Donna Marie Maier, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Certificate Professional Qualification in Psychology by Assoc. of State and Provincial Psych.Boards. Member of National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, Cincinnati Academy Professional Psychology, Dayton Psychological Assoc. Listed in multiple publications of Marquis Who's Who.
Background
Dr. Donna Maier was born on July 22, 1959 in Somerville, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Donald and Patricia (Ledwith) Maier. She was raised in Medina, OH, and attended Our Lady of the Elms High School in Akron. She moved to Cincinnati in 1989 and currently has a private practice in Cincinnati and Dayton.
Education
B.S. Biology, Youngstown State Univ, 1980. M.S. Biopsychology, Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania, 1981. PhD. iBiopsychology, Rutgers Univ, 1986 . Respecialization Certificate in Clinical Psychology, Univ of Cincinnati, 1992.
Career
Graduate Fellow, Teaching Assistant, and Instructor, Rutgers Univ, 1981-1986. Research Fellow, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Inst., Washington, DC, 1986-1989. Instructor, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, 1988-1989. Psychology Assistant, VAMC, Cincinnati, OH, 1990-1991. Psychology Intern, VAMC Lexington, KY, 1991-1992. Clinical Psychologist, Comprehensive Care Center of N. Kentucky, Covington, 1992-1995. Instructor, Univ of Cincinnati, 1989-1991. Instructor, Northern KY Univ, Highland Heights, KY, 1990-1991. Facilitator of Support Group for Families of Bipolar Clients, Cincinnati, 1995-1997. Clinical Psychologist, Group Health Assoc, Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, 1997-2003. Clinical Psychologist, Maier Psychological Services, Cincinnati and Dayton, 2003-present.
Views
Dr. Maier practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has additional training in chemical dependency treatment and family therapy. She views psychotherapy as an active process in which she is a facilitator for a client who has decided to make changes in order to solve a problem. She is assertive and believes in direct communication, taking responsibility for change, boundary setting, and that respect is the basis of all relationships.
Quotations:
"Should is not a therapy word." "Happiness is not a therapy goal, but a temporary and short-lived emotional experience." "We don' t tell others what to do. We tell them what we will do if they take certain actions."
Membership
Member of National Register Health of Service Providers in Psychology, Cincinnati Academy Professional Psychology, Dayton Psychological Association, Feminists for Life, Amnesty International.