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Dr. Coleman received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology, where he
specialized in health psychology and behavioral medicine.
He also holds a master’s degree in counseling from
Denver Seminary, specializing in couples and family therapy.
Dr. Coleman has worked in a variety of clinical settings
including community mental health centers, university
counseling centers, primary care, psychiatric groups,
non-profit agencies, private practice, elder care facilities,
and forensic settings. He completed his master’s internship
at a university counseling center. He completed his
pre-doctoral residency at Mental Health Centers of Denver
in the Adult Outpatient Wellness Center helping the chronically
and seriously mentally ill, homeless, and urban poor.
Dr. Coleman approaches therapy from a wellness and whole-person perspective, and employs an integrated, mind-body approach in helping people overcome common problems in living. He uses both behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques emphasizing health, social and relational functioning, lifestyle balance,
positive change, and empowered living.
Dr. Coleman has extensive experience in performing psychological
independent medical evaluation (IME) services for attorneys, insurance
companies, and various agencies involved in workers compensation,
disability assessment and personal injury cases. Dr. Coleman is an
expert in psychological assessment, neuropsychological testing, and
behavior analysis.
Dr Coleman has served as an adjunct faculty member at the
graduate level, teaching research methods and statistics.
His doctoral research in applied clinical psychology focused on
mindfulness-based interventions in couples therapy, with the goal
of increasing experiential openness, self-observation, emotional
processing, acceptance, responsibility-taking, behavioral flexibility, and valued living.
Dr. Coleman has advanced training in chronic anxiety and mood disturbance, PTSD, cognitive disorders (dementia, TBI), chronic pain, somatoform and stress-related disorders, adult ADHD, addiction, substance abuse, stress and anger management, and forensic and disability evaluations. He has worked primarily in vocational rehabilitation and disability assessment for the past six years.
Prior to becoming a clinical psychologist, Dr. Coleman's professional experience included more than 25 years of experience in management and technology consulting, organizational strategy and change, project management, and business analysis.
In addition to clinical services, Dr. Coleman provides behavioral health consulting to organizations and businesses. These consulting services include change management; organizational assessment, strategy, and design; operations analysis; quality improvement; program evaluation/design; talent/leadership development; and coaching and mentoring.
specialized in health psychology and behavioral medicine.
He also holds a master’s degree in counseling from
Denver Seminary, specializing in couples and family therapy.
Dr. Coleman has worked in a variety of clinical settings
including community mental health centers, university
counseling centers, primary care, psychiatric groups,
non-profit agencies, private practice, elder care facilities,
and forensic settings. He completed his master’s internship
at a university counseling center. He completed his
pre-doctoral residency at Mental Health Centers of Denver
in the Adult Outpatient Wellness Center helping the chronically
and seriously mentally ill, homeless, and urban poor.
Dr. Coleman approaches therapy from a wellness and whole-person perspective, and employs an integrated, mind-body approach in helping people overcome common problems in living. He uses both behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques emphasizing health, social and relational functioning, lifestyle balance,
positive change, and empowered living.
Dr. Coleman has extensive experience in performing psychological
independent medical evaluation (IME) services for attorneys, insurance
companies, and various agencies involved in workers compensation,
disability assessment and personal injury cases. Dr. Coleman is an
expert in psychological assessment, neuropsychological testing, and
behavior analysis.
Dr Coleman has served as an adjunct faculty member at the
graduate level, teaching research methods and statistics.
His doctoral research in applied clinical psychology focused on
mindfulness-based interventions in couples therapy, with the goal
of increasing experiential openness, self-observation, emotional
processing, acceptance, responsibility-taking, behavioral flexibility, and valued living.
Dr. Coleman has advanced training in chronic anxiety and mood disturbance, PTSD, cognitive disorders (dementia, TBI), chronic pain, somatoform and stress-related disorders, adult ADHD, addiction, substance abuse, stress and anger management, and forensic and disability evaluations. He has worked primarily in vocational rehabilitation and disability assessment for the past six years.
Prior to becoming a clinical psychologist, Dr. Coleman's professional experience included more than 25 years of experience in management and technology consulting, organizational strategy and change, project management, and business analysis.
In addition to clinical services, Dr. Coleman provides behavioral health consulting to organizations and businesses. These consulting services include change management; organizational assessment, strategy, and design; operations analysis; quality improvement; program evaluation/design; talent/leadership development; and coaching and mentoring.
Robert Coleman, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
"Positive change. Empowered living."
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Health Psychology - Behavioral Medicine - Forensics
Doctoral Dissertation (2004)
Mindfulness-Based, Self-Directed Intervention As An Adjunct Method For Couples Therapy
Abstract
Couples outcome research indicates that current practices yield marginal effectiveness and high relapse. Mindfulness-based interventions, demonstrating effectiveness with lower relapse, are absent in most couples models. Self-directed, adjunct interventions effectively extend current models addressing treatment gaps while simultaneously attending to individual and couple factors.
Developing mindfulness skills concurrently with the first five weeks of couples therapy via experiential exercises using the Johari Window model is proposed. Self-directed skills training influences broader arrays of outcome variables and foster a change-focused therapeutic context. Protocol exercises, assessment data, and skills integrate with primary couples therapy processes.
Primary target areas are individual differences, active learning, and values and commitment. Expected outcomes are increased experiential openness, self-observation, emotional processing, acceptance, responsibility taking, behavioral flexibility, and valued living.