"Have We Gone Mental?"

Dr. Sid Cormier

PERSONAL

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dr. Sid is married and has 6 Children.  His office is located at 1666 E. Cypress Ave Suite 3 Redding, CA 96002 - (530) 222-9400.  He has been in private practice since 1981.

EDUCATION

• 1975 BS from Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 1977 MA The Graduate Facility of the New School of Social Research New York, New York
• 1979 (June) ph.D. The Graduate Facility of the New School of Social Research New York, New York
• Major - Clinical Psychology

ORGANIZATIONS

• 1973 Mensa
• 1976 Student Member, New York Society of Clinical
• Psychologists
• 1977 Student Affiliate, American Psychologist Association
• 1978 Biofeedback Associations of America
• 1979 American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
•  1980-1994 Associate, American Psychological Association, DIV. 12 & 14
•  1982-1993 Member National Register of Health Service Providers
•  1982 California State Psychological Association
•  1990 Shasta County Psychological Association
•  1994 American Seminar Leaders Association
•  1994 National Speakers Association

SKILLS

• Clinical Hypnosis
• Eye Movement Desentization and Reprocessing Advanced Training - Working knowledge of Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Test Battery
• Knowledge of Fortran and SPSS
• Working knowledge of multivariate statistics
• Familiarization with Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery
• Working knowledge of Electomygraph and Thermal Biofeedback
   

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Oprah Winfrey Show- Featured guest on book; Am I Normal?October 1993

Life Guide: Keys to Emotional Strength Human Services Institute- A division of McGraw Hill Inc Published: June 17, 1992

Am I Normal? Your Personal Guide to Figuring out Yourself and Others. Carrol & Graff, New

York, New York

Published: June 1993

Keynote Speaker- How to Get Unhappy and Stay That Way, Well Most of the Time. Total

Woman's Expo  Salt Lake City, Utah

October 1996

Imagery Conditioning: Three case presentations at the California State Psychological Association

1986 Annual Meeting

San Francisco, California

Seminar: Getting Back in Control: The Power of Relaxation and Imagery. Five Powerful Protocols For Calming Yourself and Residents. Victor Residential Treatment Center Redding, California

April 1995

Keynote Speaker- The Fountains of Youth; A Practical Scientific Guide to Life Extension and Age Reversal. Presented at Total Woman's Expo Salt Lake City, Utah

October 19, 1996

Keynote Speaker- Approaching The Fountains of Youth, Redding Medical Center Learn to Live

Lectures Series April 19, 1997

Mysteries of Medication- A Practical Guide to Psychopharmacology

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service Redding, California February 2004

Stress Coping Skills Northern Valley Catholic Social Service Annual Employee Meeting Redding, California

April 2004

CONSULTATIONSHIPS

• Department of Social Service Disability Determination Service Division
• Redding Specialty Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
• Victor Residential Treatment Center

POSTDOCTORAL 

• 1979 Workshop presented by the American Society For Clinical Hypnosis Atlanta, Georgia
• 1979-80 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Community and Clinical Psychology, Shasta Co. Mental Health
• Feb. 24-27, 1983 University of California Irvine and Southern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis
• April 9-11, 1987 Las Vegas Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
• May 8, 1987 Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting California Department of Social Services
• November 1998 Imagery Conference San Francisco, California
• September 20-21, 1991 Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocess Workshop Redding, California
• April 1-2, 1993 California Psychological Association Continuing Education Workshops
• April 18, 1993 Treating Troubled Adolescents
• July 23-24, 1993 Level Il Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing San Jose, California
• May 5-6, 1994 Treating Patients with Post-Traumatic Disorder San Francisco, California
• Dissertation An Inquiry Into the Dimension of Value in Mental Health Advisor

EXPERIENCE

• CLINICAL Bernard F. Riess, Ph.D.
• 1973-74 Suicide Prevention Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 1974-75 Part time (24/week) Individual and group counseling with adolescents and adult prisoners. Community Correction and Rehabilitation Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 1977 Supervised practicum in administration scoring and interpretation of WISC, WA Bender-Gestalt (BIP), MMPI, TIT, Roarshach, CPI. Supervised intakes, Graduate Center West, New York, New York
• 1978 Supervised crisis intervention, adult psychological Diagnostics, long and short term adult psychotherapy, Neurological screening (Halstead Battery) Atlanta, Georgia
• 1978-79 Supervised individual counseling, biofeedback training  And hypnosis in the treatment of chronic pain patients, limited prgram evaluation and design Atlanta, Georgia
• 1979-80 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical and Community Psychology. Shasta County Mental Health. Redding, California