Dr Madeson knows that children aged 7-17 navigate difficult
life changes, such as divorce, death in the family,
homelessness, and other major family issues. That is why she
offers yoga for mental health because:

• Yoga helps children and teens deal with stress and anxiety
  – and also develop life skills.
  Yoga helps children and teens develop resiliency, teach
  coping skills for stress, anxiety and negative life
  situations.
• Children and teens with ADHD can learn methods of
  concentration and focus.
• Yoga helps children and teens with emotional regulation,
  social skills, and learning delayed gratification.
• Yoga helps children and teen become less stressed, anxious
  and even perform better on exams.

Dr. Madeson knows that emotional eating often leads to regret,
guilt, or shame. Before you give in to a craving, learn how to
stop emotional eating, fight cravings, identify your triggers,
and find more satisfying ways to feed your feelings. Find other
ways to feed your feelings and alternative to emotional eating.
And BEST of all learn to accept our feelings – even the bad
ones.

Dr. Madeson specializes in depression and anxiety, because over
40 million American adults are affected by depression and
anxiety, making it the most common mental health conditions.
Some types of depression run in families. But depression can
also occur if you have no family history of the illness. Anyone
can develop depression, even children. Dr. Madeson is one of
the most a sought-after counselors for this debilitating
condition that often requires professional treatment.

Dr. Madeson practices mindfulness and helps others to better
control their thoughts, rather than be controlled by them.
Mindfulness enhances emotional well-being, helping you to
develop beneficial qualities such as acceptance, attention,
compassion that enrich our life.

With a background rooted in physical fitness (a Division I
collegiate scholarship athlete, a triathlete and marathon
runner, and a cycle and yoga instructor) Dr Madeson knows first
hand how the mind-body connection. She utilizes the mind-body
connection as a powerful tool for improving performances of all
types, enhancing recovery and reaching both fitness and
emotional goals

Similarly, the body can be used as a tool to heal the mind and
emotional issues associated with extreme stress, anxiety and
trauma. Dr. Madeson individualizes treatment to meet unique
client needs to optimize physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual health.

While obtaining a PhD at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, Dr. Madeson worked as a Sport Psychologist with
individual athletes and teams. As a tenured professor at a
private Christian University for 12 years she enjoyed teaching,
giving presentations, and advising graduate and undergraduate
students as they pursued their passions. Transitioning into
full time private practice, she uses her experience with
performance psychology, teaching and designing collegiate
wellness courses and yoga therapy to address a range of
specific client need.

• Published author in World Journal of Yoga, Physical Therapy
  and Rehabilitation
• Conducted Mindful Eating Workshop: Preventing Emotional and
  Binge Eating- A hands-on workshop presenting the latest
  research on emotional and binge eating in the United States
  with practical guidelines, tools and techniques to
  establish healthy eating patterns.
•  Conducted Yoga for Trauma and Stress Workshop: Addressed
  the mind-body connection and used techniques outlined in
  Jon Kabat-Zinns’ nationally renowned Mindfulness Based
  Stress Reduction clinic at the University of Massachusetts
  Medical Center. This experiential workshop demonstrates the
  power of the body and the breath to heal emotional and
  mental pain and trauma.
•  Conducted Mindful Eating Workshop: Preventing Emotional and
  Binge Eating – A hands-on workshop presenting the latest
  research on emotional and binge eating in the United States
  with practical guidelines, tools and techniques to
  establish healthy eating patterns.
•  Conducted Psychology and Stress Workshop:
• Conducted Performance Psychology Workshop:
• Served as Secretary of Faculty at Hardin Simmons University
  in Abilene, Tx
• Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT-200) through Yoga Alliance
• Certified Mental Performance Consultant and member of the
  Association of Applied Sport Psychology
•  Created online Sport & Exercise Psychology courses and
  Wellness for Life courses for Hardin Simmons University