meet the leading psychotherapists & innovators
David H. Barlow, Ph.D.
David H. Barlow, Ph.D.
David H. Barlow, Ph.D.
David H. Barlow is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Emeritus and Founder of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. He has published over 600 articles and chapters and over 80 books and clinical manuals mostly in the area of the nature and treatment of emotional disorders. His books and manuals have been
David H. Barlow is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Emeritus and Founder of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. He has published over 600 articles and chapters and over 80 books and clinical manuals mostly in the area of the nature and treatment of emotional disorders. His books and manuals have been translated in over 20 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese and Russian. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including honorary degrees from the University of Vermont and William James College, and the two highest awards in psychology, the Distinguished Scientific Award for Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association and James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science honoring individuals for their lifetime of significant intellectual achievements in applied psychological research. He was a member of the DSM-IV Task Force of the American Psychiatric Association, and his research has been continually funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 45 years.
Diana Fosha, Ph.D.
David H. Barlow, Ph.D.
David H. Barlow, Ph.D.
Dr. Diana Fosha the developer of AEDP and the Director of the AEDP Institute. For the last 20 years, Diana has been active in promoting a scientific basis for a healing-oriented, dyadically transformational, trauma treatment model. Described by psychoanalyst James Grotstein as a “prizefighter of intimacy,” and by David Malan as “the Winni
Dr. Diana Fosha the developer of AEDP and the Director of the AEDP Institute. For the last 20 years, Diana has been active in promoting a scientific basis for a healing-oriented, dyadically transformational, trauma treatment model. Described by psychoanalyst James Grotstein as a “prizefighter of intimacy,” and by David Malan as “the Winnicott of [accelerated dynamic] psychotherapy,” Diana Fosha’s powerful, precise yet poetic phrases ---"undoing aloneness," "existing in the heart and mind of the other," "stay with it and stay with me," "rigor without shame" and "True Other"-- capture the ethos of AEDP. Fosha is author of The transforming power of affect (Basic Books, 2000); editor of the newly published Undoing aloneness & the transformation of suffering into flourishing: AEDP 2.0 (APA, 2021); co-author, with Natasha Prenn, of Supervision essentials for AEDP (APA, 2017); editor, with Dan Siegel and Marion Solomon, of The healing power of emotion: Affective neuroscience, development & clinical practice (Norton, 2009); and author of numerous articles and book chapters. Four DVDs of her live AEDP clinical work, including a complete 6-session treatment, and a clinical supervision DVD, have been issued by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Stephen Porges, Ph.D.
David H. Barlow, Ph.D.
Stephen Porges, Ph.D.
Stephen W. Porges, PhD, is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium within the Kinsey Institute. He holds the position of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chic
Stephen W. Porges, PhD, is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium within the Kinsey Institute. He holds the position of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland.
Dr. Porges served as president of both the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He has published approximately 300 peer reviewed scientific papers across several disciplines including anesthesiology, biomedical engineering, critical care medicine, ergonomics, exercise physiology, gerontology, neurology, neuroscience, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, psychometrics, space medicine, and substance abuse. His research has been cited in approximately 40,000 peer review publications.
In 1994 Dr. Porges proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders.
He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Norton, 2017),co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018), and Polyvagal Safety (Norton, expected 2021).
Dr. Porges is also the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol™, which currently is used by more than 2000 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, and to improve language processing, state regulation, and spontaneous social engagement.
Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Tom Sexton, Ph.D., ABPP
Stephen Porges, Ph.D.
Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., ABPP who is a board certified clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Law at the University of Connecticut where he directs two Treatment and Services Adaptation Centers in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network: the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and the Center for the Treatment
Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., ABPP who is a board certified clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Law at the University of Connecticut where he directs two Treatment and Services Adaptation Centers in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network: the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and the Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders. Dr. Ford is past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation and European Journal of Psychotraumatoology. He has published more than 250 articles and book chapters and is the author or editor of 10 books, including Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Scientific Foundations and Therapeutic Models, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 2nd Edition, Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Adults, 2ndEdition, and Critical Moments: Transforming Crises into Turning Points in Psychotherapy. Dr. Ford is the Principal Investigator for the national Developmental Trauma Disorder Field trial research study, and developed and has conducted randomized clinical trial and effectiveness studies with the Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET©) model for youths and adults with developmental trauma histories and complex PTSD.
Rhonda Goldman, Ph.D.
Tom Sexton, Ph.D., ABPP
Tom Sexton, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Goldman is a co-developer of Emotion-focused therapy for individuals and couples. She is a professor at the the Chicago School of Professional psychology. She also runs Emotion-focused Therapy institute based in Chicago. She is a founding board member of the International Society of Emotion-focused Therapy. Dr. Goldman travels interna
Dr. Goldman is a co-developer of Emotion-focused therapy for individuals and couples. She is a professor at the the Chicago School of Professional psychology. She also runs Emotion-focused Therapy institute based in Chicago. She is a founding board member of the International Society of Emotion-focused Therapy. Dr. Goldman travels internationally conducting training workshops for mental health professionals on Emotion-focused therapy for Couples and Individuals. Travel has taken her across different continents including Europe, Asia and North America.
Dr. Goldman has authored six texts on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). Most recently, in 2021, she published Deliberate Practice in Emotion-focused therapy. In 2019, she co-edited the Clinical Handbook of Emotion-Focused Therapy (2019), co-edited with Leslie Greenberg. In 2015 Dr. Goldman published Case Formulation in Emotion-focused therapy: Co-constructing Clinical Maps for Change (2015). Other books include Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy: The Dynamics of Emotion, Love, and Power, Case Studies in Emotion-Focused Treatment of Depression and Learning Emotion-focused Therapy. Dr. Goldman has also published three professional videos, published by the American Psychological Association, on Emotion-Focused Therapy, one focused on case formulation, one on on EFT with couples, and another on conducting Emotion-focused therapy online.
Dr. Goldman conducts research on EFT for couples, emotional processes, empathy, vulnerability, depression, case formulation, and self-soothing. She teaches graduate courses in Humanistic and Experiential Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Seminars, and Emotion-Focused Therapy.
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Tom Sexton, Ph.D., ABPP
Tom Sexton, Ph.D., ABPP
Tom Sexton, Ph.D., ABPP
Thomas is a Professor Emeritus at Indiana University. He is one of the model developers of Functional Family Therapy and is author of Functional Family Therapy in Clinical Practice (2010) and the Handbook of Family Therapy (2003 & 2015). He is a member of the APA Treatment Guidelines Steering Committee, Chair of the Family Psychology Spec
Thomas is a Professor Emeritus at Indiana University. He is one of the model developers of Functional Family Therapy and is author of Functional Family Therapy in Clinical Practice (2010) and the Handbook of Family Therapy (2003 & 2015). He is a member of the APA Treatment Guidelines Steering Committee, Chair of the Family Psychology Specialty Council and writes extensively about evidence-based practices, particularly in Family Psychology. Dr. Sexton is a licensed psychologist (IN), a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Board Certified Couple & Family Psychologist (ABPP). He is the Editor for Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, and past President of the Board for Couple and Family Psychology & the Society for Family Psychology. He was the 2011 Family Psychologist of the Year.
Dr Sexton is an expert in the research base of family and couple intervention research and has been the author of a number of major reviews in the area. He is also an expert in implementation of practices in community settings. He is also the developer of the FFT- Care4 system which helps evidence based practices (like FFT) be implemented and practiced in evidence based ways session by session.
Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D.
Howard Liddle, Ed.D., ABPP
Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D.
Nancy McWilliams teaches at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology and practices in Lambertville, New Jersey. She is author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (1994, rev. ed. 2011), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999), and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2004) and Psychoanalytic Supervision (expected publicati
Nancy McWilliams teaches at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology and practices in Lambertville, New Jersey. She is author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (1994, rev. ed. 2011), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999), and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2004) and Psychoanalytic Supervision (expected publication September 2021) and is associate editor of both editions of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006, 2017). A former president of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association, she has been featured in three APA videos of master clinicians. She is on the Board of Trustees of the Austen Riggs Center. Her books are available in 20 languages; she lectures widely both nationally and internationally.
David Mintz, M.D.
Howard Liddle, Ed.D., ABPP
Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D.
David Mintz, M.D. is the Director of Psychiatric Education and Associate Director of Training at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a psychoanalytic hospital specializing in the treatment of patients who are complex, co-morbid, and treatment refractory. To address the treatment needs of these patients, Dr. Mintz and
David Mintz, M.D. is the Director of Psychiatric Education and Associate Director of Training at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a psychoanalytic hospital specializing in the treatment of patients who are complex, co-morbid, and treatment refractory. To address the treatment needs of these patients, Dr. Mintz and colleagues developed a psychodynamically-informed, patient-centered model for addressing psychological and interpersonal interferences with the patient’s healthy use of pharmacotherapy. His book Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Caring for the Treatment-Resistant Patient, and dozens of other publications, explores these principles. Dr. Mintz is also the recent past Leader of the Psychotherapy Caucus of the American Psychiatric Association, former Trustee of the American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, a member of the Medical Student Education Committee of the American Psychoanalytic Association, and on the Editorial Boards of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and The American Journal of Psychotherapy.
Howard Liddle, Ed.D., ABPP
Howard Liddle, Ed.D., ABPP
Howard Liddle, Ed.D., ABPP
Dr. Howard Liddle, Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, and Director of the Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. A board certified (family) psychologist, Dr. Liddle's research focus is on the development, testing, implementation, and dissemination of
Dr. Howard Liddle, Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, and Director of the Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. A board certified (family) psychologist, Dr. Liddle's research focus is on the development, testing, implementation, and dissemination of family-based treatment for adolescent substance abuse and delinquency. His research in this area has been funded by a variety of NIDA grants since 1985. Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) is the most researched family-based treatment in the adolescent substance abuse specialty, and MDFT studies and the clinical model are recognized nationally and internationally. Dr. Liddle’s work has been recognized with career research awards from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Family Therapy Association, the Hazelden Foundation, and the American Psychological Association.
Tahir Ozakkas, Ph.D., M.D.
Tahir Ozakkas, Ph.D., M.D.
Howard Liddle, Ed.D., ABPP
Dr. Ozakkas was born in Kayseri in 1958. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kayseri. He started his medical education in Hacettepe University in 1978. He graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1986. During his years in the Faculty of Medicine, he completed Istanbul University Faculty of Political Science
Dr. Ozakkas was born in Kayseri in 1958. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kayseri. He started his medical education in Hacettepe University in 1978. He graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1986. During his years in the Faculty of Medicine, he completed Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences Department of Politics and Administration in 1983. He completed his obligatory service during 1986-88 in Kayseri İncesu district. In the same years he conducted his post graduate studies in Gazi University Faculty of Political Sciences on Psychology of Politics. During the years 1989-93 he completed his doctorate studies in Erciyes University Institute of Health Sciences on Public Health. During 1994-97 he specialized in Psychiatry in Azerbaijan University of Medicine. Then he got the master degree equivalence in Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. At the same time he maintained a lecturer position in Azerbaijan Medical School, also he got an associate professor degree. After passing from the associate professor equivalent science candidate exams he completed his thesis titled “Psycho, Pharmacological and Combined Therapy Response Specialties in Anxiety Disorders”. He currently continues his studies in Turkey.Since 2005 he organizes Integrative Psychotherapy Training Program on theoretical, formulation and supervision levels for mental health professionals at the Psychotherapy Institute founded by him. He also gives regular trainings on Hypnosis, Masterson Approach, and Dream Work.As the President of the Psychotherapy Institute, he signed cooperation agreements with several international organizations, and has been acting as the representative and training organizer of several psychotherapy schools in Turkey. The organizations and schools of training cooperation include Personality Disorders Institute (Transference-Focused Psychotherapy), Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic, and Levenson Institute for Training (Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy).He is the head of Turkey chapters of SEPI, and IsEFT, and Turkish institutional member of IAPSP. He is a member of the Advisory Board of SEPI (Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration).He received Arnkoff & Glass Award for Regional Network of the Year from SEPI in 2017. He led the organization of the 1st National Integrative Psychotherapy Congress in Turkey.His areas of interest are psychotherapy and hypnotherapy applications in personality disorders and anxiety disorders. He has written many articles and books on these subjects, including Integrative Psychotherapy, Hypnosis 1-2, Hypnotherapy for Allergy and Dermatological Diseases, Hypnotherapy for Sexual Problems, Hypnotic Age Regression, Anxiety Disorders and Treatment, An Overview of Masterson Approach, and A Transtheoretical Journey in Jungian Subjectivity. He is in the editorial boards of the Turkish Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy, Journal of Unified Psychotherapy and Clinical Science, and Azerbaijan Psychiatry.He is also a Certified Therapist on Transference-Focused Psychotherapy, Emotion-Focused Psychotherapy, Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, and Masterson Approach.
C. Edward Watkins, Ph.D.
Tahir Ozakkas, Ph.D., M.D.
C. Edward Watkins, Ph.D.
C. Edward Watkins, Jr., Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of North Texas (UNT). His primary professional interests focus on psychotherapy training, supervision, and education. He is particularly interested in applying a unified perspective to psychotherapy supervision. At UNT, he teaches a supervision semin
C. Edward Watkins, Jr., Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of North Texas (UNT). His primary professional interests focus on psychotherapy training, supervision, and education. He is particularly interested in applying a unified perspective to psychotherapy supervision. At UNT, he teaches a supervision seminar and supervises doctoral students who provide psychotherapy in the Department’s Psychology Clinic. He is a Fellow of Division 17 (Counseling Psychology) and Division 29 (Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association. He is co-author (with C.H. Patterson) of Theories of Psychotherapy (1996), editor of the Handbook of Psychotherapy Supervision (1997), and co-editor (with Derek Milne) of the Wiley International Handbook of Clinical Supervision (2014).
Peter C. Costello, Ph.D.
Tahir Ozakkas, Ph.D., M.D.
C. Edward Watkins, Ph.D.
Peter C. Costello, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist practicing in New York, working with individuals and couples, and Professor Emeritus at Adelphi University, where he taught seminars in attachment theory, interpersonal communication, and adult romantic relationships.
He is the author of Attachment-Based Psychotherapy: Helping Patients D
Peter C. Costello, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist practicing in New York, working with individuals and couples, and Professor Emeritus at Adelphi University, where he taught seminars in attachment theory, interpersonal communication, and adult romantic relationships.
He is the author of Attachment-Based Psychotherapy: Helping Patients Develop Adaptive Capacities, published by APA Books. His theoretical and clinical work with patients is the subject of an APA Video which features him conducting a session with a patient whom he is meeting for the first time.
Dr. Costello is a graduate of Swarthmore College and holds two doctoral degrees: one in clinical psychology from The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (City College) and another in communication from New York University. His work combines both fields, emphasizing the role of communication in the processes motivated by the need for attachment and how the open fluency or anxious constriction of communication influences the security or insecurity of attachment.
Dr. Costello completed his clinical training at The New York State Psychiatric Institute and at the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.
In addition to attachment theory, his current interests include an integrative approach to psychotherapy, and in recent years he has co-chaired two international conferences sponsored by the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Unified Psychotherapy and Clinical Science.
David M. Allen, M.D.
Jack C. Anchin, Ph.D.
Jack C. Anchin, Ph.D.
David M. Allen, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and the former Director of Psychiatric Residency Training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He is the author of the self-help book, Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents: Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundari
David M. Allen, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and the former Director of Psychiatric Residency Training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He is the author of the self-help book, Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents: Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane. He is also the author How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders, co-editor of Groupthink in Science, and the author of three books for psychotherapists: A Family Systems Approach to Individual Psychotherapy, Deciphering Motivation in Psychotherapy, and Psychotherapy with Borderline Patients: an Integrated Approach. Additionally, he has done research into personality disorders and is a psychotherapy theorist. He is a former associate editor of the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. He received his medical degree from U.C. San Francisco, and his psychiatric residency at the Los Angeles County - University of Southern California Medical Center.
Jack C. Anchin, Ph.D.
Jack C. Anchin, Ph.D.
Jack C. Anchin, Ph.D.
Jack joined the Medaille College faculty as Clinical Associate Professor (core faculty) in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology in 2014. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University at Buffalo/SUNY and a Clinical Psychologist engaged in private practice. He earned his B.A. summa cum laude from Adelphi University
Jack joined the Medaille College faculty as Clinical Associate Professor (core faculty) in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology in 2014. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University at Buffalo/SUNY and a Clinical Psychologist engaged in private practice. He earned his B.A. summa cum laude from Adelphi University, his Ph.D. and M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University, and completed his pre-doctoral clinical internship at Brown University Medical School. Dr. Anchin is co-editor of the Handbook of Interpersonal Psychotherapy, recognized as a seminal publication in interpersonal theory, research, and practice, co-author of Unifying Psychotherapy: Principles, Methods, and Evidence from Clinical Science, and has published articles and chapters on the theory and practice of interpersonal psychotherapy, as well as on psychotherapy integration and psychotherapy unification. Dr. Anchin has been an Associate Editor of the American Psychological Association (APA) Journal of Psychotherapy Integration and is currently a member of the Editorial Board. Dr. Anchin has also served on the inaugural Advisory Council of APA’s Clinician’s Research Digest: Briefings in Behavioral Science and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapy and the APA journal Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. He is Co-Founder and Co-Editor of the electronic Journal of Unified Psychotherapy and Clinical Science. Dr. Anchin is an invited charter member of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. He is a Fellow of the APA and is the 2011 recipient of the APA Division of Psychotherapy’s Distinguished Psychologist Award for contributions to psychology and psychotherapy.
Laura S. Brown, Ph.D.
Jack C. Anchin, Ph.D.
Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Laura S Brown grew up in Cleveland Heights Ohio. She received a doctorate in clinical psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1977 after completing an internship in Seattle, where she has lived since. Aside from a few brief stints as an academic, she has been in independent practice since 1979.
Although she stopp
Dr. Laura S Brown grew up in Cleveland Heights Ohio. She received a doctorate in clinical psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1977 after completing an internship in Seattle, where she has lived since. Aside from a few brief stints as an academic, she has been in independent practice since 1979.
Although she stopped practicing psychotherapy in December, 2018, she continues a practice of forensic psychological assessment, supervision and consultation, teaching, writing, and lecturing, and is working to complete a new book titled Decolonizing trauma healing: Towards a humble, culturally responsive practice.
Laura's work in the fields of feminist therapy, trauma, culturally responsive practice has, to her great surprise, come to be considered foundational in these fields (surprise, because she did not set out to be an eminent psychologist; she just writes because it gives her pleasure). In addition to her many scholarly works she has written two books for adult survivors of terrible childhoods.
In her free time as a newly solo person she practices aikido, the martial art of peace, walks, reads as many mystery novels as she is able, travels as much as is safe, and contemplates mortality as she enters her eighth decade. She is living with a rare form of metastatic melanoma of the vulva, the case report about which was recently published in JADD Case Reports, https://tinyurl.com/TVecLSB.
Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D., ABPP
Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D., ABPP
Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D., ABPP
Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified counseling psychologist who retired from 35 years in clinical practice in Washington, DC, and is now a consultant/trainer on trauma psychology and treatment. She continues to edit and write books on trauma responses and treatment. She has written numerous articles and chapters and co-
Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified counseling psychologist who retired from 35 years in clinical practice in Washington, DC, and is now a consultant/trainer on trauma psychology and treatment. She continues to edit and write books on trauma responses and treatment. She has written numerous articles and chapters and co-authored Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Dr. Julian Ford and others; with Dr. Ford, she has co-authored a book on the treatment of complex trauma and co-edited two books on complex trauma in adults and children/adolescents. She is also a co-editor of Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma, and author of the consumer book It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You.
Dr. Courtois was chair of the recently released Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of PTSD in Adults for the American Psychological Association (APA, 2017). She is past president of APA Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) and has served two terms on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS). Dr. Courtois founded and inpatient treatment program, The CENTER: Posttraumatic Disorders Program, in DC for which she served as Clinical and Training Director for 16 years. She has received the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Professional Practice, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Sarah Haley Award for Clinical Excellence, and most recently the American Board of Professional Psychology, 2016 Distinguished Service Award to the Profession of Psychology and the American Psychological Association Division 56 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.
The revised ten-year anniversary revision of her 2009 book on treating complex trauma will be released by Guilford Press in February 2020
Jennifer F. Kelly, Ph.D., ABPP
Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D., ABPP
Jennifer F. Kelly, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Kelly is a licensed psychologist and is Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology. She served as the 2021 President of the American Psychological Association. Her presidential initiatives focused on Psychology’s Role in Achieving Health and Racial Equity. She is the director of the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine in Atlanta
Dr. Kelly is a licensed psychologist and is Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology. She served as the 2021 President of the American Psychological Association. Her presidential initiatives focused on Psychology’s Role in Achieving Health and Racial Equity. She is the director of the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Kelly addresses a variety of mental health concerns in her practice, with expertise in treating disorders that involve the relationship between physical and emotional conditions. A native of Gulfport, Mississippi, Dr. Kelly earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University.
Dr. Kelly is actively involved in numerous professional organizations. In addition to being a past president of the APA, she served on numerous Boards and Committees within the association. A past president of the Georgia Psychological Association, Dr. Kelly has served as the Federal Advocacy Coordinator of the Association for 24 years. She currently serves on the International Advisory Board for the Columbia – World Health Organization (WHO) Center for Global Mental Health. She also serves on the Committee with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine addressing Strategies to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Care Services through Medicare and Medicaid.
A graduate of the 2003 class of Leadership Atlanta, Dr. Kelly has been recognized on numerous occasions for her advocacy on behalf of psychology, including recognition by APA Services, Inc. for her leadership in advancing the profession of psychology through Federal Advocacy, and the Legislative Award of the Georgia Psychological Association. Dr. Kelly received the Society of Health Psychology 2023 Nathan W. Perry, Jr. Award for Career Service to Health Psychology.
Dr. Kelly is a member of Lions Club International and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
Ron Levant, Ph.D.
Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D., ABPP
Jennifer F. Kelly, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Levant is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Akron; Past President of the American Psychological Association (APA) and APA Division 51, the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities; and two-term Editor of APA Division 51's quarterly journal, Psychology of Men & Masculinities. A feminist scholar w
Dr. Levant is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Akron; Past President of the American Psychological Association (APA) and APA Division 51, the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities; and two-term Editor of APA Division 51's quarterly journal, Psychology of Men & Masculinities. A feminist scholar with 20 books and countless refereed journal articles and book chapters to his credit, he is widely considered one of the key people responsible for creating the new field of the psychology of men and masculinities. He was included in the Elsevier-Stanford University database listing the top 2 % of scientists in the world.
Hanna Levenson, Ph.D.
Allan Abbass, M.D., FRCPC
Allan Abbass, M.D., FRCPC
Hanna Levenson, Ph.D. is a Professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, and a Fellow of Division 29 (Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association (APA). In addition, she maintains a private practice in Oakland where she sees individuals and couples for therapy and professionals for consultation/supervision. Fo
Hanna Levenson, Ph.D. is a Professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, and a Fellow of Division 29 (Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association (APA). In addition, she maintains a private practice in Oakland where she sees individuals and couples for therapy and professionals for consultation/supervision. For twenty years Dr. Levenson was Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, UCSF; Director of the Brief Therapy Program at the San Francisco VA Medical Center; and Director of the Brief Therapy Program at California Pacific Medical Center. She was graduated from Vassar College (1967) with a BA in Psychology and from Claremont University (1972) with a PhD in social psychology. After becoming an associate professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, she respecialized in clinical psychology, doing her internship training at Langely Porter Institute, UCSF Medical School (1976-77).
Dr. Levenson has been specializing in the areas of brief dynamic therapy and supervision for over 40 years. She is the author of over 75 professional papers/book chapters and three books (Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy: A Guide to Clinical Practice, Brief Dynamic and Interpersonal Therapy, and Brief Dynamic Therapy). In her latest book (part of the APA Theories of Psychotherapy Series), Dr. Levenson integrates emotionally-focused, experiential, and interpersonal approaches. Dr. Levenson also has four professional videos illustrating her approach. Her most recent video is a six session therapy-over-time DVD for APA as part of their Expert Therapist Series. Her latest project has been creating and hosting an 11 DVD and book series produced by APA on Psychotherapy Supervision. She is currently co-writing a deliberate practice manual for beginning trainees learning psychodynamic psychotherapy.
She recently received the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession Award given by the California Psychological Association.
Dr. Levenson has given workshops worldwide and is known for her engaging and down-to-earth presentation style.
Allan Abbass, M.D., FRCPC
Allan Abbass, M.D., FRCPC
Allan Abbass, M.D., FRCPC
Allan is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Emotions & Health and on Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a leading figure in the field of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. Allan has conducted extensive research in the efficacy of ISTDP, is an internationally recognized trainer, and
Allan is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Emotions & Health and on Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a leading figure in the field of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. Allan has conducted extensive research in the efficacy of ISTDP, is an internationally recognized trainer, and lectures extensively internationally. His expertise ranges broadly and includes clinical research on psychotherapeutic efficacy, training in psychotherapy, and innovative programming for the delivery of psychotherapy.
Roy Kiessling, LISW
Allan Abbass, M.D., FRCPC
Roy Kiessling, LISW
Roy was trained in 1994. In 1998 he joined Francine Shapiro’s training staff, first as a facilitator, then a senior trainer for her humanitarian training organization (2001) and her EMDR Institute (2005). In 2013 he resigned from Shapior’s organization to form his
own training organization: EMDR Consulting. Under Roy’s leadership, EMDR Co
Roy was trained in 1994. In 1998 he joined Francine Shapiro’s training staff, first as a facilitator, then a senior trainer for her humanitarian training organization (2001) and her EMDR Institute (2005). In 2013 he resigned from Shapior’s organization to form his
own training organization: EMDR Consulting. Under Roy’s leadership, EMDR Consulting has grown to become one of the largest training
organizations in the county with over 15 trainers and 50 coaches, conducting over 160 EMDR training courses a year. EMDR Consulting’s EMDR Training Course helps clinicians seamless integrate EMDR into their clinical practice.
Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., ABPP
Frank Elton Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D.
Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., ABPP
Gerald P. Koocher, PhD, ABPP earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Missouri. He previously served as Chief of Psychology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and as health sciences dean at Simmons and DePaul Universities. He remains a Senior Associate in Psychology at Children’s Hospital and
Gerald P. Koocher, PhD, ABPP earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Missouri. He previously served as Chief of Psychology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and as health sciences dean at Simmons and DePaul Universities. He remains a Senior Associate in Psychology at Children’s Hospital and Lecturer at Harvard Medical School in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and at the Harvard Bioethics Center.
Dr. Koocher is the founding Editor of the journal Ethics & Behavior, and previously served as Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and The Clinical Psychologist. He is currently Associate Editor of Practice Innovations. He has published more than 350 articles and book chapters and authored or edited 17 books including Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions, the Psychologists’ Desk Reference, and The Parent’s Guide to Psychological First Aid.
He earned five specialty diplomas from the American Board of Professional Psychology (Clinical, Clinical Child /Adolescent, Family, Forensic, and Health Psychology) and holds active psychology licenses in Illinois, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
He served as APA President in 2006 and currently serves on the boards of directors for APA divisions 29 (psychotherapy) and 42 (independent practice).
Steven Sandler, M.D.
Frank Elton Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D.
Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., ABPP
Steven Sandler received his M.D. degree from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, and completed residencies at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse (pediatrics) and Albany Medical Center (psychiatry). Dr. Sandler has been practicing psychiatry since 1990, specializing in Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (STDP). He is certified by the
Steven Sandler received his M.D. degree from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, and completed residencies at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse (pediatrics) and Albany Medical Center (psychiatry). Dr. Sandler has been practicing psychiatry since 1990, specializing in Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (STDP). He is certified by the International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association (IEDTA) as a teacher and supervisor. He is the author of Remembering with Emotion and Tea with Freud.
Frank Elton Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D.
Frank Elton Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D.
Frank Elton Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Yeomans is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Director of Training at the Personality Disorders Institute of Weill-Cornell, and Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. He attended Harvard College, Yale Universi
Dr. Yeomans is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Director of Training at the Personality Disorders Institute of Weill-Cornell, and Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. He attended Harvard College, Yale University, where he obtained a Ph.D. in French literature and his M.D., and the Payne Whitney Clinic of Weill Cornell Medical College for his residency in psychiatry.
Dr. Yeomans is an Honorary Member of the American Psychoanalytic Association, president of the International Society for Transference-Focused Psychotherapy, a board member of Emotions Matter (an advocacy group for BPD), and Chair of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Committee on Psychotherapy.
Dr. Yeomans’ primary interests are the development, investigation, teaching, and practice of psychotherapy for personality disorders. He has taught and helped establish training programs for the psychodynamic therapy of personality disorders in many countries. He is a regular teacher and lecturer at APA Annual Meetings. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles and books, including A Primer on Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for the Borderline Patient, Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality: Focusing on Object Relations, andTransference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality: A Clinical Guide, all co-authored with Drs. John Clarkin and Otto Kernberg. His latest book is Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, co-authored with Diana Diamond, Barry Stern, and Otto Kernberg.
In addition, Dr. Yeomans is committed to working on advocacy issues, especially attaining fair reimbursement for and access to psychiatric treatment
J. Christopher Muran, Ph.D.
Sue Johnson, Ed.D. In memoriam
J. Christopher Muran, Ph.D.
Dr. Muran is Associate Dean and Full Professor at the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, where he serves as training director for the doctoral program in clinical psychology. He completed postdoctoral training in cognitive therapy (University of Toronto) and psychoanalysis (New York University). He is
Dr. Muran is Associate Dean and Full Professor at the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, where he serves as training director for the doctoral program in clinical psychology. He completed postdoctoral training in cognitive therapy (University of Toronto) and psychoanalysis (New York University). He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA Divisions 12 & 29), as well as past president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and past editor of its journal Psychotherapy Research. He serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology and Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice. Since 1990, Dr. Muran has been Director of the Psychotherapy Research Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel; and he is also on faculty at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He currently sits on APA’s Advisory Steering Committee for Clinical Practice Guidelines. Dr. Muran has authored or edited nine books, including Therapist Performance under Pressure: Negotiating Emotion, Difference & Rupture (2020; with Catherine Eubanks), The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence Based Guide to Practice (2010; with Jacques Barber), Dialogues in Difference: Diversity Studies in the Therapeutic Relationship (2007), Self-Relations in the Psychotherapy Process (2001), and Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide (2000; with Jeremy Safran). He has also contributed Alliance Rupture Repair (2020; with Catherine Eubanks) to the APA Video Series.
Jon Frederickson, MSW
Sue Johnson, Ed.D. In memoriam
J. Christopher Muran, Ph.D.
Jon Frederickson, MSW, is on the faculty of the Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) Training Program at the Washington School of Psychiatry. He is also on the faculty of the Laboratorium Psykoeducaji in Warsaw and teaches at the Ersta Skondal Hogskole in Stockholm. Jon has provided ISTDP training in Sweden, Norway, Denmar
Jon Frederickson, MSW, is on the faculty of the Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) Training Program at the Washington School of Psychiatry. He is also on the faculty of the Laboratorium Psykoeducaji in Warsaw and teaches at the Ersta Skondal Hogskole in Stockholm. Jon has provided ISTDP training in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, India, Australia, Canada and the U.S. He is the author of over fifty published papers and three books, Co-Creating Change: Effective Dynamic Therapy Techniques and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Learning to Listen from Multiple Perspectives andThe Lies We Tell Ourselves. His book, Co-Creating Change, won the first prize in psychiatry in 2014 at the British Medical Association Book Awards, and it has been published in Farsi and Polish. His book The Lies We Tell Ourselves has been published in Polish, Farsi, and Danish. He has DVDs of actual sessions with patients who previously failed in therapy at his websites www.istdpinstitute.com and www.deliberatepracticeinpsychotherapy.com There you will also find skill-building exercises designed for therapists. He writes posts on ISTDP at www.facebook.com/DynamicPsychotherapy.
His forthcoming skill-building book for therapists, Healing Through Relating, will come out in 202
Sue Johnson, Ed.D. In memoriam
Sue Johnson, Ed.D. In memoriam
Sue Johnson, Ed.D. In memoriam
The field lost a beloved pioneering psychotherapist on April 23, 2024. Dr. Sue Johnson was a leading innovator in the fields of couple therapy and adult attachment. She is the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy (EFT), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical res
The field lost a beloved pioneering psychotherapist on April 23, 2024. Dr. Sue Johnson was a leading innovator in the fields of couple therapy and adult attachment. She is the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy (EFT), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical research. Sue’s received numerous awards acknowledging her development of EFT, including the APA’s “Family Psychologist of the Year” in 2016 and the Order of Canada in 2017.
Her best-selling book Hold Me Tight (2008) has taught countless couples how to enhance and repair their love relationships. The book has since been developed into an interactive relationship enhancement program, Hold Me Tight Online. Her newest book for clinicians, Attachment Theory in Practice (2019), delineates the promise of attachment science for understanding and repairing relationships and her seminal text, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy — Creating Connection (3rd edition, 2019), is now in its third edition.
As the founding director of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), Sue trains counselors in EFT worldwide and provides guidance to over 70 affiliated centers. She consults for the U.S. and Canadian militaries and is a popular presenter and speaker for the general public. You can find out more about Sue and her work at www.iceeft.comand www.drsuejohnson.com.
Rachel Hershenberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Rachel Hershenberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Rachel Hershenberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Rachel Hershenberg, PhD, ABPP is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Hershenberg is board certified in cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy and conducts specialized psychotherapy for patients with treatment resistant depression and late life depression.
Rachel Hershenberg, PhD, ABPP is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Hershenberg is board certified in cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy and conducts specialized psychotherapy for patients with treatment resistant depression and late life depression. She has worked to disseminate the principles of behavioral activation to the public, including with the publication of a self-help book, Activating Happiness. Dr. Hershenberg specializes in depression, with a research emphasis on measuring antidepressant moments in everyday life and addressing patient needs across the severity continuum. Methodologically she is interested in ecologically valid research designs and bridging the efficacy-effectiveness gap. At the national level, Dr. Hershenberg is President of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology.
Stanley B. Messer, Ph.D.
Rachel Hershenberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Rachel Hershenberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Stanley B. Messer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former Dean (2001-2016) of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP), Rutgers University, where he taught for many years. Prior to becoming dean in 2001, he was Chairperson of the Department of Clinical Psychology at GSAPP for nine years. He is a Fellow in
Stanley B. Messer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former Dean (2001-2016) of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP), Rutgers University, where he taught for many years. Prior to becoming dean in 2001, he was Chairperson of the Department of Clinical Psychology at GSAPP for nine years. He is a Fellow in several APA societies and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2017. He is the immediate past president of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration and continues to serve on its Executive Council.
Dr. Messer has published extensively on the application of psychodynamic theory and research to brief and integrative therapies as well as on evidence-based practice. He has also conducted empirical research on the process of psychotherapy. His most recent co-edited volumes are Essential Psychotherapies: Theory and Practice, 4th ed. (2020), and Case Studies within Psychotherapy Trials (2018). He also co-authored Models of Brief Psychodynamic Therapy: A Comparative Approach (1995).
Dr. Messer is an Associate Editor of the online journal Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy and is featured in the APA videotape, Brief Dynamic Therapy. He has lectured and given invited workshops in several international venues, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Israel, Norway and Poland. Dr. Messer maintains a clinical practice in Highland Park, NJ.
Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D.
Rachel Hershenberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D.
Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD, is the Founder and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. He has edited, co-edited, authored or coauthored more than 20 books on psychotherapy that appear in fourteen foreign languages. Dr. Zeig is the architect of The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conferences, which are considered the most important conferences
Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD, is the Founder and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. He has edited, co-edited, authored or coauthored more than 20 books on psychotherapy that appear in fourteen foreign languages. Dr. Zeig is the architect of The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conferences, which are considered the most important conferences in the history of psychotherapy. He organizes the Brief Therapy Conferences, the Couples Conferences, and the International Congresses on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. A psychologist and marriage and family therapist in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Zeig conducts workshops internationally (40 countries). He is president of Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Inc., publishers in the behavioral sciences.
Steve D. Hollan, Ph.D.
Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Steve D. Hollan, Ph.D.
Steven is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on the nature and treatment of depression, with a particular emphasis on the enduring effects of psychosocial treatments. He is a past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the former editor of
Steven is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on the nature and treatment of depression, with a particular emphasis on the enduring effects of psychosocial treatments. He is a past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the former editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research. He is the recipient of awards for Distinguished Scientific and Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology from the Society of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He has over 275 publications and mentored over 20 doctoral and post-doctoral advisees.
Declan Aherne, Ph.D.
Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Steve D. Hollan, Ph.D.
Declan is a registered clinical psychologist and counselling psychologist with the psychological society of Ireland (PSI). Declan is a fully trained gestalt therapist having graduated from the Irish Gestalt centre in 1992 and he is a registered psychologist specialising in psychotherapy through the European federation of psychological EF
Declan is a registered clinical psychologist and counselling psychologist with the psychological society of Ireland (PSI). Declan is a fully trained gestalt therapist having graduated from the Irish Gestalt centre in 1992 and he is a registered psychologist specialising in psychotherapy through the European federation of psychological EFPA). He has been a registered sports psychologist with the irish sports council. He is the founding chairperson of the Division of Psychotherapy with PSI Declan has been working in the mid-west of Ireland for the past 38 years both in private practice and also as Head of Counselling at the University of Limerick, from which he is now retired. Declan is Director of Oakwood psychological services which is the largest private practice of its type in Ireland, seeing up to 700 people per week with 60 clinicians on the team. He is also Clinical Director of the Family Wellbeing Centre at Corpus Christi Primary School, Moyross, Limerick. Declan has published and presented both nationally and internationally on a variety of topics and has a special interest in the importance of a psychologically based primary care mental health service.
Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D., is University Distinguished Professor in Clinical Psychology and Director of the Child Study Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. He is the author or co-author of 350+ research publications, 100+ book chapters, and 38 books. His recent books include the Oxfor
Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D., is University Distinguished Professor in Clinical Psychology and Director of the Child Study Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. He is the author or co-author of 350+ research publications, 100+ book chapters, and 38 books. His recent books include the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Innovations in CBT Treatment for Childhood Anxiety, OCD, and PTSD (Cambridge), and Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents (Oxford). He is the past editor of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Behavior Therapy, as well as founding and current Co-Editor of Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review.
He is also Past-President of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (1995), the Society of Clinical Psychology (1999), the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2007), and the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology (2010). The recipient of several NIMH grant awards, his clinical and research interests range from the study of diverse forms of child psychopathology to the assessment, treatment, and prevention of these child disorders from a social learning/social cognitive theory perspective.
Dr. Ollendick received an Honorary Doctorate from Stockholm University in 2011 and holds Honorary Adjunct Professor Positons at Roehampton University in London, Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, and Sydney Institute of Technology in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded the Distinguished Research Contributions to the Field of Clinical Child Psychology in 2007 (APA), the Career/Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in 2013, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Scientific Contributions from the Society of Clinical Psychology (APA) in 2017, and the Aaron T. Beck Lifetime Career Award from the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (2019).
Patricia Coughlin, Ph.D.
Patricia Coughlin, Ph.D.
Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D.
Patricia Coughlin, Ph.D is a Clinical Psychologist with over 40 years of experience; 30 of them as a practitioner and teacher of Intensive Short term Dynamic Psychotherapy. In addition to her practice, Dr Coughlin has written a number of seminal books on the method, including Intensive Short term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Theory and Techni
Patricia Coughlin, Ph.D is a Clinical Psychologist with over 40 years of experience; 30 of them as a practitioner and teacher of Intensive Short term Dynamic Psychotherapy. In addition to her practice, Dr Coughlin has written a number of seminal books on the method, including Intensive Short term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique, Lives Transformed, and Maximizing Effectiveness in Dynamic Psychotherapy. Her newest book, Working through toward Enduring Change will be published by Routledge in 2022.
Dr Coughlin has held faculty positions at Northwestern University School of Medicine, Albany Medical College, and Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine. Currently she is Visiting Faculty at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr Coughlin teaches and trains mental health professionals internationally and has won a number of teaching awards for her clarity and passion.
Catch her youtube videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu74E7N-5hknal1jfaE-MSA and visit her webiste, www.ISTDPNortheast.com.
Giancarlo Dimaggio, M.D.
Patricia Coughlin, Ph.D.
Giancarlo Dimaggio, M.D.
Giancarlo Dimaggio, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist lives and works in the Centre for Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy, Rome. Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy (MIT) is the therapy model he and his colleagues designed and that has received empirical support in Italy, Australia, Spain and Denmark, with data from Norway underway. MIT is
Giancarlo Dimaggio, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist lives and works in the Centre for Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy, Rome. Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy (MIT) is the therapy model he and his colleagues designed and that has received empirical support in Italy, Australia, Spain and Denmark, with data from Norway underway. MIT is applied to adults and adolescents personality disorders, psychosis and recently eating disorders. He has published 230 papers and book chapters (2022 Scopus h-index=50) and 7 books in English, and a few more in Italian. He is editor in chief for the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, senior associate editor for the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration and associate editor for Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice.
Jay Lebow, Ph.D.
Patricia Coughlin, Ph.D.
Giancarlo Dimaggio, M.D.
Jay Lebow is a pioneer in family therapy. Dr. Lebow is Clinical Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University as well as Senior Scholar and Senior Therapist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Family Process and the Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy (with Chambers and Breun
Jay Lebow is a pioneer in family therapy. Dr. Lebow is Clinical Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University as well as Senior Scholar and Senior Therapist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Family Process and the Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy (with Chambers and Breunlin 2018). He maintains an active psychotherapy practice, treating individuals, couples, and families. Dr. Lebow made seminal contributions to the field, particularly in the areas of psychotherapy integration, the common factors, and bridging research and practice. He may be best known, however, as a preeminent articulator of the fields of couple and family therapy on the same level of sophistication as Lynn Hoffman.
Leadership Team
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer & Founder
A nationally known psychologist, psychotherapist, and theorist Jeffrey is an innovator in the treatment of behavioral and mental health disorders. He has written and edited eleven volumes in the field and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. He served as the President of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy in 2010
A nationally known psychologist, psychotherapist, and theorist Jeffrey is an innovator in the treatment of behavioral and mental health disorders. He has written and edited eleven volumes in the field and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. He served as the President of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy in 2010 . Jeffrey was selected to work on the APA Steering Advisory Group for the Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his work in the field and is a lecturer in psychiatry at Yale University. He founded Glastonbury Psychological Associates, PC and has been in active clinical practice for over 35 years. He has conducted over 30,000 psychotherapy sessions and has been described by Dr. David Barlow as “perhaps the most prominent psychologist in the broad area of mental health practice.
Michael Alpert, M.D., MPH, Chief Medical Officer
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer & Founder
A psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and teacher, after medical training (U. Calif.-Irvine) and psychiatric training (U. Colo.) Dr. Alpert spend a year studying public health (Harvard), which changed his view of mental illnesses and their treatment. Studying statistics and the epidemiology of dementia led first to his research at the NY Offic
A psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and teacher, after medical training (U. Calif.-Irvine) and psychiatric training (U. Colo.) Dr. Alpert spend a year studying public health (Harvard), which changed his view of mental illnesses and their treatment. Studying statistics and the epidemiology of dementia led first to his research at the NY Office for Aging and later to the establishment of community mental health programs. During the last 40 years Dr. Alpert has worked to develop brief, effective psychotherapy techniques and models for healthcare systems, corporations, and therapists. Among them are Accelerated Empathic Therapy, Sensation Therapy, C-Tactile Afferent Stimulation Therapy, and Self-Connection Therapy. He has served on the boards of hospitals, HMOs, and Professional Organizations..
Anne G. Magnavita, M.Ed., MBA, Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Anne G. Magnavita, M.Ed., MBA, Chief Financial Officer
Trained as a school psychologist at Tufts University and then attained her MBA in finance from the University of Massachusetts. After working in the financial sector, first at the Bank of Boston as a loan officer, then as a financial analyst at MassMutual she more recently, worked as Assistant Director of Children’s Educational Opportunit
Trained as a school psychologist at Tufts University and then attained her MBA in finance from the University of Massachusetts. After working in the financial sector, first at the Bank of Boston as a loan officer, then as a financial analyst at MassMutual she more recently, worked as Assistant Director of Children’s Educational Opportunities, a non-profit based in Connecticut. For the past twenty-five years, she served as managing director of an outpatient mental health group and was responsible for managing a family trust.
Barbara Ingram Ph.D., In memoriam Past Co-Director Psychincubator Lab & Chief Content Officer
Barbara Ingram Ph.D., In memoriam Past Co-Director Psychincubator Lab & Chief Content Officer
Barbara Ingram Ph.D., In memoriam Past Co-Director Psychincubator Lab & Chief Content Officer
We are saddened over the loss of our esteemed colleague and mentor who passed away in 2024. Dr. Barbara Ingram, a licensed clinical psychologist, has completed 40 years on the Pepperdine faculty. Prior to receiving her PhD in clinical psychology, she served in the National Teacher Corps, earning her MEd in urban education. She is the auth
We are saddened over the loss of our esteemed colleague and mentor who passed away in 2024. Dr. Barbara Ingram, a licensed clinical psychologist, has completed 40 years on the Pepperdine faculty. Prior to receiving her PhD in clinical psychology, she served in the National Teacher Corps, earning her MEd in urban education. She is the author of Clinical Case Formulations: Matching the Integrative Treatment Plan to the Client as well as the chapter on “Case Formulation and Treatment Planning” in the APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology. She was a recipient of the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence in 2011.She is a member of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) and a founding member of the Unified Psychotherapy Movement—clinicians, researchers, and theoreticians who seek to enhance practitioners’ capacity to draw from the diversity of approaches, processes, techniques, and research findings. She has published articles and presented research on client satisfaction with mental health care, self-management of chronic illnesses, HIV prevention for adolescents, and women’s midlife career transitions.
Doug Haines , B.S., Chief Technology Officer
Barbara Ingram Ph.D., In memoriam Past Co-Director Psychincubator Lab & Chief Content Officer
Barbara Ingram Ph.D., In memoriam Past Co-Director Psychincubator Lab & Chief Content Officer
Doug holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Westfield State University and is the primary architect of StratPsych and is working on the next version with our expert team. Doug has over 15 years of experience and has worked with startups to Fortune 1000 companies. For the past decade, he has helped many entrepreneurs make t
Doug holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Westfield State University and is the primary architect of StratPsych and is working on the next version with our expert team. Doug has over 15 years of experience and has worked with startups to Fortune 1000 companies. For the past decade, he has helped many entrepreneurs make their application vision a reality. He has created custom software solutions from helping automate tedious tasks and streamline processes to large scale cloud applications all while providing quality centric solutions.
Pam Bunn, Chief Instructional Design Officer
Barbara Ingram Ph.D., In memoriam Past Co-Director Psychincubator Lab & Chief Content Officer
Jeff E. Harris, Ph.D., Chief Training Officer
Pam brings over 20 years of experience and expertise in instructional design, training, and education. With a master’s degree in educational technology from Minnesota State University, Mankato, Pam has proven success in a diverse range of industries designing, developing and delivering blended learning solutions. Pam was a Member of the K
Pam brings over 20 years of experience and expertise in instructional design, training, and education. With a master’s degree in educational technology from Minnesota State University, Mankato, Pam has proven success in a diverse range of industries designing, developing and delivering blended learning solutions. Pam was a Member of the Keller Williams University team, recognized as the #1 training organization globally by Training magazine. She designed and developed hundreds of blended learning solutions for healthcare, education, manufacturing, SaaS, real estate and oil and gas industries, ensuring knowledge retention and skill development. Pam is also an experienced classroom teacher with over 15 years of experience, bringing practical understanding and empathy to instructional design.Pam's passion extends beyond formal training. She holds her teaching certification, real estate license and contributes to professional communities, sharing her knowledge and expertise. As a consultant, she partners with organizations to create engaging, effective learning solutions that drive results.
Jeff E. Harris, Ph.D., Chief Training Officer
Elizabeth G. Magnavita, LICSW, Chief Product Develoment Officer
Jeff E. Harris, Ph.D., Chief Training Officer
Jeff E. Harris, Ph.D., serves as Director of Counseling at the Aggie Health and Wellness Center at New Mexico State University. His Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology was awarded by The Ohio State University in 1990. In 2004, he was awarded board certification as a Specialist in Counseling Psychology by the American Board of Professional Ps
Jeff E. Harris, Ph.D., serves as Director of Counseling at the Aggie Health and Wellness Center at New Mexico State University. His Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology was awarded by The Ohio State University in 1990. In 2004, he was awarded board certification as a Specialist in Counseling Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Harris previously worked as a psychologist at student counseling centers at Southern Illinois University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He also worked as an associate professor of Counseling Psychology at Texas Woman’s University. Dr. Harris is the author or co-author of two books: Workshops: Designing and Facilitating Experiential Learning (Brooks-Harris & Stock-Ward, 1999) and Integrative Multitheoretical Psychotherapy (Brooks-Harris, 2008). In 2015, Dr. Harris started collaborating with other scholars to define Unified Psychotherapy as a distinct route to integration. Dr. Harris has developed Training in Unified Psychotherapy (TUP) as a way to teach therapists to think about clients in a holistic manner and to utilize diverse interventions based on the individual needs of each client.
Elizabeth G. Magnavita, LICSW, Chief Product Develoment Officer
Elizabeth G. Magnavita, LICSW, Chief Product Develoment Officer
Elizabeth G. Magnavita, LICSW, Chief Product Develoment Officer
Elizabeth received her BA in psychology from the University of New Hampshire, where she received an athletic scholarship for swimming on their Division I team and her Master of Social Work at the University of Connecticut . She is a licensed Social Worker in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She is interested in integrative healing, emphasiz
Elizabeth received her BA in psychology from the University of New Hampshire, where she received an athletic scholarship for swimming on their Division I team and her Master of Social Work at the University of Connecticut . She is a licensed Social Worker in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She is interested in integrative healing, emphasizing balanced self-care including nutrition, engaging in the arts, and exercise. She is currently works at HRI a psychiatric hospital in Brookline, MA and in part-time private practice at Glastonbury Psychological Associates, P.C., where she specializes in children and adolescents. She hosts and produces psychicubator podcasts and is a co-host of Eminent Psychotherapists' Revealed.
Kelly Weber, Psy.D., Senior Project Manager
Elizabeth G. Magnavita, LICSW, Chief Product Develoment Officer
Elizabeth G. Magnavita, LICSW, Chief Product Develoment Officer
An assistant professor of psychology and the Associate Director of the Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology (PsyD), Dr. Weber graduated from this program in 1999 and taught as an adjunct professor before joining the faculty full-time in 2013. She is the Coordinator of Practicum Training for the PsyD Program and she teaches clini
An assistant professor of psychology and the Associate Director of the Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology (PsyD), Dr. Weber graduated from this program in 1999 and taught as an adjunct professor before joining the faculty full-time in 2013. She is the Coordinator of Practicum Training for the PsyD Program and she teaches clinical training and dissertation seminars, Advanced Psychopathology and Lifespan Development. Dr. Weber is a faculty member for the Child and Adolescent Proficiency Track at the University of Hartford and has two decades of experience of providing clinical services to children, adolescents and families within a broad variety of settings including inpatient hospitals, therapeutic schools, medical hospitals, child guidance clinics and private practice.
Andre Marquis, Ph.D, Chief Content Officer
Kenneth Critchfield, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer
Andre Marquis, Ph.D, Chief Content Officer
Andre Marquis is an associate professor at the University of Rochester. His teaching, research, and scholarly interests include psychotherapy integration and unification, emotion-focused therapies, developmental constructivism, group therapy, relational psychodynamics, and integral theory as it provides a metatheoretical framework to co
Andre Marquis is an associate professor at the University of Rochester. His teaching, research, and scholarly interests include psychotherapy integration and unification, emotion-focused therapies, developmental constructivism, group therapy, relational psychodynamics, and integral theory as it provides a metatheoretical framework to coherently organize theory and practice. Marquis is the author of four books, including Integral Psychotherapy: A Unifying Approach. Marquis currently serves in various editorial roles for national publications, including the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration and the Journal of Unified Psychotherapy and Clinical Practice, and is on the advisory board of the Unified Psychotherapy Project. He has taught more than 20 different courses in psychology, counseling, and human development. Marquis is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with a small private practice.
Joshua Snyder, M.A. , Chief Sales Officer
Kenneth Critchfield, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer
Andre Marquis, Ph.D, Chief Content Officer
Joshua Snyder graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers University in 2021 with a B.A. in Psychology. While at Rutgers, Josh was a research assistant for the Regulation, Action, and Motivated Perception (RAMP) lab. He worked with the RAMP team to support their research regarding the social, cognitive, and perceptual processes that predict an
Joshua Snyder graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers University in 2021 with a B.A. in Psychology. While at Rutgers, Josh was a research assistant for the Regulation, Action, and Motivated Perception (RAMP) lab. He worked with the RAMP team to support their research regarding the social, cognitive, and perceptual processes that predict and promote effective goal pursuit. Most recently, Josh worked as a Practicum Student for 2 years in the Sukhodolsky lab at the Yale Child Study Center. There he provided modular cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. He is now working at a therapeutic day school supporting youth with learning and behavioral difficulties. Josh is currently earning his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) at the University of Hartford. Outside of work, Josh enjoys playing sports, performing magic, and juggling.
Kenneth Critchfield, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer
Kenneth Critchfield, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer
Kristin A.R. Osborn, MA, LMHC, Senior Content Manager
After Receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Utah, Dr. Critchfield’s internship was at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, with post-doctoral training focused on treatment of personality disorders at Weill-Cornell Medical School with John Clarkin, Ph.D. and Otto Kernberg, M.D. Prior to his recent (2014) move to join the C-
After Receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Utah, Dr. Critchfield’s internship was at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, with post-doctoral training focused on treatment of personality disorders at Weill-Cornell Medical School with John Clarkin, Ph.D. and Otto Kernberg, M.D. Prior to his recent (2014) move to join the C-I program faculty he was co-director of the Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT) clinic at the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute. IRT is an integrative approach that uses an attachment-based case formulation method to optimally tailor treatment for individual patients. He works closely with Dr. Lorna Smith Benjamin, creator of IRT, to operationalize and test efficacy and process of change of IRT as applied with adults having severe and chronic psychiatric problems often involving comorbid personality disorder and chronic suicidality. He is licensed in VA and maintains a small practice applying IRT to a wide range of clinical problems.
Kristin A.R. Osborn, MA, LMHC, Senior Content Manager
Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D., Chief Social Responsibility Officer
Kristin A.R. Osborn, MA, LMHC, Senior Content Manager
Kristin A. R. Osborn, LMHC is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, researcher, and author, and Associate in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is an acclaimed trainer conducting workshops on Affect Phobia Therapy (APT), depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and physician self-care. Kristin has trai
Kristin A. R. Osborn, LMHC is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, researcher, and author, and Associate in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is an acclaimed trainer conducting workshops on Affect Phobia Therapy (APT), depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and physician self-care. Kristin has trained over a thousand psychotherapists and mental health providers. She is the founder of Certified APT™-Training, that teaches how to assess and resolve affect phobias. Kristin has conducted Certified APT training internationally. She co-authored Paraverbal Communication in Psychotherapy: Beyond the Words, and serves on the board of the Society for the Exploration and Integration of Psychotherapy. She is also a board member and President Emeritus of the International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association. Kristin is currently pursuing her Psy.D. at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. www.kristinosborn.com.
Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D., Chief Social Responsibility Officer
Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D., Chief Social Responsibility Officer
Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D., Chief Social Responsibility Officer
Craig is Executive Director of the International Beliefs and Values Institute and Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University. Developer of the BEVI (Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory – www.thebevi.com), Dr. Shealy’s research and applied work has been featured in multiple forums, including Making Sense of Beliefs and
Craig is Executive Director of the International Beliefs and Values Institute and Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University. Developer of the BEVI (Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory – www.thebevi.com), Dr. Shealy’s research and applied work has been featured in multiple forums, including Making Sense of Beliefs and Values, a recent volume with Springer Publishing. The BEVI is used in a wide range of settings (e.g., assessment, education, forensic, leadership, organizational, psychotherapy) and has multiple clinical applications (e.g., therapist-client matching, mapping therapeutic change, process / outcome measure). A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Shealy is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, President (2017) of the American Psychological Association’s Division of International Psychology, recipient of the Early Career Award from APA’s Division of Psychotherapy, a Madison Scholar at JMU, a Nehru Chair at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, and a National Register Legacy of Excellence Psychologist.
Caroline S. Magnavita, LMSW Content Manager
Pedro Freitas European Content Consultant
Pedro Freitas European Content Consultant
Caroline received her degree in psychology from Wheaton College in Norton, MA. Following graduation, she worked at Latham Treatment Center in Brewster, MA with children and adolescents suffering from trauma and Prader-Willi Syndrome. She then was employed as a Special Education Paraprofessional working with special needs children in Glas
Caroline received her degree in psychology from Wheaton College in Norton, MA. Following graduation, she worked at Latham Treatment Center in Brewster, MA with children and adolescents suffering from trauma and Prader-Willi Syndrome. She then was employed as a Special Education Paraprofessional working with special needs children in Glastonbury, CT. Caroline received her MSW at Springfield College in Massachusetts. and is licensed in Maine. She works at HRI psychiatric hospital in Brookline, MA. She is interested in developing ways digital technology can advance mental health treatment.
Pedro Freitas European Content Consultant
Pedro Freitas European Content Consultant
Pedro Freitas European Content Consultant
Pedro is a licensed clinical psychologist who has a Degree in Psychology and a Masters in Clinical and Health Psychology (Cognitive-Behavioral and Integrative Approach) from the Department of Psychology, University of Lisbon.
Pedro has completed an advanced course in schema therapy and a graduate program in couple and family therapy. He ha
Pedro is a licensed clinical psychologist who has a Degree in Psychology and a Masters in Clinical and Health Psychology (Cognitive-Behavioral and Integrative Approach) from the Department of Psychology, University of Lisbon.
Pedro has completed an advanced course in schema therapy and a graduate program in couple and family therapy. He has been doing private clinical practice with adults in Lisbon, using an integrative/eclectic approach to individual psychotherapy, as well as couple and family therapy.
His main interest is on unification as the fifth route to psychotherapy integration and is undergoing the Certificate Program: Training in Unified Psychotherapy with Dr. Jeff Harris, in partnership with TzkSeminars and StratPsych.
Chief Marketing Officer
Pedro Freitas European Content Consultant
Chief Marketing Officer
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Emily S. Magnavita, MPH, Chief Grants Officer
Rebeka D. Stephens, Lead Digital Outreach & Interface Designer
Rebeka D. Stephens, Lead Digital Outreach & Interface Designer
Emily received her degree in neuroscience from the University of New Hampshire and Master in Public Health from Boston University. Following graduation from UNH she worked as an editor at Journal of Online Video Research (JOVE) and then a research assistant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She worked as a project manager at Dana Farber Ho
Emily received her degree in neuroscience from the University of New Hampshire and Master in Public Health from Boston University. Following graduation from UNH she worked as an editor at Journal of Online Video Research (JOVE) and then a research assistant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She worked as a project manager at Dana Farber Hospital from 2018 to 2021. She is currently Clinical Site Manager at OM1. Her current position involves project management of grants and out
Rebeka D. Stephens, Lead Digital Outreach & Interface Designer
Rebeka D. Stephens, Lead Digital Outreach & Interface Designer
Rebeka D. Stephens, Lead Digital Outreach & Interface Designer
Founder of Research Driven Spaces® LLC and member of the Environmental Research Association (EDRA), Rebeka works to integrate behavioral science research into the built-design ethos. She is currently conducting a study of 1,300 American Institute of Architects members. Rebeka is a member of the Alpha Chi and Psi Chi Honors Society, receiv
Founder of Research Driven Spaces® LLC and member of the Environmental Research Association (EDRA), Rebeka works to integrate behavioral science research into the built-design ethos. She is currently conducting a study of 1,300 American Institute of Architects members. Rebeka is a member of the Alpha Chi and Psi Chi Honors Society, receiving the Regents Award for academic excellence. She is currently finishing her Honors Thesis on Individual differences in cognitive style as they related to spacial perception, in addition to taking Masters Organizational Psychology courses. She will graduate this year with a bachelors degree in Honors Psychology from the Honors College at the University of Hartford. In her present roles, Rebeka acts as Learning Architect, ensuring effective representation of company services. Rebeka serves as PsychTrends® contributor, working alongside our team of experts.
Junga Youn, Marketing & UI/UX Director
Junga Youn, Marketing & UI/UX Director
Junga Youn, Marketing & UI/UX Director
Nora is studying Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania. She has experience with marketing, UI/UX, and design at Penn Compose, the Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club, and The Daily Pennsylvanian. She is a research assistant of the Nation Branding project for Dr. Reibstein in The Wharton School of Business, where she uses d
Nora is studying Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania. She has experience with marketing, UI/UX, and design at Penn Compose, the Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club, and The Daily Pennsylvanian. She is a research assistant of the Nation Branding project for Dr. Reibstein in The Wharton School of Business, where she uses data to analyze what shapes a nation's brand and the effect it has on the economy. At StratPsych, Nora is working on smoothing the user journey and marketing the subscription.
Pat Robinson, M.D., Staff Photographer
Junga Youn, Marketing & UI/UX Director
Junga Youn, Marketing & UI/UX Director
Pat Robinson, M.D. is a retired obstetrician/gynecologist, who practiced for thirty years. She majored in fine arts at Stanford University and was awarded her medical degree from Emory University. She volunteers as a gynecologist at Bergin County Volunteers in Medicine and conducts cervical cancer screening and treatment, with Operational
Pat Robinson, M.D. is a retired obstetrician/gynecologist, who practiced for thirty years. She majored in fine arts at Stanford University and was awarded her medical degree from Emory University. She volunteers as a gynecologist at Bergin County Volunteers in Medicine and conducts cervical cancer screening and treatment, with Operational International. Pat is passionate about photography and seeks to use her talent to improve behavioral and mental health care. Her photos have selected for and sold at fundraising events. She enjoys nature, landscape and wildlife photography.
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Rachel Hershenberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Rachel Hershenberg, PhD, ABPP is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Hershenberg is board certified in cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy and conducts specialized psychotherapy for patients with treatment resistant depression and late life depression.
Rachel Hershenberg, PhD, ABPP is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Hershenberg is board certified in cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy and conducts specialized psychotherapy for patients with treatment resistant depression and late life depression. She has worked to disseminate the principles of behavioral activation to the public, including with the publication of a self-help book, Activating Happiness. Dr. Hershenberg specializes in depression, with a research emphasis on measuring antidepressant moments in everyday life and addressing patient needs across the severity continuum. Methodologically she is interested in ecologically valid research designs and bridging the efficacy-effectiveness gap. At the national level, Dr. Hershenberg is President of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology.
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Bill Hersman, Ph.D.
Michael B. Magnavita
Michael B. Magnavita
Bill Hersman, Ph.D. is a Professor of Physics at the University of New Hampshire and a serial inventor and entrepreneur. He founded Xemed LLC in 2004 to commercialize hyperpolarized xenon MRI, a medical imaging technique used for visualizing lung function. With his team at Xemed, he has also contributed to technologies ranging from laser-
Bill Hersman, Ph.D. is a Professor of Physics at the University of New Hampshire and a serial inventor and entrepreneur. He founded Xemed LLC in 2004 to commercialize hyperpolarized xenon MRI, a medical imaging technique used for visualizing lung function. With his team at Xemed, he has also contributed to technologies ranging from laser-based defense against ballistic missiles to cryptocurrency trading.
Michael B. Magnavita
Michael B. Magnavita
Michael B. Magnavita
Michael B. Magnavita, CPA serves as Managing Officer and CEO of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union (FMFCU). He served as Chief Executive Officer of State Financial Network Inc. (SFN) and President of State Financial Network Inc. (SFN) of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, Inc. He served as the Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Off
Michael B. Magnavita, CPA serves as Managing Officer and CEO of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union (FMFCU). He served as Chief Executive Officer of State Financial Network Inc. (SFN) and President of State Financial Network Inc. (SFN) of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, Inc. He served as the Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer for FMFCU. He worked for Arthur Young, which at the time was one of the Big Eight accounting firms in the U.S. In 1987, he began his career with SFN and FMFCU. He is a Board Member of the Delaware County Transportation Management Association, serves as Treasurer on the Board of Good Fellowship Ambulance Company and is a Member of the Finance Council of St. Agnes Parish. He is a Member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from La Salle University.
Brooke Davis Capuano
Steven Sobelman, Ph.D.
Steven Sobelman, Ph.D.
Brooke Davis Capuano currently holds the position of Marketing Executive and Sustainability Analyst at Permian Global, a forest conservation firm, and manages their Boston office. She grew up on Cape Cod where she developed a strong passion for the environment. Brooke has a BA in Environmental Studies from Connecticut College and she rece
Brooke Davis Capuano currently holds the position of Marketing Executive and Sustainability Analyst at Permian Global, a forest conservation firm, and manages their Boston office. She grew up on Cape Cod where she developed a strong passion for the environment. Brooke has a BA in Environmental Studies from Connecticut College and she received her Masters in Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University, accompanied by a Certificate in Water Systems Science and Society.
Steven Sobelman, Ph.D.
Steven Sobelman, Ph.D.
Steven Sobelman, Ph.D.
Steve is a licensed psychologist, maintains a private clinical psychotherapy practice in Towson, Maryland. He is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses and served as Chair, Graduate Programs in Psychology for almost 20 years. In 2008, he was appoint
Steve is a licensed psychologist, maintains a private clinical psychotherapy practice in Towson, Maryland. He is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses and served as Chair, Graduate Programs in Psychology for almost 20 years. In 2008, he was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Board of Examiners of Psychologists in Maryland. Additionally, he currently served as Treasurer of APA’s Division 29 (Psychotherapy) and served as the President of Division 49 (Group Psychotherapy). He also served as President of the Maryland Psychological Association (2002-2003) and received the Maryland Psychological Association’s award for Outstanding Professional Contributions to Psychology in 2005. Steve also served on the Board of Directors, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology and as the co-founder and CEO of DEMESYS, LLC, a company that developed a proprietary EMR software platform for the medical industry. Prior to DEMESYS, he was the founder and CEO of Reliable Internet Solutions, a software development and internet design and hosting company, specializing in software development, data warehousing, and data management systems.