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CloseExecutive Director Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Ph.D. was a featured guest on Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins July 22, 2020 on WFAE. Dr. O’Dea joined Alexis… Read More
Perry Griffin, M.Ed, LCMHCA spoke with WBTV’s QC@3 on May 29, 2020 about how to handle body image during quarantine. Ms. Griffin offered tips on… Read More
Patrick Collins, LCSW, LCAS was interviewed on WBTV On Your Side with Jamie Boll on May 11, 2020 as part of a story on extroverts… Read More
Presbyterian Psychological Services received a shout-out from Charlotte Agenda (charlotteagenda.com) on Friday, May 8, 2020 for offering free therapy to healthcare workers: Charlottean: Dr. Mary… Read More
An article written by Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Ph.D., Executive Director of Presbyterian Psychological Services was published in The Charlotte Observer on March 7, 2020. The… Read More
Patrick Collins, LCSW, LCAS was interviewed by Jason Stoogenke of WSOC-TV on May 5, 2020 in a story about the rise in alcohol consumption during… Read More
On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Executive Director, was interviewed by WSOC-TV as part of their story on mental health resources available… Read More
Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea joined Good Day Charlotte on April 20, 2020 to talk about the mental health of healthcare workers during the Coronavirus Outbreak.… Read More
Executive Director, Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea was interviewed April 7, 2020 by Erica Bryant of WSOC-TV about the mental challenges currently faced by healthcare workers.… Read More
Fox 46 Good Day Charlotte invited Executive Director, Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, to discuss the psychological effects of the Coronavirus restrictions with anchor Brigida Mack… Read More
Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Executive Director, spoke with WSOC-TV’s Damany Lewis about the effects being experienced as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. Click here… Read More
Fox 46 News reporter Morgan Frances interviewed Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Executive Director on Monday, March 16, 2020. Dr. Frawley-O’Dea offered strategies for coping with… Read More
Executive Director Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Ph.D. was interviewed March 16th on On Your Side Tonight with Jamie Boll about strategies for coping during the Coronavirus outbreak.… Read More
Presbyterian Psychological Services’ Inaugural 5K Run & Fun Walk was held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Sycamore Brewery. A fun time was had by all, in… Read More
Fox 46’s Brien Blakely interviewed Executive Director Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Ph.D., and David Englert, Ph.D., CMPD Operational Psychologist about Presbyterian Psychological Services’ work with CMPD. … Read More
Executive Director Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Ph.D., and David Englert, Ph.D., CMPD Operational Psychologist were interviewed by WSOC-TV about Presbyterian Psychological Services’ work with CMPD. Presby Psych’s 5K… Read More
Presbyterian Psychological Services is holding a 5K Run & Fun Walk on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Sycamore Brewery. Please find details about the race below. … Read More
Executive Director, Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Ph.D. was interviewed by WBTV News on Monday, August 19th as part of a news story about a high school principal’s… Read More
Katie Boone, LPCA, NCC appeared on Fox 46’s Good Day Charlotte Friday morning, August 16th. Ms. Boone offered advice to parents of LGBTQ youth. Watch the… Read More
Executive Director, Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Ph.D., and Katie Boone, LPCA, NCC appeared on WBTV’s On Your Side Friday, August 9, 2019 to discuss mental health issues… Read More
On May 29, 2019, WSOC-TV aired a special on Mental Health entitled Charlotte’s Hidden Crisis in an effort to break down the stigma surrounding mental… Read More
When shopping online at Amazon, visit https://amazonsmile.com and choose Presbyterian Samaritan Counseling Center as your charity. There is no cost to you and Amazon will donate a… Read More
Our Executive Director and trauma specialist, Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, once again spoke about institutional sexual abuse on WSOC-TV on March 4, 2019. North Carolina… Read More
Our Executive Director, Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, is a nationally recognized expert on the sexual abuse of minors. In 2002, she was the only psychologist… Read More
Executive Director Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Ph.D. was interviewed August 29th on Good Day Charlotte about the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. For over… Read More
Not Talking about Mental Health is Literally Killing Men. Read More
Presby Psych announces an important new service — Medical Education for Adults. Board member, W. Lee Fanning, MD, FACP, Board Certified in Internal Medicine and… Read More
SUMMER “SAFETY FOR KIDS” SERIES (2013) SUMMER SAFETY SERIES #1 of 8 Empowering Children to Feel Safer in a Sometimes Scary World Since July 20,… Read More
FORGIVENESS Tammie Lesesne, MA, LPC Many of us were raised with messages like “To err is human, to forgive divine” (Alexander Pope); “Forgiveness is the… Read More
Mourning Beyond the Loss By Mary Gail Frawley-‐O’Dea, Ph.D. Executive Director, Counseling Center Senior Licensed Psychologist, Psychoanalyst & Trauma Specialist Mourning is an essential aspect… Read More
Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy and the Search for the Sacred By Catherine Carstarphen, M.A., M.Div., D.Min. Spirituality is “hard-wired” into our nature as human beings. The… Read More
Career Counseling by Tammie Lesesne, M.A., M.A.T., L.P.C. Over several decades of involvement in personnel issues and career counseling, I have some key observations and… Read More
Conscious Aging By Catherine Carstarphen, M.A, M.Div., D.Min. Candidate Div., D.Min. Candidate A 70-year-old friend showed me a picture of herself 20 years ago and… Read More