Provide peer review of manuscripts on research, treatment, and relevance in the fields of psychology and integrative medicine.

Provide Mental Health services: counseling, guidance for women in treatment and for survivorship

Provide support services for Hospice Team; Consult; End-of-Live Triage

Background and vocation:Advance degree in Thanatology & Religious Studies.Clergy: 1963 - 1975; Buddhist Insight Meditation practitioner (since 1983), Dharma Teacher (since 1992), and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher (ala Jon Kabat-Zinn) since 1992. Ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in Plum Village, France (1991). Hospice, end-of-life & grief counseling/education since 1979+Served as Clinical Director for Hospice Care of Sacramento and Yolo Hospice, Davis • Director of Bereavement & Pastoral Services for Hospice Care of Sacramento & Kaiser Hospice, Vallejo • Clinical Director for Cancer Support Community of San Francisco • Taught Death & Dying and Hospice Education at Sacramento City College, and for 7 Hospice Programs serving Sacrament and Sierra Foothills for five years. • Recipient of the National Hospice Presidential Award of Excellence for hospice / end-of-life education & training.Hospice Consultant: California State Prison, Maximum Security, Vacaville.Hospice Staff Support / Counseling:Sutter VNA/Hospice (1998-2003)Heartland Hospice (2005-Present)Served on Medical Ethics Board for Sacramento Medical Ethic Consortium for 3 years & Kaiser Vallejo Medical Ethics Board for 5 years).Taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program for Stress and Anxiety related conditions, and pain management for patients, physicians, hospital administrators for Alegent Health Systems, in Omaha & Iowa (2-1/2 years); and for patients and physicians with Kaiser Hospitals in Fairfield/Vacaville, Vallejo, Santa Rosa, San Francisco French Campus and Geary and for El Cameno Hospital, Menlo Park, CA (1992 - 2002).Currently: • Private counseling practice • Teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy programs (Since 1993)Single, 2 children & 1 step-daughter; 4 grandchildren.For additional information about myself and the services I provide, please visit my website at: www.patrickthornton.net or www.MindfulLoss.com