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Office Hours:
Monday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Some Saturdays: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Phone: 631-656-0472

Address:
1727 Veteran's Memorial Highway (Rt. 454), Suite 300
Islandia, NY 11749

 

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Classes are offered in the Spring, Summer, and Fall.

Free Introductory Sessions

If you would like to know more, click here to register for one of our free (no obligation) introductory sessions.

 

At the free session, you will...

  • meet the course instructor/s

  • learn about MBSR

  • learn about current research examining the benefits of mindfulness

  • get a first-hand experience in mindfulness practice so you can decide whether the course is right for you

The MBSR Course

The MBSR course consists of eight, weekly, 2 1/2 hour classes and one six-hour retreat day.

Before registering for the course, we strongly encourage you to attend the introductory session. However, if you are already familiar with MBSR, and you would like to guarantee your place in the course without attending the free introductory session, click here to register and pay for the course in advance.

*Please note that information sessions and classes will be conducted via Zoom. After you register, we will email you a link with instructions for connecting to the zoom sessions.

 

MBSR Instructor Qualifications

 

Gabrielle R. Chiaramonte, Ph.D. CV available here

Gabrielle R. Chiaramonte, Ph.D., will be the instructor for the upcoming MBSR sessions.

Dr. Chiaramonte, is a licensed clinical psychologist with offices in Manhattan and Long Island (Islandia). Dr. Chiaramonte received her Doctorate from Stony Brook University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College where she specialized in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and where she currently serves on the clinical faculty. She is certified by the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) and has worked with many 9/11 first responders and civilians as well as members of the US military, victims of accidents and crimes, and burn victims. She has expertise in health psychology and works with patients who have chronic pain as well as chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, and auto-immune disorders; her research has examined factors that contribute to the misdiagnosis of heart disease in women.

Dr. Chiaramonte’s interest in positive psychology, the scientific study of factors that enable individuals and communities to thrive, courses through her clinical work and educational offerings. She trained to teach MBSR as a
way to foster resilience and increase well-being in her patients and clients; she completed professional training at the Center for Mindfulness (CFM) at the University of Massachusetts’ Medical School and completed professional
training under the direction of Drs. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli. She is also certified to teach the Mindfulness in Schools Projects’ (.b) Curriculum to young people aged 11-18.

In 2014 Dr. Chiaramonte founded The Stress Reduction Center (SRC) at Long Island Behavioral Medicine, PC (Islandia). The SRC offers mindfulness-based interventions including the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to individuals and groups. 

 

 

Spring, Summer, and Fall Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) classes offered.

Please click here for information on upcoming classes and to register for our free introductory session.

 

Contact The Stress Reduction Center

Phone:
631-656-0472

Address:
1727 Veteran's Memorial Highway (Rt. 454), Suite 300
Islandia, NY 11749

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Office hours:
Monday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Some Saturdays: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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