Stephanie Covington, PhD
Consultant to Pine Grove Women's Center
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Stephanie Covington is a clinician, author, organizational consultant, and lecturer. She is recognized for her pioneering work on women's issues and specializes in the development and implementation of gender-responsive services. Her seminars on addiction, sexuality, families, and relationships have a practical and sensitive approach and provide an opportunity to learn new skills in dealing with personal, institutional, and societal changes as we move into the 21st century. Dr Covington's work and literature is used as curriculum in treatment and programming at the Pine Grove Women's Center.
Educated at Columbia University and the Union Institute, Dr. Covington has served on the faculties of the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, and the California School of Professional Psychology. She has conducted seminars for health professionals, business and community organizations, and recovery groups in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Guam and New Zealand.
Dr. Covington’s organizational work in both the public and private sector focuses on systems change and the development of caring, compassionate, and empowering environments. She is currently working with Pine Grove Behavioral Health in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to help develop their Women’s Center for the treatment of eating disorders and chemical dependency.
Dr. Covington has been the Chair of the Women's Committee of the International Council on Alcoholism and Addictionand is listed in Who's Who in California, Who's Who of American Women, and World’s Who’s Who of Woman. She is a board-certified Diplomate of the National Association of Social Workers, the American Board of Sexology, the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists, and a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Among the many articles and books written by Dr., Covington are: A Woman's Way Through the 12-Steps (with an accompanying workbook); Awakening Your Sexuality: A Guide for Recovering Women; and Leaving the Enchanted Forest: The Path from Relationship Addiction to Intimacy. She has authored two treatment curricula entitled: Helping Women Recover: A Program for Treating Addiction, with a special edition for the criminal justice system and Beyond Trauma: A Healing Journey for Women. Her newest publication is the curriculum Voices: A Program of Self-Discovery and Empowerment for Girls. Dr. Covington is based in La Jolla, California, where she is the co-director of the Institute for Relational Development and co-director of the Center for Gender and Justice.
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