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with Dr. Lilian Dindo

Dr. Lilian Dindo provides Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) training through fellowships, internships, medical rotations and mentoring opportunities. She also offers ACT training presentations and workshops for groups and institutions. See some of the opportunities below.

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Post-doctoral fellowships

Dr. Dindo currently serves as a primary or secondary mentor for two post-doctoral programs:

Health Services Research Postdoctoral Fellowship program, Houston, TX

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychology through the South Central Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center

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ACT training for graduate students

Poster competition - One-day ACT Workshop for Veterans and their romantic partners
Dr. Lilian Dindo and MEDVAMC psychology intern, Namrata Nanavaty, with her winning Association for Contextual Behavioral Science Junior Investigator Poster

Students from universities and colleges in Houston, Texas, have completed clinical/research rotations in Dr. Dindo’s clinical psychology research lab.

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ACT training for undergraduate students

Dr. Dindo has served as a mentor to undergraduate students through the Health, Humanism, and Society Scholars (HHASS) program at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

 

*Please contact Dr. Dindo by email or call her at 713-440-4637 to inquire about any of these fellowships, internships or other clinical psychology training opportunities.

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ACT seminars and workshops presented nationally and internationally

Dr. Dindo also conducts national and international trainings and seminars on topics related to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the role of stress/distress on health difficulties, and building resilience among team members.

Some examples include:

  • Dindo, L. (2021, September). Building Resilience: Life skills to live more effectively and meaningfully. Presentation as part of health and wellness strategy.
    Control Risks (security company), Houston, TX.

  • Dindo, L. (2021, June). ACT as a transdiagnostic approach for chronic medical and mental health difficulties. Presentation to JPS Behavioral Health Service. JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX.

  • Dindo, L. (2019, November). Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse. Keynote speech for Pain Education Day. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

  • Dindo, L. (2019, April). Prevention of chronic post-surgical pain and prolonged opioid use with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Presentation to Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

  • Dindo, L. (2016, September). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for patients with chronic medical conditions. Presentation to Department of Pediatrics. University of Texas Health Sciences, Houston, TX.

  • Dindo, L. (2016, May). Advanced One-Day Training on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.Training for Psychologists at Baylor College of Medicine and Michael Debakey Houston Veterans Affairs Hospital, Houston, TX.

  • Dindo, L. (2015, April). A Brief Therapeutic Approach for Depression and Disability in Medical Settings. Presentation to Iowa Psychological Association. Pella, IA.

  • Dindo, L. & Moran, D.J. (2014, May). Mindful Warrior Workshop. Half-day workshop for physicians in the Department of Surgery. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.