ISSN: 2167-0870
Valerie Hoover
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Valerie Hoover, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in working with medical populations, particularly cardiac patients. Areas of expertise include assessment and treatment of medical trauma/PTSD, health anxiety, psychological factors interacting with cardiac diagnosis and treatment, and emotional eating. Dr. Hoover completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology at the University of Florida, clinical residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and post-doctoral fellowship at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.