MEET DR.
ENGSTROM/KEYNOTE SPEAKING
Here is a
brief overview of Dr. Engstrom's education, training and
experience.
David Engstrom, Ph.D., ABPP,
FACP
Dr. Engstrom was
born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He received his
bachelor's degree from The George Washington University, with
Special Honors in Psychology. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology at the University of Southern California, serving
his Internship at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. He is
a licensed Psychologist in both Arizona and California. Dr.
Engstrom has been in private practice for over 25 years,
specializing in motivational solutions for patients who have
difficulty with insomnia, are overweight, have addiction
problems, suffer from chronic pain or have chronic illness.
His primary focus is helping patients to develop lasting
motivation to promote healthy lifestyles such as physical
exercise, stress management and healthy eating
behaviors.
Career
Highlights
Board
Certifications:
- Diplomate, American
Board of Professional Psychology
- Fellow, American Academy
of Clinical Psychology
- Fellow, Society for
Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
Professional
Activities:
- Director of Mental
Health & Behavioral Medicine, and Associate Professor at
the University of California, Irvine.
- Director of
Rehabilitation Psychology at Hoag Memorial Hospital in
Newport Beach, California.
- Psychologist, Scottsdale
Bariatric Center and Scottsdale Weight Loss Center in
Scottsdale, Arizona
Family: Dr. Engstrom is
married, with three adult children and two grandchildren
(so far!!)
Interests:
An avid fly fisherman (who never gets enough time on rivers)
and photographer (who never gets enough time in the desert),
Dr. Engstrom also enjoys listening to jazz, collecting coins
and Native American pottery, hiking, jogging and trying to get
better at Tai Chi.
Dr. David Engstrom is an
experienced, dynamic and humorous public
speaker who is available for keynote presentations.
He has been a featured speaker on personal
motivation at the following
venues:
"Motivating the College Student"
American College Health Association
"Personal
Goals: Keeping your Motivation Alive"
The Bechtel Corporation
"Maintaining Staff
Motivation"
University of California,
Irvine
"How to Motivate the Pain
Patient"
Hoag Memorial
Hospital
"Motivate Yourself for Permanent
Weight Loss"
Mazda Corporation
"Understanding Motivation for
Exercise"
Consortium of Multiple
Sclerosis Centers
"Psych Yourself Up!! Getting
and Keeping your Motivation"
The Heuga
Center
"Grazing, Inactivity and Emotional
Eating: Motivational
Challenges"
American Society for Bariatric Surgery
"Increasing Motivation and Keeping Your
Resolutions"
Scottsdale Healthcare Health
Education Series
Please
contact the office to engage Dr. Engstrom for your
event.
(c) 2007 David Engstrom
