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Olivia Carelli, Psy.D.
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Olivia Carelli earned her PsyD in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. She received her masters degree in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University and her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Flagler College. Dr. Carelli completed her Predoctoral Internship at The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorders in Coconut Creek, Fl. She is currently completing her Postdoctoral Residency at Dr. Yudell & Associates, a group practice with locations in Plantation and Coral Springs, Florida. Dr. Carelli was previously the coordinator for the Help Desk at the Sidran Institute for Traumatic Stress, where she directed survivors from across the US to competent, trauma-informed care. Dr. Carelli is establishing a niche for herself in treating C-PTSD, dissociation, poor self-esteem and body image, and eating disorders. Dr. Carelli practices from a relational model and most often uses emotion-focused and feminist approaches. Her other clinical and research interests include Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder, group therapy, and psychological assessment.

Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder (DPDD) is identified as a dissociative disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Revision (DSM-5) and a neurotic disorder in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Although a consistent definition has been accepted by the psychology community since the late 1800’s, the disorder is still misunderstood and […]

Olivia Carelli, Psy.D. + 1 more
April 11, 2021

Working with Survivors of Covid-19
At the time this post will be published, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 340,000 United States (US) citizens will have died from Covid-19. The psychological toll is incalculable. Thousands more have had traumatizing near-death experiences, including enduring medically-induced coma for the purpose of lung ventilation (Zimmerman et al., 2020). Medical trauma […]

Olivia Carelli, Psy.D.
January 3, 2021
