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Claudia Allen, Ph.D., J.D.
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Claudia W. Allen, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Behavioral Science
Ph.D. Degree: University
of Virginia
J.D. Degree: Yale Law School
I've come to Family Medicine out of a love and respect for the idea
of medicine treating the whole person (and the whole family if
possible). I'm a clinical psychologist and joined the department to
teach residents about psychosocial issues and to see patients myself in
the Family Stress Clinic. As a psychological clinic embedded within
Family Medicine, the Family Stress Clinic is an almost unique resource
that is known far and wide as a wonderful place to train, to grow as a
doctor or a patient, and to have fun. We see patients with a wide
variety of mind/body problems, from mood disorders to parenting stress
to grief and loss to pain management and beyond. We love to see
patients ourselves, and to share what we know about people and how to
help them with the wonderful physicians teaching and learning at
UVA.
I have to admit that I was coaxed to Charlottesville from New England
by my husband, Joe, who was joining the faculty in the College of Arts
and Sciences. That was 1989...Since then, I've grown to love the small
but vibrant city, its wonderful schools, old trees, lively arts, and
proximity to both DC and the Blue Ridge. All three of our children have
been born here in Charlottesville and have thrived in the city schools.
I completed my Ph.D. at UVA in 1996 and spent time teaching in the UVA
Department of Pediatrics and in private practice before joining Family
Medicine in 2007. My clinical interests include family therapy,
resilience and self-care in the helping professions, problems in
parenting, marital and family functioning in senior citizens, grief,
adoption, custody arrangements after divorce, and strengthening healthy
coping skills. Fundamentally, though, I love talking with people about
their lives and how they can get the most health and joy from each
day.
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