Integrative Self Care was created by Sylvia Dolce, MA, ATR. Sylvia began her career in social services, and later earned a master’s degree in Art Therapy from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She directed Stanford Medical Center’s Art for Health Program for many years, and she assisted Kaiser Permanente Hospital in San Jose, California in implementing their innovative ArtCare program.
To strengthen her expertise in providing quality evidence-based tools, Sylvia has completed the following professional training programs
- Certified Compassion Cultivation Teacher from the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Stanford University http://ccare.stanford.edu/education/about-compassion-cultivation-training-cct/
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs http://www.mindfulnessprograms.com/
- Certified in Interactive Guided Imagery http://acadgi.com/
- Certified in Holistic Stress Management from the Paramount Institute http://www.brianlukeseaward.com/presentingtraining/certificate-training-workshops/
- Certified as a yoga instructor from Sivananda http://www.sivananda.org/yoga-teacher-training/
Sylvia has been a meditation practitioner for over 35 years, and has used mindfulness, compassion, art, and guided imagery throughout her career. She is passionate about sharing her expertise through 3 distinct programs at Integrative Self Care
She can be reached at 650-223-4087
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