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Academic and Professional Affiliations
Since 1987, Dr. Walker has been a faculty member of Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, Division of Psychology. She is a member of the American Psychological
Association, the Illinois Psychological Association, and The Intrapsychic Humanism
Society. Dr. Walker has been a Licensed Clinical Psychologist for more than
twenty years.
Academic and Clinical Training
Dr. Walker has rigorous academic and clinical training from programs accredited
by the American Psychological Association. She earned her undergraduate and
doctoral degrees in psychology from renowned universities in Canada, her native
country, McGill University, and the University of Waterloo, respectively.
Dr. Walker fulfilled her Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology at Northwestern
Memorial Hospital in Chicago and was awarded a Staff Fellowship at Northwestern
the following year. She served as a Staff Psychologist in the Eating Disorder Program
at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for several years, thereafter. In order to dedicate
herself full-time to patient care, Dr. Walker entered Private Practice in 1991.
Dr. Walker has received many academic awards throughout her education. McGill
University awarded her academic scholarships during each year of undergraduate
study, along with the Susan Pelletier Prize for Psychology upon graduation with First
Class Honors. She was awarded scholarships throughout her graduate study by both
the University of Waterloo and the Province of Ontario. In addition, she received
a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship
to support her doctoral research in prenatal and postpartum depression.
Postdoctoral Training in Inner Humanism
Dr. Walker's devotion to excellence in client care is backed by a deep commitment
to ongoing professional development. Since 1992, Dr. Walker has been engaged
in postdoctoral clinical training in Inner Humanism, applying these advanced
therapeutic methods to treat a wide array of difficulties in adults. Dr. Walker has
become one of the most experienced psychotherapists with expertise in Inner Humanism.
Presentations and Teaching
As an expert in her field, Dr. Walker has given talks presenting the advanced
therapeutic methods of Inner Humanism to psychologists and counselors at the
Annual Conventions of the Illinois Psychological Association and the Illinois Mental
Health Counselors Association. She has also given talks to professional groups
and parents, applying this knowledge to help women and men create better
work-life balance and experience greater well-being.
Dr. Walker served as Chair of the Committee for Postgraduate Courses for the
Chicago Chapter of a Division of the American Psychological Association. In this
capacity she directed a program of professional development courses for licensed
clinical psychologists and social workers. Dr. Walker brought the exciting advances
of Inner Humanism to psychologists and social workers in a course she taught
within this program.
While on staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Dr. Walker participated in
the selection and clinical training of psychology interns and psychology graduate
students in master's and doctoral programs.
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