Kevin F. McCready
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Kevin F. McCready was a clinical psychologist in Fresno
, California
. He was the founder and director of the San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center and the non-profit Recovery for Emotionally Abused Children (R.E.A.Ch.).
Born on January 30, 1957, McCready was from Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated with a Bachelors degree from George Washington University
, a Masters from State University of New York
, and a Doctorate from California School of Professional Psychology
in Fresno, California. He served as president of the San Joaquin Psychotherapy Association and California Association of Psychology Providers and was on the executive board for the National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers and International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP).
He served on the faculty of both the California School of Professional Psychology
at Alliant International University
and American Commonwealth University. A Jungian-oriented psychotherapist http://www.zoominfo.com/people/McCready_Kevin_31965850.aspx, he developed the integrative milieu model
of psychotherapy. http://www.medsfree.com
Of Irish
descent, he was a devout practicing member of the Roman Catholic Church
, was married to Karin McCready and had two children. He died on December 5, 2004, from a heart attack
. http://www.icspp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=70 The ICSPP created the Kevin McCready Memorial Research Grant in his honor. http://www.icspp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=72
McCready wanted to open other sites offering the same services with the same philosophy all over the world. He started by opening San Francisco Bay Psychotherapy Center in San Francisco in 2004. He planned to open sites in New York City
and Chicago
soon after. However, following his death in December, 2004, the doors closed due to financial difficulty in both San Francisco and in Fresno. Under Dr. McCready's supervision and program design, Associated Psychological Health Services was openned North or Chicago in Sheboygan, WI, under the clinical direction of Dr. Toby Tyler Watson, a student of Dr. McCready's. This clinic still operates under Dr. McCready's approach.
The Sequoia Psychotherapy Center was opened in Fresno, California, in March, 2005, by Dr. Mark D. Popper, K. Brent Olsen, and Pepe Santana. It was incorporated to continue the work of San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center after it closed. It is a community-based psychotherapy services center offering traditional outpatient psychotherapy services, psychological testing, and a day treatment program based on McCready's model.
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He was the founder and director of the San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center and the non-profit Recovery for Emotionally Abused Children (R.E.A.Ch.).
Born on January 30, 1957, McCready was from Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated with a Bachelors degree from George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
, a Masters from State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
, and a Doctorate from California School of Professional Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology
The California School of Professional Psychology , was founded by the California Psychological Association in 1969. It is part of Alliant International University.The school has trained approximately half of the licensed psychologists in California...
in Fresno, California. He served as president of the San Joaquin Psychotherapy Association and California Association of Psychology Providers and was on the executive board for the National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers and International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP).
He served on the faculty of both the California School of Professional Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology
The California School of Professional Psychology , was founded by the California Psychological Association in 1969. It is part of Alliant International University.The school has trained approximately half of the licensed psychologists in California...
at Alliant International University
Alliant International University
Alliant International University is a private, non-profit higher education institution based in San Diego, California. It offers programs in six California cities and four locations outside the United States...
and American Commonwealth University. A Jungian-oriented psychotherapist http://www.zoominfo.com/people/McCready_Kevin_31965850.aspx, he developed the integrative milieu model
Integrative milieu model
The integrative milieu model, developed by Kevin F. McCready, is an alternative treatment regime to the medical model of psychiatry for treating people suffering from psychological distress....
of psychotherapy. http://www.medsfree.com
Of Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
descent, he was a devout practicing member of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, was married to Karin McCready and had two children. He died on December 5, 2004, from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://www.icspp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=70 The ICSPP created the Kevin McCready Memorial Research Grant in his honor. http://www.icspp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=72
San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center
McCready opened San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center in Fresno, California in 1990, developing a day treatment program based on his integrative milieu model. The center had a unique treatment philosophy, combining elements of psychodynamic theory, humanistic philosophy, and an anti-psychiatric approach. McCready was opposed to use of the medical model in psychology and was an outspoken critic use of diagnosis, electroshock, and psychiatric drugs in psychotherapy treatment. Clients came from all over the world to receive non-medicated psychotherapy and to titrate off of psychiatric drugs. http://www.medsfree.comMcCready wanted to open other sites offering the same services with the same philosophy all over the world. He started by opening San Francisco Bay Psychotherapy Center in San Francisco in 2004. He planned to open sites in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
soon after. However, following his death in December, 2004, the doors closed due to financial difficulty in both San Francisco and in Fresno. Under Dr. McCready's supervision and program design, Associated Psychological Health Services was openned North or Chicago in Sheboygan, WI, under the clinical direction of Dr. Toby Tyler Watson, a student of Dr. McCready's. This clinic still operates under Dr. McCready's approach.
The Sequoia Psychotherapy Center was opened in Fresno, California, in March, 2005, by Dr. Mark D. Popper, K. Brent Olsen, and Pepe Santana. It was incorporated to continue the work of San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center after it closed. It is a community-based psychotherapy services center offering traditional outpatient psychotherapy services, psychological testing, and a day treatment program based on McCready's model.