What We’re About at East West Operational Stress Injury and Resilience
Our clinical service providers are the founders of East West Operational Stress Injury and Resilience. They direct and operate all assessment and treatment based on empirical evidence and objective clinical measures. This process is guided by individual needs and the effectiveness of treatment. Individual treatment funding is allotted on an as-needed basis.
Once services are completed, and detailed claims are submitted, funds will be drawn from the foundation that are commensurate with industry standard billing practice. Symptom recovery, in conjunction with appropriate metrics, will be tracked with repeated objective assessment measures to maintain consistency with the patient’s established treatment plan.
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Dr. Heather Martens
Dr. Heather Martens, a licensed clinical psychologist, specializes in health psychology and neuropsychology. As the founder of East West Operational Stress, Injury and Resilience (EWOSIR), she is licensed in California and Virginia.
Dr. Martens earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Alliant International University, San Diego and completed training at Horizon Health, UCSD Medical Center, Scripps, USC+LAC Women’s and Children’s hospital and Residency and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric and Adult Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation at Stan Cassidy Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury. She has spent the bulk of her career working with active duty and retired military members and their spouses, teens and children at the Naval Hospital in California, the Department of Defense, in Washington DC and in private practice.
Dr. Martens’ expertise is assessment-guided and evidence-based, from cognitive-behavioral (CBT), neurocognitive, somatic and mindfulness-based therapy incorporating biofeedback and neurofeedback. Her practice specializes in stress and trauma related injury, mind-body conditions such as chronic pain, autoimmune, cancer, neuro-cognitive conditions and brain injury. She provides a complex range of assessment, including neuropsychological testing, and psychotherapeutic treatment for acute, post and complex traumatic stress, anxiety, depression. Her clinical experience includes work with individuals, couples, families and workplace groups.
Dr. Martens’ and her spouse, a military active-duty member, share their home with their four children, two turtles and their boxers, Gracie & Lily. Military life has based them in several cities across the United States, most recently San Diego, California and the DC metro area.
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Dr. Stephanie Kann
Dr. Stephanie Kann achieved both a BA in Political Science, and a Masters of Art in Theological Studies, from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She continued her studies at Alliant International University and received a Doctorate in Psychology in 2004. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in California, New York, and Virginia and founder of East West Operational Stress, Injury and Resilience (EWOSIR).
Dr. Kann has worked in both clinical and academic settings with clinical experience has been established in couples therapy, trauma-focused therapy, family dynamics, and individual psychotherapy. Her academic contributions have been focused on research and presentations at various workshops and wellness retreats. Her collaborative approach has brought her continued success in providing excellent results for her clients.
Her stellar career began in England supporting the UK Council of Bishops and the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Western Europe. This work concentrated on psychological assessments, forensics, and psychological treatment. She added a decade of experience with the Department of Defense where she provided a full range of psychological services. She has worked directly for the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Submarine Special Operations in Saratoga Springs, NY; the U.S. Naval Hospital in Camp Pendleton, CA, and in Department of Defense Headquarters in the intelligence community in Washington, DC. This provided her the opportunity to work with diverse cultures around the world.
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