DR. KITTI L VIRTS, PHD
Social Work at Harding Pl, Nashville, TN

Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy

108 Harding Pl SUITE 200, Nashville 37205
(615) 352-1002 (Phone), (615) 352-1011 (Fax)

Depression, Eating Disorders, Psychological Assessment, Psychological Evaluation, Psychotherapy, Trauma

Adjustment Disorder, Anxiety, Chronic Pain & Chronic Pain Syndromes, Depression, Disability, Dissociative Disorders, Eating Disorders, Medical-Psychiatric Issues, Panic Attacks, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, Trauma

Phi Beta Kappa, 1986, Magna Cum Laude, VA Tech, 1986, Menstrual cycle-related eating behavior in women with and without premenstrual dysphoric disorder., 1998, Gwirtsman, H., Virts, K., Chen, K., Franco, S., Hook, K., & Sun, M. An ephedrine, caffeine, & chromium compound acutely increases energy expenditure in healthy obese adults, a placebo-controlled crossover study., 1999, Schlundt, D.G., Virts, K.L., Hill, J.O., Sbrocco, T., & Arnold, D. A sequential analysis of craving sweets in obese women, 1993, Schlundt, D.G., Hill, J.O., Pope-Cordle, J., Arnold, D., Virts, K.L., Katahn, M.R. A randomized evaluation of a low fat ad libitum carbohydrate diet for weight reduction., 1993, Jamison, R..N. & Virts, K.L. The influence of family support on chronic pain., 1990, Virts, K.L., Schlundt, D.G., Katsenes, K.M., Hill, J.O. Physiological effects of dieting and bingeing in rats., 1991

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Interpersonally, Dr. Virts can be described as warm, empathic, non-judgmental, rational, and good-humored. Dr. Virts has training and experience in behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic approaches to psychotherapy, in addition to Level II Certification in Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR). This background allows her to match the best therapies to her client's inidividual needs. Dr. Virts aims to help her clients learn skills for coping with their particular struggles and become the person they desire and were created to be. She embraces her clients' spiritual and religious beliefs, flexibly integrating these into her clients' psychotherapy.