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BiographyMs. Stanton is a clinical social worker in private practice as a psychotherapist. She received her Masters in Social Welfare from U.C.L.A. in 1991. Her career has focused on people facing chronic or catastrophic illness. She worked with psychoneuroimmunologist Dr. Margaret Kemeny and Dr. Geoffrey Reed on a UCLA research project testing whether providing support groups to men with HIV helped boost their immune functioning. The project was interrupted (fortunately) by the advent of protease inhibitors that saved many lives. She then went to American Cancer Society, providing patient support at local hospitals and training volunteers to provide resources, information and guidance to patients and family members. During this time she worked as a research consultant to the American Psychological Association on a project for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Her part of the project became The Breast Cancer Notebook. For 9 years, she has facilitated a support group for women with cancer through Helen's Room, a free positive appearance center for women receiving chemotherapy who otherwise would not be able to afford the wigs, turbans, hats, scarves that make hair loss bearable. Helen's Room was founded and is run by Monica Kahn. The main center is in Inglewood California. If you have questions about Helen's Room, please call Ms. Stanton at 310-449-1331. Information about Ms. Stanton's private psychotherapy practice is available through the links to the right of this box and on her home page. Ms. Stanton was a founding member of the Providence Zen Center, in Providence Rhode Island, where she studied with Zen Master Seung Sahn for 10 years. She continues her meditation practice as a student of Darlene Cohen, a teacher in the Suzuki Roshi lineage, San Francisco Zen Center. Her passionate interest in Zen informs much of her work as a psyhcotherapist. |
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