The Diana Baldwin Clinic fosters recovery and resilience in people infected and affected by HIV. We are a culturally-competent counseling service for clients of the Lax Center including their families and significant others. We strive to be accessible by those who may not otherwise have access; we serve people with Medicaid or are without insurance.
Services
Our services range from one-time crisis intervention and referral sessions to time limited psychotherapy or long term psychotherapy. We address many issues such as depression, substance abuse, personal trauma, and sexual acceptance. Our recovery orientation allows each client to find the most helpful way for a Diana Baldwin Clinic therapist to assist, rather than be the expert about what the client needs to do. The following four therapists provide individual sessions.
Director
Kevin Moore, Psy.D., has over ten years of experience working in mental health. He has worked in a number of community mental health centers and psychiatric in-patient facilities. More recently he has become involved in the Recovery Movement and working in community-based services like FIGHT. Dr. Moore encourages and provides assistance for each individual to achieve his or her own desired goals. Recovering from mental illness and/or substance abuse is a gradual healing process that is generally best achieved among a network of professional, HIV-peer, and personal supports. Having received his graduate training as a psychotherapist at Rutgers University, Dr. Moore integrates multiple psychological perspectives (cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and humanistic) within the recovery principles of hope and personal responsibility.
Psychology Resident
Nicholas Wood, Psy. D., received his doctoral training in clinical psychology at the Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical psychology. At Widener, he received pre-doctoral specializations in health psychology, in group psychotherapy, became certified by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, and graduated with the Clinical Psychology Award for Academic and Clinical excellence. He teaches undergraduate psychology courses at Widener University and has special interests in the areas of psychoanalytic theory, psychological assessment, mindfulness based interventions, and in using psychological interventions to improve physical health outcomes. He obtained his BA from Williams College with majors in history and psychology and a certificate in Spanish. He is continually impressed by the strength of his clients at FIGHT and is grateful for the opportunity to work with them.
Psychology Resident
Dan Livney, Psy.D., is a Psychology Resident and a recent graduate of Chestnut Hill College’s Doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. Dan has worked in a variety of settings, including outpatient clinic, hospital and college counseling. He believes that mental health is about engaging in a full and meaningful life; and enjoys working with people as they seek to find each their own way of understanding themselves and their relationships in their struggle to reach that goal. He can be reached at 215-985-4448 x220.
Psychology Intern
Diny Capland M.A. is a doctoral candidate at Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology. She has provided mental health services and psychotherapy within community mental health, prison, and residential treatment facilities. Diny has specific training in working with individuals who have experienced trauma and those recovering from addiction. She has extensive training in psychological assessment, and finds that assessment can offer important information for therapy. As a clinician, Diny enjoys using an integrated approach of cognitive behavioral therapies along with a relational and dynamic awareness to better understand each individual. Diny received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College where she studied both psychology and education. Joining the dedicated team at FIGHT has invigorated Diny’s belief that every person deserves the highest quality of respect and care.
TEACH Recovery Therapist
Earl Driscoll, MSS, LSW, is a licensed social worker. Earl has received his post-secondary education at Community College of Philadelphia, Temple University, and Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work and Social Research. Earl received a Masters degree at Bryn Mawr in Social Services, with a clinical concentration. Earl utilizes cognitive behavioral, supportive and motivational interviewing psychotherpaeutic techniques. Earl has worked in community mental health for over eight years as both a psychotherapist and case manager. As a person in recovery, Earl has personal experience with addiction, which informs his professional approach to enhancing client strengths. Earl wholeheartedly believes in the potential of everyone to engage in the recovery process. Assisting individuals to engage in the recovery process while working at Philadelphia FIGHT is an opportunity for which Earl has “immense gratitude.”