Manage Appeals
Petition Type: 2
ID: 8486
Submitted: December 11, 2021 at 1:04:27 PM
Relevant Petition: 8388
New Information: The Office of:
Joe W. Gladden II M.S., LPCC, LMHC, LPC
Clinical Director at TherapyPort, LLC.
41748 N Iron Horse Drive
Anthem, AZ 85086
Office Main: 480-800-8664
www.therapyport.com
Dec. 9, 2021
Regarding:
Ms. Xanqui Wang
Johnson Street 361, Unit A
Kingston, Canada 719
To whom this matter concerns,
Ms. Wang has been seen virtually in my office, thus far on two separate occasions, and is currently in ongoing therapy for treatment of symptoms related to an acute traumatic experience she had while attending an Anatomy class at her college. I have given her a provisional diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ICD-10, F43.11 (Acute).
The situation which produced this traumatic experience was described to me as follows: Ms. Wang was attending a lab which included a human cadaver. Upon seeing the corpse, she became physically nauseated and emotionally charged, as the deceased reminded her of her grandfather who had recently passed. She was able to describe specific details of the body that, while being that of a Caucasian male, still reminded her of her grandfather of Chinese descent, because of the state of decomposition. This encounter was what caused the trauma to occur.
Following her encounter with the deceased, she describes a progressively worsening mental state, as she could not get the body out of her mind, and experienced frequent, ??intrusive thoughts? of death, coupled with negative, sensate experiences of unpleasant smell and visualization. The situation is further complicated by Ms. Wang??s long absence from seeing her family in Beijing, the fact that she could not be at her grandfather??s funeral, and the continual stress of previous travel restrictions during COVID, which she has described as overwhelming and debilitating.
In my professional, clinical opinion, I believe these symptoms are real and not exaggerated in this patient. Ms. Wang has been given a referral to an EMDR specialist and for a psychiatric consult to discuss potential medication for her anxiety. Her treatment is ongoing. Therefore, I am recommending leniency regarding Ms. Wang being allowed to drop the course which generated these feelings, as she has further stated that she will never be able to take such a course again and may need to change the focus of her future studies.
Joe W. Gladden II M.S., LPCC, LMHC, LPC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, CA 5046; AZ LPC -19625; FL MH-9067
Joe W. Gladden II M.S., LPCC, LMHC, LPC
Clinical Director at TherapyPort, LLC.
41748 N Iron Horse Drive
Anthem, AZ 85086
Office Main: 480-800-8664
www.therapyport.com
Dec. 9, 2021
Regarding:
Ms. Xanqui Wang
Johnson Street 361, Unit A
Kingston, Canada 719
To whom this matter concerns,
Ms. Wang has been seen virtually in my office, thus far on two separate occasions, and is currently in ongoing therapy for treatment of symptoms related to an acute traumatic experience she had while attending an Anatomy class at her college. I have given her a provisional diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ICD-10, F43.11 (Acute).
The situation which produced this traumatic experience was described to me as follows: Ms. Wang was attending a lab which included a human cadaver. Upon seeing the corpse, she became physically nauseated and emotionally charged, as the deceased reminded her of her grandfather who had recently passed. She was able to describe specific details of the body that, while being that of a Caucasian male, still reminded her of her grandfather of Chinese descent, because of the state of decomposition. This encounter was what caused the trauma to occur.
Following her encounter with the deceased, she describes a progressively worsening mental state, as she could not get the body out of her mind, and experienced frequent, ??intrusive thoughts? of death, coupled with negative, sensate experiences of unpleasant smell and visualization. The situation is further complicated by Ms. Wang??s long absence from seeing her family in Beijing, the fact that she could not be at her grandfather??s funeral, and the continual stress of previous travel restrictions during COVID, which she has described as overwhelming and debilitating.
In my professional, clinical opinion, I believe these symptoms are real and not exaggerated in this patient. Ms. Wang has been given a referral to an EMDR specialist and for a psychiatric consult to discuss potential medication for her anxiety. Her treatment is ongoing. Therefore, I am recommending leniency regarding Ms. Wang being allowed to drop the course which generated these feelings, as she has further stated that she will never be able to take such a course again and may need to change the focus of her future studies.
Joe W. Gladden II M.S., LPCC, LMHC, LPC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, CA 5046; AZ LPC -19625; FL MH-9067
Student Number: 20143518
Documentation
Professional Letter: Xuanqi Letter-0.docx