Deborah Lain, is a Registered Psychologist in Calgary,
AB since 1983 and her private practice is SoulSpring
Counselling. Her special interest is in Health
Psychology and since 2002, she has developed a
specialization in the Psychological Management of
Tinnitus. Deborah offers a two-day Tinnitus Management Workshop designed to teach self-control techniques on how to manage the emotional impact of
tinnitus and regain personal mastery and improved
quality of life.
Deborah has completed the Tinnitus Management Course
through the American Tinnitus Association and is a
listed professional service provider. She was honored
to be asked by the ATA to write for their journal,
Tinnitus Today on, “A
Bridge of Hope: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy—Learning
How To Live While Having Tinnitus”,
published in September 2006.
“The Role of Psychologist in the Treatment of Tinnitus”,
published in December 2008.
She
was interviewed for “The Sounds That Aren’t Music To
Ears", in the Canadian Retirement Magazine,
Good Times, the
local newspaper supplement on “ Tinnitus Sufferers
Grieve Loss of Silence”, and has coauthored
“Taming Tinnitus”
with an Oto-Neurologist and Audiologist in a medical
educational journal; the Parkhurst Exchange.
Deborah has attended the annual conference on the
Management of the Tinnitus Patient in Iowa. She has
presented to the Canadian Academy of Audiology, Canadian
Hard of Hearing and Canadian Association of Speech
Pathologists and Audiologists. She has spoken to
the Calgary Health Region, Audiologists, Family Medicine
residents at the University of Calgary, support groups in Calgary,
Denver, Colorado Springs and Scottsdale, AZ. and was
asked by the the Department of National Defense to
provide in-service to their mental health team.
Her
goals include more writing, workshops, teleconferencing
and presenting to the Department of Veteran Affairs, the
WorkSafe Board and medical groups in Canada and the US.
Ultimately, Deborah wants to be part of the realization
of a multidisciplinary Tinnitus Specialty Clinic.
Deborah speaks with
passion against the notion of passive acceptance of the
impact of Tinnitus in the patient’s life. With
enthusiasm, Deborah will inspire and empower you with
ways that you can reclaim aspects of life impacted by
this condition. Please join her in celebrating the hope
that exists for the person with Tinnitus.
Deborah R. Lain, BA, MSc - Registered
Psychologist
1989 to
Current
Private Practice,
SoulSpring Counselling Inc, Calgary, Alberta
2008
Associate member with
American Audiology Society
Member of Advisory Council
for American Tinnitus Association
2006
Professional Member of the
American Tinnitus Association and listed as a Service Provider
2005
International Affiliate
with American Psychological Association
1983
Psychologists’ Association
of Alberta
Registered Psychologist
#1455
1983
University of Calgary,
Master of Science Degree
Specialization:
Counselling Psychology
Tinnitus Achievements and Activities
2010
·Tinnitus Open Forum at Deaf & Hard
of Hearing Society with panel of experts: Dr Justin Chau,
Otolaryngologist, Suzanne MacLaren, Audiologist, Tinnitus Resource &
Education Specialist, and Dr Carrie Scarff, Doctor of Audiology and
Otology Researcher
2009
Invited for full day
in-service on Tinnitus Management to the Department of National
Defense, Mental Health Team, Edmonton Garrison
Invited Speaker to Scottsdale Tinnitus Support Group and West Valley
Tinnitus group in Arizona
Article Submissions to Audiology Online, the Hearing Journal and local
Retirement and Assisted Living facilities
Development of a 2-day Tinnitus Management Workshop (TMW) to offer
across Canada (A revised version of the 8-week TSMP course)
Development of 5 week Tinnitus Management Maintenance Program (TMMP)
focusing on relapse prevention, foster realistic patient expectations
and reinforcement of the implementation of skills learned in the TSMP
Development of extensive Tinnitus website: www.hopefortinnitus.com
including articles, newsletter, upcoming tinnitus events, research
links, On-Line Services (Tinnitus Chat Room, E-Mail, Phone
Consultation and Video-Conferencing) for patients to access
specialized services, to reach people who geographically might not
have this type of therapy available and who may be limited due to
travel schedule, physical or financial circumstances.
2008
American Audiology Society Conference,
Scottsdale, AZ - Sessions attended:
Tinnitus TRAM
Trial 2006-present, Dr. Michael Robb, Oto-Neurologist, Robb Oto-Neurology
Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
Tinnitus: Sensation,
Suffering, Research and Clinical Management, Dr. Robert Dobie,
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Neuronal Basis of
Tinnitus, Dr. James Kaltenbach, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Development of a New
Tinnitus Assessment Questionnaire, Dr. Mary Meikle, Oregon Health
Science University, Portland, OR
Clinical Trials of
Counseling and Sound Therapy, and of Electrical Stimulation for
Tinnitus, Dr. Richard Tyler, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Guest Speaker with Suzanne
MacLaren at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Association, Calgary, AB
Reports from the 15th Annual Conference on the Management of the
Tinnitus Patient
Speaker at the Canadian Association of Speech & Language Pathologists
and Audiologists (CASLPA), Kananaskis, AB Bridge of Hope:
Living...While Having Tinnitus
Approved submission for December 2008 Publication in “Tinnitus Today”,
quarterly journal with the American Tinnitus Association, “Bridge of
Hope: The Role of Psychologist in the Treatment of Tinnitus”
Good Times Magazine (Canadian Retirement Magazine) May 2008, Tinnitus
Article, The Sounds That Aren’t Music To Our Ears
Co-Author with ENT and
Audiologist for Round Table article on Taming Tinnitus in Parkhurst
Exchange; a medical educational journal for family practitioners in
Canada, August 2008
Calgary Herald, August 14, 2008 Neighbors Magazine, Interviewed for
Tinnitus article, Tinnitus Sufferers Grieve Loss of Silence
The National Center for
Rehabilitative Auditory Research , Videoconference from Portland, OR
on: “Mental Health Service Treatment in Veterans with Tinnitus”
Presented by Caroline Kendall, Ph.D., Department of Clinical
Psychology, Yale University
NCRAR Videoconference from
Portland, OR on "Tinnitus Treatment & Research: Controversies &
Conundrums" presented by Dr. Robert Folmer
2007
Invited Speaker to
the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), Edmonton, AB
Delegate, 15th
Annual International Conference on the Management of the Tinnitus
Patient, Iowa
2006
Pre-Conference Speaker -
Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA), Calgary. Alberta, “Bridge of
Hope: Living…While Having Tinnitus”
Publication in September issue of “Tinnitus Today”, quarterly journal
with the American Tinnitus Association, “A Bridge of Hope---Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy---Learning How to Live While Having Tinnitus”
Invited Speaker at the ATA Tinnitus Support groups of Boulder and
Colorado Springs
Delegate, 13th Annual International Conference on the Management of
the Tinnitus Patient, IOWA
Certificate Tinnitus Management Course for Professionals, American
Tinnitus Association
Guest Speaker, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Association, Calgary, AB
2005
Listed as a Service Provider with the American Tinnitus Association
2004
Presentation to the Calgary Health Region; East Health Center
Audiology group
2003
Development of 8 week (16
hour) Tinnitus Self-Management Program (TSMP); A comprehensive program
including PowerPoint presentations, education, Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT) treatment strategies, handouts and home practice
exercises
Future Tinnitus Goals
Development and realization of a multi-disciplinary Tinnitus
Management Specialty Clinic with Otolaryngology, Oto Neurotloogy, Audiology
and Tinnitus Health Specialist (Psychologist) modeled from Cleveland
Head and Neck Institute, Tinnitus Program.
Videoconferencing pilot project of the Tinnitus Self-Management
Program to St. Paul’s Hospital Audiology Department in Vancouver, B.C.
and other locations upon request
Provide In-Services Training to Audiology Clinics and other professional groups
To
speak at the annual provincial conference for Otolaryngologists, Lake
Louise, Ab
To
hold public forums in conjunction with Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Services, to promote awareness of tinnitus management and treatment
options to those who have tinnitus
Guest
appearance on the Breakfast Show to promote Tinnitus Education and
Management during Hearing Awareness Month in May
To
speak to professional associations and groups in Canada and the United
States on the Role of Psychologist in the Treatment of the Tinnitus
Patient and the application of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for
Tinnitus Management
