When I was in grad school, we talked a lot about how important it is to be a culturally competent psychologist. According to the Georgetown Health Policy Institute, cultural competency […]

A couple years ago, I had a patient who lives about an hour from my office ask if we could do our sessions over video. With traffic, coming to see […]

You’ve planned every last detail of your weekend trip to Chicago. You have your dinner reservations, your tickets to see the Cubs play and you can’t wait to ride the […]

How would you react if you found out there was a law that said you have to manage your diabetes in a certain way, and if you don’t follow the […]

I was playing golf yesterday and it dawned on me that if people approached managing diabetes in the same way I approach playing golf, they would probably have an easier […]

Last week, I went to Nashville to spend some time with the Bike Beyond team. This team of 20 people, all living with type 1 diabetes, are spending their summer […]

Every month I get at least a couple calls/emails from people around the country asking if I know of any mental health providers with knowledge of diabetes in their area. Sometimes […]

About a year ago, I became a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). Since then, one that’s that’s become really clear to me is how much impact a little bit of basic […]

This article was originally published in 2014 by Insulin Nation: http://insulinnation.com/living/should-you-go-to-a-diabetes-psychologist/ When I tell people I am a psychologist who specializes in diabetes (and who also happens to have Type 1 diabetes), […]

Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Daniele Hargenrader, aka the Diabetes Dominator. Here’s the video of our conversation where I tell part of my diabetes […]