Dr. Holley F. Kaskel, Psy.D.
Dr. Holley earned her B.S. with honors at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. She then moved west to attend the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco, CA where she earned her M.A. and Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology) in clinical psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at UC Davis Medical School in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
During this training, Dr. Holley worked closely with physicians to help medical patients deal with illness and pain and to understand the mind/body connection. She also facilitated courses for first year medical students, helping them develop sensitivity and rapport with their patients.
Dr. Holley’s postdoctoral fellowship was at Kaiser Permanente, one of the country’s largest managed health organizations. She performed a variety of psychological services; including crisis intervention, psychological assessment, and therapy with children, adolescents and adults. She ran a parent education group and a support group for children going through divorce. She also ran a depression support group for adults and received training in chemical dependency treatment. Dr. Holley worked with individuals, couples and families.
After completing her fellowship, she continued to work for Kaiser in their adolescent eating disorders program and child/adolescent and family program. Dr. Holley also has experience working with survivors of abuse, including childhood abuse and sexual trauma. Since that time, Dr. Holley has balanced private practice work with raising three children. Currently, Dr. Holley provides services a few hours a week at Integrated Health Center in Redmond, in addition to her time at Urban Oasis.
Dr. Holley is licensed in both California and Washington. She maintains active memberships in the American Psychological Association, the Washington State Psychological Association, and the Academy for Eating Disorders. She keeps her knowledge of the field current by attending conferences and taking continuing education courses regularly.
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