Meet Dr. Frank Lawlis and Dr. Barbara Peavey
G. Frank Lawlis, PhD, ABPP (Consultant to the PNP Center)
G. Frank Lawlis
focused upon clinical and research methods of the mind-body when he received his Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in medical psychology and rehabilitation. He was board-certified (A.B.P.P.) in both Counseling Psychology and Clinical Psychology. He also received the status of Fellow from the American Psychological Association for his scientific contributions to the field of clinical psychology and behavioral medicine by conducting groundbreaking studies and developing new approaches in health care. He has blazed new studies and approaches in the care of children and adults with chronic and acute pain, cancer and neurological problems. He has held clinical and research professorships at New York Medical Center, Texas Tech Medical School, Universities of Texas Health Center at San Antonio and Dallas and Stanford Medical School. Dr. Lawlis has authored and co-authored more than 100 articles and chapters as well as textbooks; Imagery and Disease, Bridges of the Bodymind (IPAT, 1980), Transpersonal Medicine and The Mosby Textbook on Alternative Medicine. Current contributions are the best-selling books: The ADD Answer, The IQ Answer, Mending the Bond, and The Stress Answer. He is the developer of the BioAcoustical Utilization Device (BAUD).
For 18 years Dr. Lawlis was the principle adviser of the Dr. Phil Show
and former Director of Psychological Testing, America Mensa.
Barbara S. Peavey, Ph.D., M.S. PsyPharm, BCIAC
Internationally recognized licensed psychologist specializing in stress management, biofeedback and applied psychophysiology, and neuroplasticity Dr. Peavey received her doctoral degree from the University of North Texas in Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology in 1982. She later received a post-doctoral degree in Psychopharmacology.
Dr. Peavey established the first behavioral medicine clinic at the University of Texas at Dallas in 1975 and served as faculty and counseling center staff for 10 years. She entered private practice serving adolescents and adults and continued to teach in the doctoral program of behavioral medicine faculty at the University of North Texas and in the College of Clinical Psychophysiology at Saybrook University.
With over 40 years of experience in clinical psychology, applied psychophysiology and biofeedback she is a Senior Fellow of the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) and Diplomate with the Academy of Pain Management. She has served as Chairman of the Board for BCIA (Biofeedback Certification International Alliance), on the Board of Directors of the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) and as President of the Biofeedback Society of Texas. She is a respected national and international speaker and trainer in biofeedback, psychophysiology, stress management, psychopharmacology, and neuroplasticity and addiction.
Dr. Peavey has pioneered the field in mind-body connection, stress management self-regulation, and brain health . She is uniquely capable of helping individuals find their strengths and integrate heart, mind, body, and spirit for health and well-being.