Pat Openlander, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience. For over twenty years he directed Behavioral Science instruction for residents in the Department of Family Medicine at Mercy Health Center in St. Louis. He has completed various certifications over his career including training as “positive psychology coach” under the direction of Martin Seligman, approved supervisor status granted by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and clinical membership in the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis.
Dr. Openlander has held faculty and supervisory appointments in the departments of a number of universities including:
- Saint Louis University Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology
- Washington University School of Social Service
- Lindenwood University
- University of Missouri Medical School.
He completed his doctorate at St. Louis University.
Dr. Openlander offers therapeutic services for these concerns:
- Generalized anxiety
- Work/school-related stress
- Relationship stress
- Phobias/fears
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or OCD tendencies
- Panic attacks
- Social anxiety
- Perfectionism
- Test/Performance anxiety
Efforts to tease out a biological basis for the diagnosis for depression have proven elusive. What we do know is that anyone who is frequently “stressed out,” has trouble sleeping, suffers from aches and pains, and appetite changes is going to get very discouraged and find motivation lagging. Fortunately, “depression symptoms” have been treated successfully for millions of individuals without relying exclusively on medications. Dr. Openlander uses scientifically sound approaches to anxiety, depression, and chronic stress in a way that emphasizes efficient and often quick results.
