Paul R. Puri

Education and Training

Undergraduate Education: B.A., Hampshire College, 2000
Medical Degree: M.D., University of Rochester, 2007
Residency: University of California, San Diego, 2007–2011
Psychoanalytic Training: New Center for Psychoanalysis, 2011–2012
CBT Training: Beck Institute, 2011
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Training: UCSD, Erickson Foundation, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and Southern California Society for Clinical Hypnosis
Other Professional Training: Strategic Family Therapy, Mental Research Institute; psychodrama and Gestalt therapy workshops; DBT training at UCSD, including leading a group for one year
Professional Credential: ASCH Approved Consultant, certified to train health professionals in hypnosis

Practice Information

Practice Style: Therapy-focused, with medication used as appropriate. Therapeutic approaches are customized to each patient, with an emphasis on brief therapy when possible. Medication-only treatment represents less than 30% of the practice.
Theoretical Orientation: Eclectic; patients are considered through multiple theoretical frameworks to develop varied intervention strategies
Patient Types: Individuals, couples, families, groups, adolescents, adults, geriatric

Teaching and Supervision

Current Teaching Position: Assistant Clinical Professor
Residents Supervised in the Last Five Years: David Sheski; Rebecca Van Horn; Yelena Koldobaskaya; Harrison Lyu; Connor Darby
Supervision Availability: Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00–7:00 p.m.; Saturday, 1:00–5:00 p.m.

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