Dr. Huelsenbeck has a wide range of clinical and research
experience with many different types of problems. She specializes in working
mindfully with individuals who are transitioning through some of life's
greatest challenges such as living with a chronic or terminal illness like cancer, or overcoming a debilitating depression.
Dr. Huelsenbeck is a cancer survivor herself and completed her doctoral research on the trauma of living with cancer.
She
began her graduate training in clinical psychology eleven years ago with Pepperdine University. After completing her Masters
degree in clinical psychology, Dr. Huelsenbeck then completed two years of
clinical internships with community mental health centers where she worked with
children, adolescents, and adults.
She then worked for the next four years in
psychological research with UCLA on addictions, specifically methamphetamine
abuse and dependence. At this time, she also began doctoral studies at Pacifica
Graduate Institute, a school dedicated
to Jungian and depth psychological research and practice.
She later moved to San Diego where she
completed two additional clinical internships, one of which was a specialized
trauma internship with UCSD helping women suffering from posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). She also authored a chapter on the psychological experience of living through the trauma of cancer for the book "Hope Begins in the Dark", by NEWSWEEK journalist Jamie Reno. Dr. Huelsenbeck is also the founder and co-Chair of the Mindfulness task force group within the San Diego Psychological Association.
Currently, Dr. Huelsenbeck is in private practice in San Diego Carmel Valley/Del Mar. Additionally, she leads a free cancer support group sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the David Blackburn Wings of Care program at the Pacific Oncology and Hematology clinic in Encinitas, CA. She enjoys working with adolescents, families, and adults.