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Joy Lere, Psy.D.
Licensed clinical psychologist | consultant
I work with bright, curious, motivated professionals
to build richer, more resonant lives.
Are you ready to level up?
all kinds of anxious about your money?
YOU'RE NOT ALONE. research shows that financial concerns are a top stressor in many peoples' lives.
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About
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and behavioral finance consultant with a practice in Napa, California. I have previously served as an Associate Clinical Professor of Clinical Psychology at George Washington University and have held clinical and research positions at Children's National Medical Center, the Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and the Department of Defense.
Dr. Lere beyond the bullets on a cv >
Clinician
I work with thoughtful, curious individuals who often know the “right” answers but find themselves repeatedly pulled into familiar, problematic patterns that are holding them back from achieving their full potential.
MY PSYCHOTHERAPY CLIENTS ARE MOTIVATED, ACCOMPLISHED INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES WHO ARE WILLING TO LEAN FORWARD, DIG DEEP, AND FACE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS AS THEY WORK GAIN CLARITY ABOUT THE FACTORS INHIBITING GROWTH AND HOLDING THEM BACK.
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS HAVE CAPTURED THEIR ATTENTION, SERVING AS POWERFUL SIGNALS THAT IT IS TIME TO HONESTLY AUDIT THEIR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, ACTIONS, AND CHOICES IN ORDER TO REALIGN FOR OPTIMIZED WELLNESS.
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Who works with me?
They maybe look more like you than you think.
Consultation & Coaching
There is tremendous power that is born out of a fusion of clarity, intentionality, focus, and authenticity. Identify what is working, what you need to leave behind, and what you need to start.
Are you ready to start creating a new reality for yourself?
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UNLOCK POTENTIAL.
INCREASE IMPACT.
OVERCOME UNDEREARNING.
BECOME FINANCIALLY DISENTANGLED.
QUELL IMPOSTER SYNDROME.
MOVE BEYOND BURNOUT.
Behavioral Finance
Wealth is individualized and encompasses far more than numbers in an account or printed on a profit/loss statement. The math of personal finance is not limited to dollars and cents. Far beyond numbers, it must include a calculus that accounts for affect, cognition, and behavior. Money Sense.
There is tremendous power when finance and psychology merge. The beneficiaries include individuals, couples, families, and members of the financial services industry.
Wall Street needs fewer wolves and more advisors and investors who understand that the way to win with the bears and the bulls is to run the race like a tortoise, not a hare.
Are you ready to learn how to do the math?
SHATTER SILENCE ABOUT MONEY.
GET UNINHIBITED ABOUT FINANCIAL FREEDOM.
DISENTANGLE FROM FINANCIAL CONFLICT.
ARTICULATE YOUR WORTH.
LEVERAGE TIME.
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Organizational Consultant
Have you identified that there is opportunity outside of your reach if you continue to operate the way you are today? You have systems and processes in place, but people and behavior are at the crux of change. I deliver training and education in partnership with organizations committed to developing a cultural milieu in which their most important commodity—their people—have confidence that they are valued assets worthy of investment.
I PROVIDE CONSULTATION TO ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS WHO SEEK ARE MOTIVATED TO CREATE HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS. I provide training and education on mental health topics, including resilience, emotional intelligence, and stress management.
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