Bio's for Katy Seminar Series

Eric A. Bell, Psy.D.

Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine - Houston Sleep Center

     Dr. Bell has been working in sleep disorders medicine since the early 1980’s.  Initially, he worked as a technician in a small sleep laboratory, became registered as a polysomnographic Technologist and subsequently completed a Master’s degree in Counseling.  Thereafter, he moved to Chicago, completed a doctorate in Clinical and Health Psychology, became licensed as a psychologist in Indiana and also spent time in New York City preparing for his certification in clinical sleep disorders.  He has published research in sleep medicine and recently contributed two chapters to a textbook.  His primary clinical and research interests include normal sleep and dreaming, counseling and psychotherapy, and the evaluation and treatment of insomnia and other chronic sleep-wake disorders.

Pat was born in Sacramento, California on September 5, 1944. He was raised in Houston, Texas and attended schools in and graduated from Galena Park High School in 1963. He married the former Patty LaBauve in 1965. Pat attended San Jacinto Junior College and Kansas State University in Manhattan Kansas before graduating from the University of Houston in 1970 after two years in the United States Army where he earned the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service.
       Pat was awarded a Texas CPA certificate in 1972 and a Louisiana CPA certificate in 1989. He was former Secretary/Treasurer, and a Director of Reliance Fleet Services Corp and a shareholder along with Secretary Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and a board member of Soil Mate Corporation.
     Pat is the father of three grown children Laura, Kevin, and Susan. Pat has been an instructor for the Houston Community College System and the North Harris County College System and has been an ordained Baptist deacon and sometimes youth Sunday school teacher since 1971. He was formerly President of the Texas Shipbuilding Association and a member of the AICPA and is involved in the Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs.
     Pat is active in community organizations including First Baptist Church of the Woodlands, the Montgomery County CRCG, Directs the Montgomery County Chapter of Attention Deficit Disorder Association – Southern Region (ADDA-SR), is Chairman of the Tri-County Mental Health Mental Retardation Planning Advisory Committee, and a Board member of the Texas Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health.
     As a director and President of ADDA-SR, he and his wife respond to the needs of over 200 families with children affected by Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  His wife, Patty, is the telephone liaison for the regional office of ADDA-SR coaching, counseling, and referring hundreds of of people seeking help for Attention Deficit Disorders.
     Affected children often present with learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, and are at risk for school failure, emotional difficulties, and significant negative adult outcome in comparison to peers. Pat has spoken for the Willis Independent School District, The Annual Conference of ADDA-SR, and B.B. Rice Elementary in the Conroe Independent School District on ADD and ADHD.
     Pat helped start “Destination Dignity” sponsored by Tri-County MHMR four years ago and has been a frequent speaker and presenter. Pat and Patty were the recipients of the 2001 Eisenberg Award for service to the ADHD community.

     I am an Executive, Business & Life Coach who is committed to helping clients choose their professional and personal goals, stay committed to their dreams, get past the obstacles and have fun along the way. In collaboration with my clients, I weave growth and learning, structure for setting and achieving goals and support to enable change to occur faster and easier than if clients were to attempt the journey alone.
     I offer a complementary thirty-minute introductory visit for people who are ready to explore the possibilities that are available through coaching with me. I provide services in English, Spanish and French.
Background:
I have been a coach since 2004. My clients include women executives
and entrepreneurs. Half of my clients are extremely creative and successful women who have been diagnosed with AD/HD and the AD/HD is hindering them from getting to the next level. A quarter of my clients are women who came to the U.S. seeking the American Dream and they appreciate coaching with someone who speaks their language and understands their culture. I am one of the twelve Premier Coaches for EWomenNetwork.

Clinical Psychologist -  Weinberger & Associates, P.C.

     Dr. Robert Weinberger (Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 1976) is founder, president, sole shareholder and officer of Weinberger & Associates, P.C. For the past 25+ years, Dr. Weinberger’s major responsibility to the practice has been the marketing of the mental health, educational, counseling and substance abuse services offered by the mental health providers who treat the referrals generated by Dr. Weinberger’s public speaking/marketing efforts.
     In addition to his major job role as “rainmaker” for the practice, having consistently generated well over 90% of the clients for all providers (and physician lessees), Dr. Weinberger has also been responsible for psychotherapy, initial diagnostic sessions and triage of new clients.

Tutor and Coach, Staying Ahead of the Game!
Psychology Doctoral Student, University of Houston

     Evan Weinberger is presently a psychology doctoral student at University of Houston. After completing high school in Houston in three years, Evan went to Israel to study for a year at Bar-Ilan University. Upon returning to the States, Evan went on to complete his undergraduate work at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN.
     In addition to school, Evan is the founder of ‘Staying Ahead of the Game!’ tutoring and coaching. Evan has enjoyed lots of success enabling students to reach higher levels of achievement, both in academia and in life, through teaching organizational, time-management, “anti-procrastination” and study skills.

Board Certified Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrist
The Tarnow Center for Self-Management 

     Dr. Stokan is trained as a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist. She completed her medical student education at the University of Texas Medical School - Houston, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. Both her general psychiatry residency program, and her child and adolescent fellowship were also completed with UT Medical School - Houston. During her child fellowship, she was awarded a fellowship for additional training in family therapy techniques.
     Dr. Stokan evaluates children, adolescents, and adults with emotional and behavioral disturbances, and where indicated, provides medication management. She has a particular interest in early childhood evaluations and intervention. Because she believes early intervention provides the best prognosis, Dr. Stokan has a strong dedication to mental health education in families, schools, and medical communities. 
     At this time, she is an assistant professor with UT Medical School - Houston, Department of Child and Adolescent psychiatry, responsible for educating both medical students and psychiatry residents. She also has a strong training background in dynamic psychiatry and the integration of psychotherapeutic techniques with psychopharmacology.

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