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The Worry Free Life grew out of Dr. Terence Sandbek's clinical psychology practice. In 1991, he trained Patrick Philbrick, a nationally ranked sailplane pilot, in the performance-enhancing skills of cognitive psychology. When Patrick joined Green Valley Community Church in 2002, they asked him to teach those same skills in their newly growing life skills classes. Pat's heart for this calling came out of some of his own struggles with depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse. The result was a dove-tailing of the science of cognitive psychology and the teachings of Jesus Christ.
TERENCE J. SANDBEK PH.D. Dr. Sandbek is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary with graduate degrees in psychology and theology. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and a credentialed school psychologist. He has helped thousands of people in his thirty years as a psychologist. He has been on the medical staff of several hospitals in the Sacramento area. Although in private practice, he has been actively involved in churches for most of his life. He has taught Sunday School classes for adults and teens, conducted a variety of workshops for different denominations, and has been a consultant to pastors and denominational governing bodies. Churches have used him for a variety of workshops and seminars including those for relationship-building, parenting skills, and personal spiritual growth classes. Since seminary, he has continued his keen interest in biblical studies and the relationship between psychology and the Scriptures. His own spiritual journey has been enriched through continued reading and study. Dr. Sandbek works with people who have many kinds of problems such as phobias, eating disorders, and depression. He is the author of the book, The Deadly Diet and his second book (co-authored by Patrick Philbrick), The Worry Free Life, is available from bookstores and online. Dr. Sandbek has presented professional papers at most major psychological conventions and is often sought by college and university professors as a guest speaker for classes. He has appeared on many radio and television talk shows including the Oprah Winfrey show and has been featured on national PM Magazine for his work with eating disorders. Dr. Sandbek is an avid reader when he is not searching for galaxies with his telescope. Having lived in Japan, he is a student of the martial arts and is currently the holder of a brown belt in Aikido and a black belt in Shotokan karate. He is also a member of the Sacramento chapter of the Society of American Magicians and also plays trombone in a swing style big band. To contact Dr. Sandbek, please use this email address: sandbek@theworryfreelife.com.
PATRICK W. PHILBRICK Patrick is an author, teacher, and speaker that helps people build their faith by getting rid of worry and overcoming painful, destructive emotions like depression, anxiety and guilt. With Dr. Sandbek as his mentor, Patrick brought the powerful tools found in The Worry Free Life into his church and began to teach them in Christian Life Skills classes back in the summer of 2004. After changing hundreds of lives, and having been moved by the joy-filled testimonies of graduates in their classes, the book The Worry Free Life was born. Patrick graduated from UCLA with a degree in English literature. In between raising his two sons, volunteering in his local church, and having a full-time career in publishing, Patrick spends many hundreds of hours a year with Dr. Sandbek teaching classes, writing newsletters, and developing new programs that will help set people free from the needless suffering and emotional pain caused by worry.
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