About this episode

Monica C. Mann-Wrobel, PhD discusses her work in psychology, mindfulness, and the integration of these practices into family life.

Monica C. Mann-Wrobel, PhD, is a licensed psychologist located in Chapel Hill, NC. Monica specializes in providing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for a range of aspects of the human condition including but certainly not limited to anxiety, depression, life transitions, family challenges and trauma in adults. Monica also works with couples, offering Emotion Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT). Monica is an experienced meditator and enjoys infusing mindfulness into all aspects of her clinical work and believes strongly in the value of this approach to the human condition. Monica grew up in small towns in the Western Piedmont of North Carolina and then spent 8 years with her husband Mike in Maryland, outside Wasington, DC, going to graduate school and post-doc for clinical psychology. Monica has had a steady meditation practice for about 20 years and recently completed a two-year mindfulness teacher training program, so she enjoys occasionally teaching at Mindful Families of Durham (MFD). She and her family have been members of MFD since 2018 and this community has helped them really integrate mindfulness into their family routines and rituals. It's been especially joyful for…

People in this episode

Host: Vincent Moore

Guest: Monica C. Mann-Wrobel, PhD

Topics covered

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• mindfulness
• mental health
• family challenges
• couples therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mindful Families of Durham, Triangle Insight

Places: Chapel Hill, NC, Maryland, Washington, DC

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