Dr. Jeanette Bevilacqua is a Board Certified Specialist in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, and is licensed as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Bevilacqua developed and maintained a part-time clinical practice as a psychotherapist (Individual, Couple, Family, Group) starting initially in New York City in 1971. She expanded into full-time capacity in 1989, after leaving a full time career as Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of South Florida. In August 1993.The Center for Mind Body Therapy was conceptually developed and opened by Dr. Bevilacqua. Her clinical practice now involves individual, couple, family and group therapy, and she deals with a complex variety of emotional and physical problems through the utilization of traditional psychotherapy and holistic "Mind Body Speak" methods.
Dr. Bevilacqua also has had an extensive teaching career starting in 1971, and has held faculty positions in Associate, Baccalaureate and Master Degree programs. She was Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of South Florida prior to development of a full time clinical practice. Dr. Bevilacqua has taught courses on Human Sexuality at the University of South Florida, as well as offering numerous workshops. She has recently retired from a part time position as Professor of Nursing at Florida Gulfcoast University School of Nursing.
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eanette has built her BodyTalk career on an extensive background of mental health counseling and education for more than 25 years. Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner and Mental Health Clinical Specialist, she has maintained a psychotherapy practice utilizing BodyTalk as an integrative modality for those who want to go beyond traditional talk-therapy.Dr. Arthur Ellison retired in 1991 from Academic Medicine after a lengthy teaching and research career, both nationally and internationally. Faculty responsibilities included teaching medical and nursing students, graduate and post-doctoral students, and medical residents-primarily in clinical pharmacology and ophthalmology. Dr. Ellison held various faculty position as Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Assistant and Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Ophthalmology at the following Medical Schools: University of Florida, University of Texas, University of Mississippi, Riyadh University - Saudi Arabia, and St. Georges School of Medicine - Granada, West Indies. Upon early retirement and return to the Fort Myers area, Dr. Ellison has been an Adjunct Professor in Biological Sciences at Edison Community College.
Dr. Ellison has also been consultant to the U.S. Airforce - Aerospace Command, as well as Chairman of Pharmacology for Alcon Laboratories. In Addition, he has served as Consultant to the Ministry of Education and Health in Saudi Arabia, Granada and Trinidad. Dr. Ellison has also been involved in National and International Medical Research in Prevention of Blindness and has published numerous studies in major medical journals involving the Chemotherapy of Infectious Ocular Disease.
Dr. Ellison is currently in practice at the Center For Mind Body Therapy, where he is a Co-Director, Medical Consultant and Clinical Hypnotherapist specializing in Stress Disorders including Pain Management, Weight loss and Smoking. Dr. Ellison's extensive medical background allows him to deal effectively with comprehensive physical and emotional health care issues, that is many instances appear to be refractory to normal medical therapy.
Dr. Ellison is currently in practice at the Center For Mind Body Therapy, where he is a Co-Director, Medical Consultant and Clinical Hypnotherapist specializing in Stress Disorders including Pain Management, Weight loss and Smoking. Dr. Ellison's extensive medical background allows him to deal effectively with comprehensive physical and emotional health care issues, that is many instances appear to be refractory to normal medical therapy. Dr. Ellison's Other specialization is in Transgender Life Style issues ( www.Transgenderconnection.com )