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Deanna Barthlow-Potkanowicz, Ph.D., HSPP

Deanna Barthlow-Potkanowicz, Ph.D., HSPP, is a licensed psychologist in Ohio and Indiana. She earned her B.A. in psychology at Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Kent State University. She completed her APA-accredited internship at the Counseling & Testing Center at the University of Oregon.

In graduate school, Deanna’s research focused on personality assessment and test construction, specifically the MMPI-2. After completing her doctorate, she conducted psychological evaluations for the public safety community. She then worked as a staff psychologist and Eating Disorders Treatment Team Coordinator in the campus counseling center at Ohio University. Most recently, she was a tenured Associate Professor of Psychology at Bluffton University in Ohio.

Deanna’s clinical areas of expertise include body image concerns, eating disorders, depression, relationship issues, anxiety, worry, and panic. Additional interests include managing stress, navigating life-transitions, gender roles, working with emerging adults and first-generation college students, and the supervision of psychologists-in-training.

Taylor Fox, M.S. 

Taylor is a 5^th year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at Indiana University Indianapolis. She earned her B.S. in Psychology from Ohio State University in 2019 and completed her M.S. in 2022 at Virginia Tech. Her master’s thesis examined positive psychology factors and personality traits pertaining to substance use recovery outcomes. Her dissertation focuses on medication adherence and depression for individuals in substance use treatment and long-term recovery.

Taylor has clinical and assessment experience primarily working with adults in residential treatment programs, community health, counseling centers, and private practice.  Her clinical training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and other evidence-based treatments. Some of her clinical skills include working with depression, anxiety disorders, trauma, substance use, and emotion regulation.

Therapists

Therapists at the center are graduate students in the PhD program who are supervised by a licensed clinical psychologist.