Sheryl Lozowski-Sullivan, MPH, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Private practice since 2008.
- PhD, Western Michigan University, Department of Psychology, 2011
- MPH, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Public Health Policy & Administration, 1990
- BS, University of Michigan, Honors Psychology, 1986
It is a great privilege to be invited into people’s personal struggles. I am grateful that people trust me with their private stories and allow me to partner with them in treatment. An important part of this privilege is to understand that people enter therapy at various stages of change readiness. It is critically important to meet people where they are at. Together we work in small incremental steps towards the therapeutic goals.
Goals are defined by the individual and indicate to us when therapy is at an ending point. Results in therapy are as important as relationships. The quality of the relationship with the psychologist has been shown to be very important. It is an important prerequisite not the mechanism for change. Evidence-based treatments are the mechanisms for change. Evidence-based means that there is research that shows the particular treatment works for your age and your particular presenting concerns. EBTs are the treatments you want and deserve. You can and should expect results from therapy.
Another critically important part of therapy is coordination and collaboration with family members and medical care professionals. Different perspectives help create a fuller picture of the issue, and contribute to the solutions. Coordination with medical professionals run the gamut from phone calls and faxes to transdisciplinary teams where the psychologist is integrated into the medical practice. This is called Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) and is a method to treating the whole patient, including mind and body. IBH is a particular interest area for me both clinically and theoretically.
- Behavior therapies
- Cognitive behavior therapies
- Integrated Behavioral Health
- Behavioral Medicine
- Pediatric Psychology
- Children and adults with medical conditions
- Psychological Assessment
- Evidence-based treatments
- American Psychological Association
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Bronson Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD School of Medicine
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Gates, K. & Amin, K. & Lozowski-Sullivan, S. (2022). Motivational Interviewing and Childhood Obesity. Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research.
Ischander, M., & Lozowski-Sullivan, S. (2022). Psychologist’s Unique Role in Improving Quality of Life of Children with Chronic Lung Diseases and Their Families. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 69(5). 951 -963.10.1016/j.pcl.2022.05.008.
Sullivan, A., & Lozowski-Sullivan, S. (2021). The Continuum of Intervention Models in Integrated Behavioral Health. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 68(3). 551-561. 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.03.001.
Gates, K., Amin, K., & Lozowski-Sullivan, S. (2022). Motivational Interviewing and Childhood Obesity. In Greydanus, D.E., Patel, D.R., Nazeer, A., Apple, R.W. & Merrick, J. (Eds.). Behavioral pediatrics (5th ed.). New York: Nova Science.
Sheryl Lozowski-Sullivan, MPH, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
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5380 Holiday Terrace
Suite 32
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009