Integrative psychotherapy is dynamic, evidence-based treatment for depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, emotion dysregulation and chronic pain. This skills-based, depth-oriented approach reveals the mind’s innate wisdom and promotes genuine presence in the actuality of experience. Combined with Somatic Experiencing (SE), this work is ideal for adults struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance-use problems, chronic pain and emotion dysregulation; professionals in high-stress careers or life transition; couples in distress; depressed, anxious, or stressed adolescents.How do mindfulness and compassion increase well-being? Inner well-being—a feeling of vibrant aliveness—arises from mental clarity and emotional stability. Mindfulness and compassion practices stimulate 1) insight and wisdom, 2) skillful behavior, 3) joyful equanimity, and 4) compassion for self and others. A mind freed from habitual anxiety and rumination can meet life's challenges with enthusiasm and intelligence. A heart open and full of joy is responsive and connected.I teach Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for addiction (MBRP), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Relapse Prevention (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). I also present at clinical conferences on Mindfulness-based interventions and Buddhist psychology.

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Lisa Dale Miller produces artwork on social, political, and spiritual issues. Primarily a painter, Lisa also combines painting with installation, performance art, and video art. Lisa moved to Los Gatos, CA from Tokyo, Japan. While in Japan, she completed two solo shows, including her 1993 Family Values paintings and lecture tour, sponsored by USIA at the American Centers in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Lisa participated in four group shows, and was the first “foreign” artist to exhibit in the Fukuoka Biennial at the Fukuoka Museum of Contemporary Art. Lisa has also exhibited in New Mexico, San Francisco, Sacramento, Mountain View, CA, the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and Triton Museum of Art. In 2000, Ms. Miller completed a two-month arts project in Kosovo for CRS. Visit Lisa's visual art website: https://ldmartist.wordpress.com/

In addition to private practice I am also on staff in the Mind/Body Wellness Department in Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, CA. At Kaiser I teach these Behavioral Health Education classes: 8-week Depression, Depression Overview, 8-week Stress Management, 6 week Couples Communication, and 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).