Maureen D. Rickman, PhD

Dr. Maureen Rickman works with individuals who are facing problems in daily living or experience mental illness. Some clients are distressed by unexpected troubles. Others have long-standing difficulty with managing strong emotions. Her practice includes working with children and teens may have attention problems or poor problem-solving skills that make coping with problems even more challenging.

Dr. Rickman has a special interest in integrating a scientific understanding of the human brain into
therapy. She includes attachment theory, cognitive-
behavioral principles and mindfulness in treatment.
She practices mindfulness meditation and provides mindfulness-based group therapy.

Testing and Evaluation:
Dr. Rickman does comprehensive psychological testing to help identify strategies for patients who have a complicated profile. Sometimes the focus is on neuropsychological issues such as attention, memory, cognitive abilities and problem-solving style. Other times the focus is on understanding temperament, emotional processing style or disordered thinking related to personality disorders. Each assessment is tailored to the individual’s needs. Dr. Rickman has a special interest in diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.

Outreach
In addition to clinical work, Dr. Rickman is invested in community outreach. She develops educational talks for mental health professionals that focus on integrating psychological science into clinical practice. Topics have included emotional development and attachment, gender identify and diversity, ADHD and psychological testing.

Training and Experience:

B.A., Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
internship, Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, WI
intensive in-home family-based treatment experience through Home and Community Treatment program.
Dr. Rickman has published several research articles on the psychobiology of temperament, anxiety and depression
recipient of an NIMH Research award.

Techniques:

Mindfulness
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Attachment-based Communication/Relationship Building
Parent training that includes “manage the moment” “turn-around time”, and “feelings talks” to help children master emotions and self control.