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Here are some examples of engaging, evidenced-based mental health programming
designed specifically for skill-building and written to a wide audience. These programs
are based in scientific principles presented in a user-friendly and approachable fashion.
Coping Skills Training to Reduce Anxiety
Articles
The following online articles are from my 3-part series called Ditching Anxiety for
Anxiety.org.
• Introduction to Releasing Anxiety
• Defining Your Vision
• Motivation & Relaxation
Meditation Training for Relaxation
Articles
• Meditation Techniques for Beginners (This received 49,000 views and shares.)
Audio Recordings
• Guided Meditation for Relaxed Breathing - A short guided meditation to help you
develop relaxed breathing skills that can be used during times of stress and times
of peace.
• Treating Yourself with Self-Compassion - A short 6-minute guided meditation to
help you develop your self-nurturing and learn to treat yourself with greater self-
compassion.

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• Guided Meditation to Find Your Safe Place - A short guided meditation to help
you connect with a sense of safety and security from within.
For more guided meditation audio recordings and videos, please see my YouTube
channel at www.youtube.com/drbarbaracox.
Stress Management & Work/Life Balance Techniques
The following program was developed for American Speech-Language Hearing
Association (ASHA) 18,000+ conference members. This link will provide a sample
program to the event: http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/wp-
content/uploads/2015/03/ASHA-Schedule.jpg
• Stress Busters That Work – Relax and Refresh - Come learn tips and tools that
you can easily implement to reduce stress, feel calm even in the midst of chaos
and recharge yourself.
• Work/Life Balance: Tricks that Work - This interactive session will include
informative coaching tools to achieve work-life balance derived from Dr. Barbara
Cox’s work with hundreds of coaching clients. The questions and activities
presented will help you begin to weed out the mental clutter and start down the
path of ease.
• The View from the Top: Your Career Vision and Steps along the Way - This
session will help you begin to envision and design an exciting long-term career
path. You’ll enjoy your day-to-day work even more when you have a compelling
vision to move towards.
• Designing Your Most Confident Work Self - This interactive session will include
activities to activate the most confident work ‘you’ possible. I’ll teach you tools to
grow your confidence so that you are on the path to higher earning potential and
work satisfaction.

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The following online course is a training designed for mental health clinicians that
focuses on stress management techniques they can use with their clients.
• Stress Management Techniques: An Overview of What Works - This
intermediate-advanced level course will give an overview of several brief stress
reduction methods. First, it will include a discussion of the basic physiology of the
stress response. Then, it will focus on techniques that therapists can teach their
clients in a relatively brief time frame, including several innovative mind/body
techniques to reduce psychophysiological arousal, as well as Cognitive
Behavioral techniques to modify attitudes and reactions to stressors. As an
added benefit, when you sign up for this course, you will receive complimentary
supplemental material to use with your clients.

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PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
In my former life in academia, I published several scientific articles related to health
psychology/coaching and stress management.
Greenberg, M.A., Hatcher, M.L., Siegel, K.M., Cox, B.J., Marcus, R.E., & Paget, S.A.
(1996). Emotion- management styles predict pain severity in fibromyalgia. Presented at
the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Greenberg, M.A., Dowling, V.L., Bateman-Cass, C., Hatcher, M.L., & Cox, B.J. (1997).
Pain, resource loss and health outcomes in fibromyalgia: a mediational model.
Presented at the 18th Annual Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, California.
Cox, B.J., Miklos, C.S., & Vore, M. (1997). Level of disability and alexithymia as
predictors of depression in adults with cerebral palsy. Presented at the Annual Meeting
of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Portland,
Oregon.
Greenberg, M.A., Cox, B.J., Bateman-Cass, C., Dowling, V.L., & Hatcher, M.L. (1998).
Psychosocial predictors of medical utilization in fibromyalgia. Presented at the 19th
Annual Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Cox, B.J., Nicassio, P., Greenberg, M.A., & Davis, R. (1999). A biopsychosocial model
of depression in adults with cerebral palsy. Presented at the 20th Annual Society of
Behavioral Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
Cox, B.J., & Kercher, J.L. (2000). The psychology of public participation. Presented at
the Annual Risk Analysis Conference, Alexandria, Virginia.
Cox, B.J., & Kercher, J.L. (2001). The psychology of public participation. Presented at
the Annual Waste Management Conference, Tucson, Arizona.
Cox, B.J. (2002). Preparing San Diego youth for the world of work: Investing in our
future. Facilitated at the San Diego Workforce Partnership 2002 Summit.
Cox, B.J. (2006). Start a new love ritual. Cosmopolitan Magazine, November 2006, 97.
MEDIA APPEARANCES
“Getting Healthy With Hypnosis,” San Diego Living, The CW (XETV), January 29, 2010.

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Biography
Barbara Cox, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist, Health Coach, and Writer whose advice
has been featured in local and national publications, including MSN.com and
Cosmopolitan. She has also been a guest on local TV shows on healthy living. Barbara
specializes in health coaching and writing that is grounded in science yet approachable
to the general public. She has extensive training in positive psychology, Ericksonian
hypnosis, cognitive behavioral techniques, and meditation.
Barbara started her career as a scientist, having earned a B.A. in Biology from the
University of California, San Diego. She worked as an environmental scientist, most
notably organizing environmental projects for the Department of Defense. During her
time in this role, she coordinated permits, wrote environmental articles, coordinated with
military-base media to spread the word on new environmental projects, and ran
community focus groups. From there, she branched out into working for environmental
consulting firms. “I loved managing large-scale projects; however, I wanted to get
involved in more ‘people’ work,” she says, “so I went on to earn a doctorate in health
psychology from Alliant International University, with further training in Ericksonian
hypnosis and peak-performance coaching.”
Barbara has a rare blend of clinical training, health coaching, writing and research
experience that allows her to disseminate complex mental health concepts in an
engaging and user-friendly manner for the general public. See her website at
www.DrCoxConsulting.com.

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