Fountaingate Psychological Service Providers

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Stephen Clancy, Ph.D.

Dr. Steve Clancy is a licensed psychologist practicing at Fountaingate Psychological and Family Services since 1999. Prior to coming to Marysville, he provided services in Seattle both in private practice and at the University of Washington at the Behavioral Research Treatment Center. Before gaining his license as a psychologist, Dr. Clancy earned a master’s and doctoral degree in education and held numerous positions in the field of education, including two years as the education and mental health coordinator for Snohomish County Head Start.

Dr. Clancy with his wife, Yuri, has two adult children who are doing well.

Dr. Clancy’s interests outside of psychology include hiking, golf, travel and reading.

Professional Services

Dr. Clancy works with a broad spectrum of people with various individual and relationship problems. He was very fortunate to be trained by some of the most respected therapists in the United States. He trained with the late Dr. Neil Jacobson at the Center for the Study of Relationships at the University of Washington. Dr. Jacobson’s work in the area of marital therapy made his therapy one of the most innovative and effective treatments ever put to rigorous scientific test.

Dr. Clancy works with adults and adolescents suffering from:

• Depression

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• Panic Attacks

• Specific Phobias

• Social Phobia

• Relationship Problems

• Psychological Assessment for Bariatric Surgery

Treatment Counseling Philosophy

Most people seeking psychotherapy are searching for a way to make sense or meaning out of whatever difficulty has brought them to seek help. They want to examine the patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that may be contributing to their discomfort. Many realize a need to learn new skills or further develop and utilize skills and resources for healthier living and coping. Typically the first two or three meetings are concerned with assessment and getting to know each other. At the end of the assessment phase some specific ways of approaching your problems, along with a tentative time frame, are suggested. Feedback is offered on any goals you have in mind for yourself, both in terms of whether they can be accomplished in therapy and whether Dr. Clancy is qualified to participate with you in that process. Treatment is a collaborative venture. Working together as partners in solving your problems leads to the most satisfying solutions.

Training and Experience

Dr. Clancy received his doctoral and post-doctoral training at the University of Washington. His doctoral training was in the area of developmental psychology with an emphasis on early childhood learning and social development. His post-doctoral study was in clinical psychology with an emphasis on treating depression, many forms of anxiety, marital problems. His training could primarily be described as behavioral and cognitive/behavioral in orientation.

Borderline Personality Disorders

In his work with depression, Dr. Clancy focuses on what has been shown in the research to be the most effective: cognitive/behavioral therapy including behavioral activation with possible anti-depressant medication as an adjunct.

Obesity

Dr Clancy worked early in his career with Dr. Allen Marlatt at the University of Washington in the Addictive Behaviors Research Center. The principles of relapse prevention and addiction therapy are very helpful in dealing with various addictions and eating disorders. Dr. Clancy has extensive experience working obesity. He both works with obese individuals. He does assessments for those intending to have gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity. The two major types of present operations for severe obesity are vertical banded gastroplasty and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. There are patterns of behavior and psychological functioning that help predict the likely outcome of this particular kind of surgery.

Insurance Accepted

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