Name: Bridget Beachy
Degree: PsyD
Title: Director of Behavioral Health
Where did you complete internship? HealthPoint, Kent, WA
Where did you complete post-doc training? CWFM
Orientation: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) & Focused ACT (fACT)
What draws you to primary care? Fast-paced, team oriented atmosphere; Increased access for patients
What keeps you at CHCW? CHCW’s innovative spirit and dedication to bringing patients the very best healthcare possible
What do you like about the Yakima area? Beautiful scenery, breweries/wineries & lack of traffic!
What do you do for fun? I love playing and watching sports; Traveling
Research interest: Assessing the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model; effectiveness of brief interventions
Last three articles/book chapters?
Robinson, P. & Beachy, B. (in press). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in primary care. In P. Lucena-Santos, S.A. Carvalho, J. Pinto-Gouveia, M.S. Oliveira, & J. Pistorello (Eds.). Manual prático internacional de Terapia de Aceitação e Compromisso [International Practical Handbook of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]. Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: Sinopsys.
Strosahl, K., Bauman, D., & Beachy, B. (in press). Terapia de Aceitação e Compromisso (ACT) com casos difíceis e/ou de alto risco [Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with challenging, high risk patients]. In P. Lucena-Santos, S. A. Carvalho, J. Pinto-Gouveia, M. S. Oliveira, & J. Pistorello (Eds.), Manual prático internacional de Terapia de Aceitação e Compromisso [International Practical Handbook of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]. Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: Sinopsys.
Robinson, P., Oyemaja, J., Beachy, B., Goodie, J., Sprague, L., Bell, J., …Ward, C. (2018). Creating a primary care workforce: Strategies for leaders, clinicians, and nurses. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-017-9530-y
Last three presentations?
Bauman, D., Beachy, B., Lopez, G. (2019, June). Context clues: Motivating your patients for behavior change. Presentation at the 106th Annual Northwest Osteopathic Convention. Blaine, WA.
Beachy, B. & Bauman, D. (2019, June). It’s okay to “go there:” Integrating ACEs & trauma informed care into your practice. Presentation at the 106th Annual Northwest Osteopathic Convention. Blaine, WA.
Bauman, D., Beachy, B. (2019, June). Building your behavioral tool box: Working with anxiety in medical clinics. Presentation at the 106th Annual Northwest Osteopathic Convention. Blaine, WA.