns. Additionally, Dr. Freedman has a specialty in working with individuals struggling with disordered eating, body image, and clinical eating disorders.

An emotionally resilient individual has the ability to bounce back from adversity, has autonomy over their emotions and can act in a values consistent manner, even when emotions are elevated. Broadly, these skills will help you build insight into emotional patterns, better communicate around emotions, learn how to set boundaries and build trust in relationships, along with recognizing and shifting ineffective thinking patterns. While Dr. Freedman incorporates these skills in her therapy approach, she also offers a 24 week skills focused protocol teaching skills designed to help increase your emotional resilience. 

DBT skills can be beneficial for individuals who are enrolled in full model DBT treatment or individuals who are looking to expand their coping toolbox. Dr. Freedman has received intensive training and practice in teaching the DBT skills. DBT skills focus on the 4 modules from Marsha Linehan’s Manual: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation. Mindfulness skills are focused on building awareness and staying in the present moment. Distress tolerance skills are aimed at helping you get through crisis situations without making them worse. Interpersonal effectiveness skills are designed to help you evaluate relationships and increase communication skills. Emotion regulation skills help you better understand your emotions, effectively feel your emotion or learn how to shift which emotion you are feeling. While Dr. Freedman incorporates these skills in her therapy approach, she also offers a 24 week skills focused protocol. 

There are a variety of groups offered at Mind Body Advantage including psychoeducation, group therapy and skills sessions. Groups typically consist of one to two providers and three to ten clients. Email info@mindbodyadv.com for more information about the current group offerings.

Dr. Freedman is an approved mentor through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). She can provide mentorship hours for individuals who are interested in obtaining their Certified Mental Performance Consultant certification (CMPC). Dr. Freedman enjoys the mentorship process and has first hand knowledge of the process required to become a CMPC. Additionally, Dr. Freedman is a licensed psychologist and is eligible to supervise doctoral students who need supervised hours towards their license. Dr. Freedman has experience as a supervisor and is passionate about helping early career professionals develop their own therapeutic styles and navigate the licensure process.