Jarhed Macarubbo Peña, PhD, CRC, LLPC is a Filipino-American clinical therapist at PAR Rehab Services in Lansing, Michigan. He completed his doctoral studies in Rehabilitation Counselor Education at Michigan State University in 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Gloria Lee. His dissertation is titled Subjective and Objective Stress Responses Among Young Autistic Adults. Before arriving at MSU, Dr. Peña worked as a rehabilitation counselor for the Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. While there, he assisted individuals with a wide range of disability conditions including those with neurodevelopmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. Dr. Peña uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Solution-focused Brief Therapy, Mindfulness, and rehabilitation concepts in working with clients experiencing adjustment disorders including anxiety, depression, and pain. Clients who work with Dr Peña are taught how biological and psychological experiences contribute to their experience of anxiety, depression, and pain. Dr. Peña is a huge advocate of mindfulness and teaches his clients mindfulness meditation to help reduce psychological disorders.
Par Rehab no longer offers Psychiatry Services.
