Angela Eads, Ph.D.

About Angela Eads

Dr. Eads received her Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology from Rosalind Franklin University, and her Bachelor of Science from the University of Iowa. She completed an internship in Rural Psychology at the University of Florida and a post-doctoral fellowship in Health Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is licensed to practise clinical psychology in Illinois and Iowa.

Dr. Eads sees adolescents and adults. Her professional training and work experience includes being embedded in several primary care offices as a team Psychologist, working on general medicine floors at large teaching hospitals, and working in a large psychology group practice. She has conducted research and published in the fields of choice and control as well as adjustment to cardiac disease. Dr. Eads has taught undergraduate classes at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and was a guest lecturer for medical residents at Loyola Medical Center.

Her primary clinical specialty is in the area of behavioral medicine, which includes adjusting to medical illness and trauma, initiating healthy habits (such as weight loss, exercise regimens, and smoking cessation), pain control, and preparing for bariatric surgery. Dr. Eads has a particular interest in working with people dealing with cardiac disease. She also treats a variety of mood disorders including depression, anxiety, anger, and bereavement. Dr. Eads can assist with substance abuse problems, as well as adjustment issues that high school and college students face.

Her approach to treatment utilizes a Scientist-Practitioner model of psychology, which applies research-tested methods in therapy. Her primary theoretical background is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which emphasizes how specific actions and thinking patterns can contribute to difficulties as well as to emotional health. Dr. Eads provides a warm and accepting therapeutic environment where Psychologist and patient truly collaborate to address mutually agreed upon treatment goals. She will work with you to learn more about the factors that influence your motivation to change and the development of long-standing coping skills.