EDUCATION
Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL
Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology, June 2010
APA Accredited Program
Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, November 2007
APA Accredited Program
Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, January 2003
Magna Cum Laude
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Founder
JPI Psychological Solutions, Inc., Lockport, IL
Practicing clinician providing psychological testing and psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and children
October 2018 - Present
Clinical Director
MidAmerican Psychological Institute, Joliet, IL
Clinical supervisor for practicum students
Practicing clinician providing psychological testing and psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and children
Oversees MPI’s Clinic for Compulsive Behaviors
Provides consolation for pain patients in rehabilitation
February 2011 - 2018
Clinical Fellow Post-Doc
Family Counseling Agency, Joliet & Homewood, IL
Site supervisor and training director
Provided psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and children
Clinical diagnosing and development of treatment plans
Conducted group therapy for adults and children
Provided supervision for practicum students
June 2010 – December 2010
Clinical Intern
Family Counseling Agency, Joliet, IL
Provided individual psychotherapy and case management for clients
Provided psychotherapy to couples, families, and children
Clinical diagnosis and development of treatment plans
Conducted group therapy for adults and children
Provided supervision for two therapy practicum students
August 2008-June 2010
Therapy Extern
Trinity Services, Lockport, IL
Conducted group therapy for adult clients who are dually diagnosed with mental illness and intellectual disabilities. Some of the intellectual disabilities include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, mild to moderate Mental Retardation, Autism, and traumatic brain injury. Clients also have severe and chronic psychiatric illnesses such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Schizophrenia, Dysthymia, Bipolar, Impulse Control Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Pedophilia, Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, and Substance Abuse Disorder
Provided long-term individual therapy and case management for clients using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Developed curriculum for therapeutic groups that address such areas as interpersonal effectiveness, anger management, emotion regulation, medication knowledge, core mindfulness, and daily living skills
August 2006-June 2007
Diagnostic Extern
Midwest Counseling, Orland Park, IL
Provided diagnostic assessment of children, adolescents, and adults in an out- patient setting
Psychological report writing and feedback of results
August 2005-August 2006
Therapist
Trinity Services, Elwood, IL
Conducted group therapy for adult clients who are dually diagnosed with mental illness and intellectual disabilities. Some of the intellectual disabilities include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, mild to moderate Mental Retardation, Autism, and traumatic brain injury. Clients also have severe and chronic psychiatric illnesses such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Schizophrenia, Dysthymia, Bipolar, Impulse Control Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Pedophilia, Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, and Substance Abuse Disorder
Provided long-term individual therapy and case management for clients using the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Developed curriculum for therapeutic groups that address such areas as interpersonal effectiveness, anger management, emotion regulation, medication knowledge, core mindfulness, and daily living skills
June 2007- July 2008
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
August 2008 – June 2010
Project Protect, Will County, IL
Presenter for seminar on Helping Divorcing Parents Help Their Children
• Bi-monthly presenter for mandated four hour seminar for parents who are going through a divorce
• Providing divorcing parents with information on developmental models, loss and grief, anger management, and how to help their children during the divorce process
November 2008 – Present
Parenting Class, Joliet, IL
Instructor for parenting class
• Instructor for a one-hour weekly class educating parents about the developmental stages of children and the negative effects of corporal punishment
• Providing training on positive parenting techniques, effective ways to communicate with children, and addressing aggressive/dangerous behaviors.
RESEARCH
Dissertation, Chicago, IL
Depression Among Incarcerated Mothers
Chairman: Kaveh Zamanian, Ph.D.
Formulated a clinical research project hypothesizing that depression among incarcerated mothers is linked to the frequency and quality of contact a mother has with her children during her incarceration
SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
Introduction and Application of Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Serenity House, IL 2016
Behavioral Health at Northwestern Medicine, IL 2015
Hoarding Disorder: Effective Approaches to Mental Health Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment
PESI – Continuing Education Seminars
USA, 2014 - ongoing
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques: CBT for everyday clinical practice
PESI – Continuing Education Seminars
USA, 2011 - 2012
Best Evidenced Based Techniques for Emotion Regulation
Tatra Corporate and Allied Health Training Services – Continuing Education Seminars
Australia, 2015- ongoing
Emotion Regulation: Evidence-based techniques for Difficult Clients
PESI – Continuing Education Seminars
USA, 2013 - ongoing
Lights, Camera, ACTion – Patterson, J. Moran, D. J. & Oswald, G.
Oakton Community College 2011
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Chicago Spring Institute 2012
Compulsive Hoarding: A Pervasive Problem. – Patterson, J.
Joliet Police Department 2011
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Patterson, J. (2015) Brief Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.
NIEAPA, Oak Brook, IL
Patterson, J. (2014) Commitment: The Core of Health, Wellness & Productivity.
APA Work & Wellbeing Conference, Rosemont, IL.
Patterson, J, Oswald, G., Moran, DJ. (2014) Lights, Camera, ACTion.
ACBS World Conference 12, Minneapolis, MN.
Patterson, J. (2012) Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Presentation for the Illinois Psychological Association Spring Convention, Bloomington, IL.
Patterson, J. (2011) Compulsive Hoarding.
Symposium presentation at the Mental Health and Hoarding Conference, Joliet, IL.
Patterson, J., Ely, L., & Moran, D.J. (2009) Augmenting Mandated Parenting Classes with Mindfulness Training.
Poster presented at the annual convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis, Phoenix, AZ.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Illinois Psychological Association, Member (2011 - present)
American Psychological Association, Member (2010 - present)
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Member (2010 - present)
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, Inducted (2003)
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD
Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences, Chicago Chapter Vice-President 2012-2013
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Illinois #180.007754