Resources

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The AwareHealth Program

AwareHealth is a breakthrough in the new science of personal health informatics. Use our innovative health diary with artificial intelligence to discover what daily strategies work best for you to reduce your symptoms and enhance your wellness. Development sponsored by NIH/NIAMS.

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Touch, Caring and Cancer

Touch is one of the most comforting forms of support you can give a loved one with cancer. This Telly Award-winning program provides instruction by leading experts in oncology massage for safe and simple techniques anyone can learn and apply. Development sponsored by NIH/NCI.

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Mission Reconnect

Winner of the Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award. Mission Reconnect is an evidence-based program of mind and body wellness training for Veterans and their partners to support physical, mental and relationship health. Development sponsored by NIH/NIMH.

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Speaking

Dr. Collinge speaks to both lay and professional audiences on topics related to our research projects in integrative medicine, palliative care, caregiver education and behavioral health. Presentations can be Powerpoint-based and often include an experiential component, if appropriate. Please call to explore your organization's needs and interests. 

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Past venues have included (partial list):  

  • RMTBC Symposium on Oncology Massage, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Oncology Massage Ltd Conference, Canberra, Australia
  • Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, Boston
  • The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 
  • Association of Fundraising Professionals 
  • The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center Rounds, Exeter Hospital 
  • Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation  
  • Cancer Community Center, South Portland 
  • Mercy Hospital, Division of Integrative Care, Portland, ME 
  • Michigan Public Health Institute  
  • Portsmouth Regional Hospital Oncology Program, Portsmouth, NH  
  • Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY  
  • The Learning Annex, New York and Los Angeles  
  • Nurse Practitioners Associates Continuing Education (NPACE)  
  • American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research   
  • Society of Behavioral Medicine  
  • Seattle Fibromyalgia Association  
  • Seacoast Mental Health, Portsmouth, NH
  • Counseling Services, Inc., Saco, ME   
  • University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand  
  • International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine
  • Society for Integrative Oncology
  • American Holistic Nurses Association
  • Massage Therapy Research Foundation
  • Association for Psychosocial Oncology
  • Society for Oncology Massage
  • Society for Integrative Oncology
  • Providence Cancer Center, Portland, OR
  • The Georgia Cancer Coalition
  • Portland Community College, Portland, OR
  • Association for Oncology Social Work
  • Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Grand Rounds, Portland, OR
  • IM4US Conference (Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Conference), Portland, OR
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Retreats and Workshops

Dr. Collinge leads residential retreat programs and workshops on topics in integrative health, self-healing, and caregiving relationships. Programs have focused on cancer survivorship, the methods of the Touch, Caring and Cancer program, mind/body medicine for symptom reduction in chronic illness, intimate relationships touched by illness, and Veteran/partner reintegration and wellness. Experiential programs have taken place in North America, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

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Brief workshops can be a practical way to learn important skills to support self-healing, coping with illness, and caregiving relationships. Residential retreat programs offer a more in-depth opportunity to let go of day-to-day distractions and delve more deeply into what matters most in your journey of self-healing and living a satisfying life. Whether facing the challenges of cancer or another illness, or simply looking for ways to connect more deeply with yourself or your partner, a retreat program can offer special opportunities for growth. Our retreats are tailored to the needs and interests of the group and may engage a variety of teachings and practices including self-inquiry, dyadic explorations, group support, mindfulness practices, transformational breathwork, forest bathing, energy practices and other approaches.

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Consulting

Consultation is available for professionals and organizations interested in program development and research in integrative health care services. William has served as a scientific review administrator and peer reviewer for National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense research programs. He is also Associate Director of the newly formed Integrative Palliative Care Institute, which provides consulting and continuing education programs for health care professionals.

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Types of consultation available:

  • Grant writing
  • Grant application review
  • Scientific review
  • Program development
  • Continuing education
  • Clinical supervision
  • Editing of public health communications
  • Other
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Mental Health Services

Counseling and psychotherapy are most successful with a whole-person approach. With background in both traditional mental health and integrative therapies, Dr. Collinge encourages attention to metabolic health as well as sleep quality, stress reduction, and self-awareness as foundations of mental health and well-being. What we commonly think of as psychological problems or "mental disorders" can often be helped through changes in self-care, food choices and other health-related behaviors. He works with mindfulness-based approaches to stress, life transitions and trauma, energy psychology techniques (EFT), and insights into brain functioning from research in metabolic psychiatry.

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PLEASE NOTE: At this time Dr. Collinge is not accepting new clients.

Description of services. Sessions usually last 50 minutes. After an initial period of exploration and assessment, our work together may employ principles from a wide range of approaches to support your goals and interests.

Training. William received an MSW from the University of Kansas, and an MPH and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He received clinical training at the Menninger School of Psychiatry, Harvard’s Mind/body Medical Institute, the Western Institute for Group and Family Therapy, the Gestalt Institute of San Francisco, and the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute. He recently completed the Clinician Training program in Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health with Georgia Ede MD. (For a more detailed bio and vitae click here).

Insurance. Medicare and some other insurance accepted. Ask your carrier about coverage for a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (OR lic. #L5252). Coverage for Veterans is available through the VA Office of Community Care.

Contact. Feel free to call for more information or to discuss whether a consultation might be right for you. Phone (541) 632-3502, or use the Contact form.

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Books and Audios

Books by William Collinge, PhD

  • Partners in Healing: Simple Ways to Offer Support, Comfort and Care to a Loved One Facing Illness (Shambhala Publications, 2008). Learn More

  • Subtle Energy: Awakening to the Unseen Forces in Our Lives (Warner Books, 1998). Learn More

  • The American Holistic Health Association Complete Guide to Alternative Medicine (Warner Books, 1996). Learn More

  • Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Guide to Self-Empowerment (Putnam Perigee, 1993). Downloads to your computer's downloads folder: Download in English • Download in Spanish

Audio Programs

  • AwareHealth Meditations (download). Learn More

  • Mission Reconnect (downloads and mobile app). Learn More

PARTNERS IN HEALING
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
RECOVERING FROM CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME