Featured Clinician - Dr. John Parke, Psy.D
John Parke, Psy.D is one of our Psychology specialists at Newton Medical Group. He is a Qualified Medical Examiner and holds quite the impressive curriculum vitae.
Dr. Parke holds a bachelor’s degree in fine art, a master’s degree in counseling psychology and a doctorate in clinical psychology. He also holds a Diplomate in pain management from the American Academy of Pain Management and is a licensed psychologist in the State of California.
Dr. Parke brings more than 19 years of experience to his private practice in psychology. Along with handling Workers’ Comp evaluations, Dr. Parke currently has his private practice in Belmont, CA. Prior to that, his work experience extends from a Pain Management Clinic at the Stanford Hospital to Behavioral Medicine Services in San Jose and more. He has done several education presentations such as PTSD in the Chronic Pain Patient and workshops throughout the SF/Bay Area as well.
His top five areas of specialty include PTSD, Chronic Pain Management, Panic Disorder, Depression and Sexual Harassment Cases. Clinical psychologists often work with other professionals such as psychiatrists to bring a multidisciplinary approach to complex patient problems. Clinical psychologists are often involved in pain management or emotional symptoms to most DSM issues.
FUN FACT: Dr. Parke is a Certified Medical Hypnotherapist and is currently
a Hypnosis Instructor at the Palo Alto School of Hypnotherapy. I don’t think
anyone falls asleep “voluntarily” in this class!