Dr. Jamie Huysman, LCSW
Co-founder and Executive Director, The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation
Dr. James Huysman, PsyD, LCSW, CAP, CFT is an authority on caregiver burnout, compassion and addictions. He blogs for Psychology Today, and is on the NASW committee aimed at establishing national standardization of caregiving. With a practice in South Florida, he runs wellness workshops for professionals and family caregivers.
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