BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCH:
Utilizing
an integrated model, which provides a facility to handle a variety of
therapeutic situations. Lyn
Groome has an extensive and prestigious background in the mental health
profession.
Trained
at the Penn Council for Relationships, Division of Family Study,
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
(formerly Marriage Council of Philadelphia), Groome subsequently spent
10 years there working as a clinician, trainer and supervisor.
Prior to that experience, she worked as a Problem Pregnancy
Counselor at Women’s Suburban Clinic in Paloi, and as an Outpatient
Therapist at the Charles Drew Community Mental Health and Mental
Retardation Center in North Philadelphia.
During
her career, Ms. Groome has held Directorships with the Philadelphia
Society for Services to children, the birth center in Bryn Mawr, PA,
Planned Parenthood of Philadelphia and serves on an advisory Board at
the University of Pennsylvania.
Additionally,
Groome spent 4 years at the London Marriage Guidance Council in London,
England, where she was a clinician and supervisor.
While there she introduced a systems orientation to the Guidance
Council’s core curriculum. She
also maintained a private practice while in London.
Upon
her return to Philadelphia in 1997, Ms. Groome joined Centra as a
Clinical Associate. She is
a partner in a business consulting with high net worth clients Family
Solutions Group. She is
also involved with an organization called the Community of Bosnia. |
Area of Specialization:
- Couples
Therapy
- Women’s
Issues
- Mid-Life
Issues
- Sex
Therapy
- Depth
Psychology (Jungian Orientation)
- Clinical
Supervision
- Trauma
Work
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Honors and
Distinctions:
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“Goal
Setting and Marital Therapy, “Chapter in Treating Couples:
The Approach of the Marriage Council of Philadelphia",
G.R. Weeks, Editor 1989
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Trustee,
American University of Paris: Paris, France 1995-1997
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Clinical
Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy,
1984-present
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Approved
Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy,
1984-present
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Pennsylvania
licensed Marriage & Family Therapy
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