Center For Conscious Living

The Center for Conscious Living is a holistic, integrative approach to mental health, wellness, and personal growth. Our dedicated team of professionals, led by founding partner Dr. Stephen Lloyd, Ph. D., and Dr. Carol B. Low, Psy. D., are committed to helping individuals, couples, and families achieve optimal mental and emotional health. We believe in empowering individuals with the tools and knowledge they need to live fulfilling, meaningful lives.

Dr. Carol B. Low, Psy. D., is a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive training and experience in a wide range of therapeutic modalities. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and has a Master's in Clinical Psychology, a Master's in Family and Child Studies, and a Montessori teaching certificate. Dr. Low is an Approved Consultant for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, has her advanced certification in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy from the Albert Ellis Institute, and has specialized training in neuropsychological assessment, psychoeducational assessment, and rehabilitation psychology.

Dr. Low has completed courses in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for trauma and the treatment of dissociative disorders. She has experience in diagnosing and treating a variety of problems including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults and children, learning disabilities, pain disorders, autoimmune disorders, depression, and anxiety, and dissociative disorders. Dr. Low also has certifications in fitness training, fitness nutrition, and Pilates mat work as part of her dedication to helping individuals develop healthy lifestyles.

Experience and Background

Dr. Low has a broad clinical background. She took her post-doctoral internship with the Center for Integrated Therapy in Chicago, where she specialized in the holistic treatment of chronic pain disorders. She was part of a team that pioneered a method with a high observed cure rate for reflex sympathetic dystrophy and fibromyalgia, both pain disorders that demonstrate low remission rates using traditional means. Dr. Low took her pre-doctoral training at Mercy Center for Behavioral Health Care in Aurora, Illinois, working with inpatients and outpatients with a variety of mental and physical health problems. Her clinical practica were taken at Alexian Brothers Medical Center, in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health and rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology.

Prior to receiving her degree in psychology, Dr. Low owned and operated a Montessori school, offered preparation for childbirth and parent training classes, homeschooled three children, and did extensive private tutoring, focusing on helping learning disabled students.

Memberships and Affiliations

Dr. Low is past President of the Chicago Society of Clinical Hypnosis and a member of such educational and professional groups as the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, The Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, the American Psychological Association, and the International Association for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

Presentations and Publications

Dr. Low has co-authored an article on chronic pain, entitled "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Long-Term Remission with Hypnosis Suggests New Paradigm for the Disease" which appears in the Clinical Bulletin of Myofascial Therapy, V 2, N 2/3, 1997. She has educated other professionals on this topic at the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) and the American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery (1997), the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (2003, 2011), and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009. 2011), and the Benjamin Schwarcz Memorial Hypnosis workshops at Stritch Medical School (2005, 2007). Dr. Low's current clinical investigations involve understanding the association between trauma and stress and poorly understood, difficult to treat functional medical disorders such as fibromyalgia and IBS. She has a publication with Irving Kirsch, Ph. D. (2012, AJCH) on the overuse of antidepressant medications.

Dr. Low has presented her work on ADHD for Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD) and has completed an article outlining her treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which was published in January, 2000 in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, (V41, pp 228-236) entitled "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Dissociation and Adaptation". Dr. Low has also lectured on psychoneuroimmunology--the relationship between the immune system and the nervous system and emotions to a variety of lay and professional audiences.