https://www.chacmc.org/

SUSAN FAIRCHILD, MA, LMHC

 

Outside of her private psychotherapy practice, Susan Fairchild is on the faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy where she serves as a section leader for the year-long certificate program (www.meditationandpsychotherapy.org).  She also completed teacher training for Mindful Self- Compassion (MSC) through the UCSD Center for Mindfulness.  Susan teaches MSC at The Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance (https://www.chacmc.org/).  She continues to participate in retreat-based meditation practice instruction, a guided practice group for healthcare providers, and individualized meditation consultation.

 

Susan works part-time with faculty, staff and students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where she teaches mindfulness, drop-in meditation and a mindful eating program. She also works at WPI as a psychotherapist with undergraduate and graduate students.

 

Susan’s experience also includes:

• Engagement in the Benson Henry Institute Stress Management & Resiliency Training Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, both as a participant and peer-mentor.
• Participation in the Art of Living Foundation Level 1 Meditation Course.

 

She has been engaged in various mindfulness practices for over nineteen years and is conversant with the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction curriculum.

 

In her former professional iteration, Susan worked most recently for Partners HealthCare International as a Market Director. She also led the start-up of a retainer-based healthcare practice in the UK. Her professional background leaves her well equipped to tailor programs for business professionals and employers, and her experience working and living internationally (India, UK, Peru, China, Australia), affords her some cross-cultural acumen. Susan is conversant in Spanish.

 

Susan's formal education includes a BA, from Mount Holyoke College and a MA, Counseling Psychology, from William James College.  Her post-graduate training includes completion of a Certificate in Mindfulness and Psychotherapy from the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. She is also trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

 

 

 

JORGE ARMESTO, PhD, Ed.M.

 

Jorge Armesto, PhD, Ed.M., is a bilingual clinical psychologist in private practice in Providence, Rhode Island, where he works with linguistically diverse communities. Jorge’s work seeks to understand how multiple sources of oppression and resiliency intersect and inform the lived experiences of people. He is a former graduate and current section faculty in the Certificate Program in Mindfulness and Psychotherapy at IMP. Jorge is a consulting psychologist at Bristol Community College. He completed the UCSD Center for Mindfulness teacher training program in Mindful Self-Compassion in 2018. He is also a graduate of the foundations in Buddhist contemplative care training through the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. His spiritual practice focuses on applying Dharma teachings to help alleviate individual and community suffering. He practices in both the Vipassana and Thich Nhat Hanh traditions. Jorge loves to cook, dance to the Afro-Cuban rhythms of salsa, build community, spend time with family, friends, and his poodle, Tashi.

 

 

 

 

AFFILIATE

 

BARRY FRIEDMAN, FINDING BALANCE TAI CHI

 

Conventional medical science on the Chinese art of Tai Chi now shows what Tai Chi masters have known for centuries: regular practice leads to more vigor and flexibility, better balance and mobility, and a sense of well-being. Cutting edge research from Harvard Medical School also supports long-standing claims that Tai Chi also has a beneficial impact on the health of the heart, bones, nerves and muscles, immune system, and the mind.

 

Join Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi© teacher trainee Barry Friedman in exploring the traditional principles of Tai Chi in a relaxed, informal and experiential session. Barry brings his experience as a life-long soccer goalkeeper coach to bear in providing a welcoming environment for the cultivation of fitness, health and mental well-being.

 

For information about registration and class sessions, see findingbalancetaichi.com.