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About Dr. Aurélie Weinstein

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Passionate About Inspiring Others

Dr. Aurélie Weinstein holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and is a Licensed Mental Health Professional Counselor (LPC). As a Child and Family Therapist, Dr. Weinstein is passionate about helping her clients work through challenging life circumstances which include serious illness, anxiety, traumas, phobias, depression, self-esteem, attachment, and divorce related issues. She applies the best research-based treatments to effectively help her clients. For young children, she uses Play Therapy that is well regarded for producing results in young children. Dr. Weinstein is a trauma expert, certified in both EMDR and Brainspotting for children, adolescents, and adults. For those clients with depression and self-esteem issues, she uses DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) therapy.

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As an certified anxiety expert for children and adults, she uses ERP (Exposure Response Prevention) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) therapies, the gold standard treatments. Dr Weinstein is also a certified Positive Discipline parent educator and offers parenting classes to provide guidance to parents. She also offers parent-child sessions for improving secure attachment in young children using Theraplay methods.

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Dr. Weinstein is an author of children's books. She seeks to inspire children to use positive coping strategies by modeling behaviors through relatable characters in her books. Her stories are based on her own personal experience from working with many children through the years, making her stories realistic and approachable. Dr. Weinstein brings both fantasy and make-believe into her stories to match the child’s inner world and mind.

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In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Weinstein is also a Psychology Faculty at Georgia Tech, teaching typical and atypical child development courses. She has more than 10 years of experience teaching at Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, and Georgia Gwinnett College for undergraduate and graduate students in the Psychology and Counseling departments. Dr. Weinstein is also a researcher in resilience in children. She has performed research with St. Jude Research Hospital to improve life satisfaction and post traumatic growth for childhood cancer survivors, and with Georgia State University researchers to improve coping skills of children suffering from school bullying. Her published research has been awarded by St Jude Research Hospital.

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She is a member of the Licensed Professional Counseling Association of Georgia, the Play Therapy Association, and the Georgia Association for Play Therapy.

Education

Credentials

  • PH.D., Developmental Psychology, Georgia State University

  • MA, Psychology, University of West Georgia

  • MBA, Human Resources, SKEMA Business School, (Nice, France)

  • Registered Play Therapist

  • Certified Positive Discipline Educator for teachers and parents

  • Certified EMDR Therapist

  • Certified Brainspotting Practitioner

  • Certified Autplay Therapy Provider for children with ADHD and ASD

  • Certified Anxiety-Informed Professional

  • Theraplay Practitioner for child and parent family therapy Level 1

  • Gottman couple therapy Level 1​

Books

Training

  • Amy in the Rain (Amazon, Barnes & Noble)

  • Amy the Perfect Ballerina (Coming Soon)

  • Greta is Grieving (In Progress)

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) from the Knowledge Tree

  • EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and Tapping by PESI

  • TraumaPlay by Nurture House

  • Sandplay Therapy by the SandPlay Therapists of America

  • Hypnotherapy by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis

Publications

  • Weinstein A., Henrich C., Armstrong G., Stratton K., Leisenring W., King T., & Krull K. (2019). Roles of Positive Psychological Outcomes in Future Health Perception and Mental Health Problems:  A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Newsletter for Pediatric Psycho-Oncology Professionals and Providers International (POPPI).

  • Weinstein A., Henrich C., Armstrong G., Stratton K., Leisenring W., King T., & Krull K. (2018). Roles of Positive Psychological Outcomes in Future Health Perception and Mental Health Problems:  A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Psycho-Oncology.

  • ​Weinstein, A., & Henrich, C. (2013). Psychological Interventions Helping Pediatric Oncology Patients Cope with Medical Procedures: A Nurse-Centered Approach. European Journal of Oncology Nursing.

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