Dr. Pamela G. McGeoch provides compassionate life coaching for individuals.
She trained and practiced as a clinical psychologist and chartered psychologist specializing in psychotherapy for individuals, and groups for over 17 years. She has been practicing daily meditation for over twenty-four years.
With over twenty-four years of experience in the spiritual arts and research sciences and as a highly qualified, experienced doctor of clinical psychology and clinical researcher she believes in the value of compassionate and informed approaches for solving any problem in life. She is a graduate of the New School for Social Research in New York, having specialized in both clinical psychology practice and in clinical research.
As a prominent clinical psychologist, Dr. Pamela G. McGeoch has presented at international conferences and to general audiences speaking on the topics of childhood trauma and the development of personality resiliencies and maladaptations, and on the spirit of motivational interviewing.
Dr. Pamela G. McGeoch provides support and at times practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. She integrates complementary techniques through life coaching to offer a personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, she works with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth and changes they are seeking.
Education and Certifications:
Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology- New School For Social Research, New York, U.S.A.
Master of Arts in Psychology- (Honor's Research track) New School for Social Research, New York, NY.
Master of Arts in Anthropology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Bacherlor of Arts in International Relations, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Hospital Background:
Applied Psychology & Specialist Psychotherapies Service, North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, England
Department of Clinical Phenomenology New York State Psychiatric Institute of Columbia University, New York, USA
Creedmoor Psychiatric Centre, New York, USA
Yarmon Neurobehaviour Centre, Biological Psychiatry Research Team, Inpatient and Outpatient Services, Beth Israel Medical Centre,
New York, USA
Cabrini Medical Centre, New York, USA
Presentations include:
McGeoch, PG. Childhood Maltreatment and the Developmental Psychopathology of Personality Disorders. Invited Speaker at Centre for Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (Cochin), India. Jan 17th 2019.
Valinejad, C & PG. McGeoch. Clinical effectiveness of including imagery rescripting with clients who present with childhood trauma. Presentation for National Institute for Health Research proposal at Patient and Public Research Workshop, Cambridge Personal Development Center, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, England. October 8th 2013.
McGeoch, PG., & Johnson, JG. Associations of childhood emotional abuse and neglect with personality disorder in a chronic patient sample. Poster Presentation at the XIth International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders Congress. New York, NY. August 21st-23rd 2009.
Forester, ZD, & P.G. McGeoch. An introduction to the spirit of motivational interviewing. Symposium Presentation at the 2010 International Nurses Society on Addiction Annual Educational Conference. Old Greenwich, CT, October 20-23, 2010
McGeoch, PG., Cohen, LC., Johnson, JG & Galynker, II. Association of different types of childhood abuse and personality pathology. Symposium Presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Atlanta, GA. May 21st- 26th 2005.
Funes AL, Cooper S, McGeoch PG, Gertmenian-King EC, Weaver CJ, Cohen LJ, Galynker II: Diagnosing malingering using visuo-spatial paradigms. Poster Presentation at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. New Orleans, LA. May 5th-10th 2001.
Publications include:
Johnson, J. G., Bromley, E., & McGeoch, P. G. (2009). The role of childhood experiences in the development of adaptive and maladaptive personality traits. In J.M. Oldham, A.E. Skodol and D.S. Bender (Eds.), Essentials of Personality Disorders. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing Inc.
Johnson, J. G., Bromley, E., & McGeoch, P. G. (2005). The role of childhood experiences in the development of adaptive and maladaptive personality traits In J.M. Oldham, A. E. Skodol, and D. S. Bender (Eds.), Textbook of Personality Disorders, pp.209- 222. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Press.
Johnson, J. G., McGeoch, P. G., Vanessa P. Caskey, Sotoodeh G. Abhary, Joel R. Sneed, and Robert F. Bornstein (2005). The developmental psychopathology of personality disorders. In B. L.Hankin and J. R. Z. Abela (Eds.), Development of psychopathology: A vulnerability-stress perspective, pp.417-464.Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
Johnson, J. G., McGeoch, P. G., Caskey, V., Abhary, S., & Sneed, J. (2005). Personality Disorders and Delinquency. In Egle, U. T., Hoffmann, S. O., and Joraschky, P. (Eds.), Sexueller Mißbrauch, Mißhandlung, Vernachlässigung, 3. Auflage. Stuttgart, Germany: Schattauer.
