“We do not have to be slaves to our own minds or behaviors. We can make changes at any time,” says Dan Guerra, Psy.D., a leading expert in behavioral change and stress management who brings nearly twenty years of experience and distinguished academic accreditations to his work. His unique approach draws on neuroscience, traditional psychotherapy, mind-body approaches, and the dramatic arts to tailor treatments to his clients. “I believe in a solution-focused approach to problems so I prefer to keep all options open,” he says. Dr. Guerra is an executive coach/consultant, psychologist, psychotherapist, mindfulness meditation teacher, educator, playback theatre actor, author, and public speaker. Dr. Guerra maintains a successful private practice and an active calendar as an executive coach. He has coached over 500 managers of top companies across the globe in leadership skills that include gaining personal awareness, influencing, and learning better self-management to be more effective leaders.Dr. Guerra received a B.A. in Psychology with an emphasis in neuroscience research from Franklin & Marshall College and masters and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the ORGDYNE Coach Consultants Consortium. He was on staff as a rehab psychologist at NYU Medical Center: The Rusk Institute from 2000-2003, a faculty member at The AE School of Medicine from 2004-2011 and a consulting psychologist for Beth Israel Medical Center from 2004-2011. In 2001,he co-authored a manual that guides mental health clinicians on how to address the needs of first responders to disasters based on the events surrounding 9-11.Currently, Dr. Guerra, along with a colleague, is writing a book on good self care practices and stress management. "I want anyone who picks this book up to find something that resonates with them that they can easily integrate into their daily life,” Dr. Guerra explains.Specialties: Stress Management, Mindfulness Training, Emotional Intelligence, Facilitation, Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Playback Theatre, Voice Overs