Patrice Fortune is a therapist intern at the Process Therapy Institute.
You can contact her by phone at 408/358-2218 ext. 475
or email her at patrice@processes.org
ABOUT PATRICE
As a fourth generation native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Patrice Fortune returned to Los Gatos post two Masters. She successfully completed a Bachelor of Science in psychology with a minor in philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, a Masters of Art in art therapy at Marylhurst University in Portland, OR with a focus in health psychology, and a Masters of Science in clinical psychology with a concentration in health psychology, a focus in women's health, and specialty in obstetrics related care at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Presently Patrice Fortune is pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, focusing in health psychology and obstetrics. Further, she has completed extensive self-initiated learning experiences in the area of women's mental health and obstetrics related care.
Patrice Fortune is a seasoned therapist providing psychotherapy services within the Process Therapy Institute as a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern under the supervision of Don Hadlock a Co-Director at Process Therapy Institute. Moreover, Patrice Fortune has 22 years of volunteer, educational, and professional experience combined in the area of women's mental health and obstetrics related care in multiple settings. In addition to her extensive practice as a seasoned therapist, her experience includes six years of intensive supervised client counseling including over 5,000 hours of supervised, post Masters, direct client contact hours. The aforementioned settings include outpatient facilities, physicians' offices, and hospitals in addition to providing support within the community. Patrice Fortune's self-directed, well-organized attributes provide a foundation necessary for successful development and implementation of women's mental health and obstetrics related model of care within organizations serving women and their families.
PURPOSE
Mission:
Patrice Fortune has a commitment to enriching life through illuminating the wisdom of wellbeing. Celebrating life at each juncture, she supports the heart of enhancing mind and body through the awareness of potential and empowering actualization.
Vision:
Patrice Fortune's vision is to provide comprehensive mental health services encompassing a variety of modalities focused on synchronizing the mind and body thereby optimizing stress relief at a core level. As a seasoned therapist, her self-directed, well-organized attributes provide a foundation necessary to offer individualized mental healthcare attention to individuals she serves. Through the process of providing comprehensive mental health services, she will seek to collaborate with other healthcare professionals within the community to more fully serve the needs of individuals within her care. In an effort to maintain the highest quality of mental healthcare services Patrice Fortune will establish partnerships with other specialized healthcare professionals. By developing and maintaining professional relationships with other professional healthcare specialists, she will be positioned to accept and successfully provide individualized comprehensive mental healthcare services to a full range of mental healthcare needs.
Values:
Empowerment of self awareness is the most important activity Patrice Fortune offers individuals she serves. She is therefore committed to seeking optimized service of responsible compassion and sensitivity of diverse populations. Her interaction with individual's she serves encourages the highest level of autonomous self exploration through reciprocity of the therapeutic relationship. Further, the uniqueness of her expertise developed through life experience, educational accomplishments, and skilled professional practices are the most valuable resources she draws on as she engages with those she serves. Patrice Fortune's commitment to enriching life begins with her passion for illuminating the wisdom within each individual as they actualize their full potential through an inward journey increasing awareness of self. In an effort to respond to the ever-changing environmental and individual needs, she participates in continuing education opportunities within her areas of expertise. The aforementioned are the commitments, values, and resources that guide the optimization of service she offers.
GROUPS:
Healing Grieving Hearts
After Pregnancy Loss & Neonatal Death
Mondays, 9:00am to 10:30am
Bereavement Support
Renewing - Recharging - Revitalizing
Awareness of Internal Strength
Mondays, 11:00am to 12:30pm
Chemical Dependency Treatment & Relapse Prevention Support
Overcoming Barriers to Pain Relief
Balancing Pain Relief Risks & Benefits
Mondays, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Stress and Pain Management Strategies Support
Exciting -Playful - Friendships
Having Fun Making Them
Mondays, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Child Art Group Activities
Getting More of What You Want
Freedom - Fun - Relationships - Money - Confidence
Mondays, 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Being Your Own Person Activities
Balancing Mind, Body, Baby, & Mom
Thursdays, 9:00am to 10:30am
Mental Health Support during Pregnancy
Reclaiming Choice: Awakening Mind/Body Awareness
Thursdays, 11:00am to 12:30pm
Maintaining Prescribed Regimens
Fun with Mommy and Me
Thursdays, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
New Mom and Baby Bonding
Keepsake Memories
Thursdays
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Bereavement Support
Regulating Stress
Thursdays, 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Stress Relief Activities
