Blue Skye Consulting, LLC Saila Donepudi, MD, Medical Director Susan Stone, LCSW Managing Director Assessment - Psychotherapy - Psychoeducation 560  Sylvan Avenue, NE Englewood  Cliffs, NJ  07632 201-567-5596 (phone) 201-567-6597 (fax) Collaborative Client Empowerment Blue Skye Consulting, LLC is a mental health resource offering group and individual psychotherapy with the goal of client empowerment. Through dynamic short-term treatment modalities clients develop skills and insights to manage their own environment - enhancing independence, autonomy and quality of life. Located on Sylvan Avenue (Rte 9W), in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Blue Skye Consulting is close to Bergen, Hudson and Rockland counties and minutes from the George Washington Bridge to serve Manhattan area residents/businesses. In addition, most services may be provided at client locations including seminars, individual and group therapy and other mental health presentations. Specialities provided by licensed and certified professionals include: Dialectical Behavior Therapy EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Cognitive Behavior Therapy Short term psychodynamic Therapy Clinical Focus of treatment includes: Trauma/PTSD Affective Disorders including depression and anxiety Perinatal Mood Disorders Women's Reproductive Mental Health including perimenopause and menopause Bereavement Disordered Eating Sexual orientation/lifestyle issues   Saila Donepudi, MD Medical Director Prior to becoming the Medical Director of Blue Skye Consulting, LLC, Dr. Saila Donepudi was the Medical Director of Quest the outpatient mental health program at Hackensack University Medical Center. While there, Dr. Donepudi managed an extensive practice which included treatment for Eating Disorders, Trauma, Postpartum Depression, Anxiety Disorders, and Bipolar Disorder.   Dr. Donepudi was also a member of the DBT Consultation Team and has experience medicating clients who are involved in Cognitive Behavior Therapy or Dialectical Behavior Therapy programs. Dr. Donepudi is board-certified with ABPN (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) and holds an additional certification in clinical psychopharmacology. Dr. Donepudi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Donepudi is the recent recipient of a Teaching Excellence Faculty Award from the residency psychiatry program at UMDNJ.  Dr. Donepudi is available for psychiatric consultations, medication management and referrals through the number above. Office hours are by appointment only. You may email Dr. Donepudi at sailadonepudi@yahoo.com Ms. Susan Dowd Stone, LCSW Managing Director Ms. Stone received her MSW from New York University where she was the recipient of a President's Service Award for community service. Ms. Stone was clinically trained at Hackensack University Medical Center while working in the Department of Psychiatry and was awarded several Five Stars of Caring.  While at HUMC, Ms. Stone was part of a DBT Consultation Team, Eating Disorders track, and facilitated the Postpartum Psychotherapy groups. She is certified in EMDR, trauma and bereavement.  Ms. Stone is a NJHSS Certified Perinatal Mood Disorders Instructor and President of Postpartum Support International. She was a contributor to the Governor's Task Force Educational Webinar on postpartum depression. Currently Ms. Stone has been contracted to write a book on the application of DBT to perinatal mood disorders recovery. An article on this application appears in the New Jersey Psychological Association's Journal, August '06.  Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Clinical Social Work Practice, a graduate textbook with a foreword by Aaran Beck to which Ms. Stone contributed a chapter on DBT will be available fall '06.  Also known throughout Bergen County for her work in Animal Assisted Therapy, Ms. Stone piloted psychiatric animal assisted therapy programs at three Bergen County Hospitals and continues to be a team instructor/evaluator for the Delta Society. Ms. Stone has worked extensively with the human-animal bond and facilitates a pet bereavement group at Oradell Animal Hospital. As an author, presenter and clinician, Ms. Stone's vision of bringing empowering and collaborative mental health programs to individuals, groups and corporations is realized through the mission of Blue Skye Consulting, LLC.  Our focus is the fostering of client independence and self-reliance through the development of insight and emotion regulation skills. Ms. Stone is a member of NASW, Postpartum Support International, American Academy of Bereavement, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, TARA and International Eating Disorders Association.  Ms. Stone is licensed in New York and New Jersey.  susanstonelcsw@blueskyeconsulting.org