Meet Dr. Humphrey
I have been passionate about the field of clinical psychology since I was an undergraduate music performance major at SMU in Dallas, TX. I took several classes in psychology, but after a couple of years, my incredible piano teacher, Alfred Mouledous, informed me that performance majors were not allowed to be double majors, since the time required to successfully perform was HUGE. I made the decision to remain in music at the time, and advanced to a master’s degree in performance from the University of Notre Dame. When the time was right, I proceeded with my mutual desire in this life: psychology, and could not be more grateful to uphold both of these heartfelt passions.
Music and psychology contain abundant synchronicity. Both fields require an enduring lifelong commitment to the study of theory, technique, interpretation, and practice. Both require an acceptance of the notion that we will never be able to know everything there is to know in the respective fields. Both require a vision toward excellence, and both require internal and external energy that must be continually renewed. Both require extensive understanding of the scientific aspect, but neither are truly successful without a qualified artistic skill. To hear my love for playing piano, click on piano performances.
Another skill that integrates art and science is writing. As we know through the therapeutic experience, however, finding befitting words to express knowledge and feelings is often arduous. I am including two award-winning articles that encompass several areas of interest: adoption, attachment, music, and psychological theory. For those who are interested in reading the dissertation, go to http://www.proquest.com/products_umi/dissertations/.
I serve on the Board of the Dallas Foundation for Psychoanalysis and am chair of the Arts Committee for the Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology. I am also a member of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology
The Annual Psychology Student Applied Research Award
Title: “Adoption, Attachment and Object Relations”
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Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology/Fairhill Scholarship
The Annual Graduate Student Scholarship Competition Award
Title: “The Life and Death of Mozart: A Fantasy of Fact and Fiction”
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Fielding Graduate University
Frieda Fromm Reichmann Dissertation Award
Title: “Adopted Women Who Give Birth: Loss, Reparation, and the Selfobject Functions”