Authors

Edward Abramson, Ph.D.

Edward Abramson, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at California State University, and former Director of the Eating Disorders Center at Chico Community Hospital. He is the author of six books including Weight, Diet and Body Image: What Every Therapist Needs to Know.

Dr. Abramson is an Instructor at University of California Berkeley Extension. He gives workshops and presentations on emotional eating, overcoming exercise avoidance, and the psychology of weight control. He is a Fellow of The Obesity Society and has served on the Board of Directors of The California Psychological Association. He was a Visiting Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the United Medical and Dental Schools, University of London, UK.

Website: dredabramson.com

Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., ABPP

Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., recently retired from his position as a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He is also a retired Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Professor of Psychiatry and Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is board certified in Clinical Psychology (ABPP), Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN, ABPP). Dr. Barkley is a clinical scientist, educator, and practitioner who has published 27 books, rating scales, and clinical manuals numbering more than 43 editions, and creator of 7 award winning professional videos. He has also published more than 300 scientific articles and book chapters related to the nature, assessment, and treatment of ADHD and related disorders. He is the founder and Editor of the clinical newsletter, The ADHD Report, which ran for 30 years, from 1993 through 2022.

His books include: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment (4th ed., 2015); Executive Functions:  What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved (2012); The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scales (2011, 2012); Barkley Functional Impairment Scale (2011, 2012); and the Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (2011).  He is also the author of: Taking Charge of Adult ADHD (2nd ed., 2021); Taking Charge of ADHD – The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents (4th ed., 2020); Defiant Children: 8 Steps to Better Behavior (2nd ed., 2013, co-author); and Defiant Children: A Clinician’s manual for Assessment and Parent Training (3rd ed., 2013).

Dr. Barkley has received awards from the American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Professional Psychology, Association for the Advancement of Applied and Preventive Psychology, American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders, New England Educational Institute, the Wisconsin Psychological Association, and Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) for his career accomplishments, contributions to research in ADHD, to clinical practice, and for the dissemination of science.

Websites: RussellBarkley.org

Laura S. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP

Laura S. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP, practices forensic psychology and case consultation for therapists in Seattle, with a special focus on working with survivors of trauma, having retired from psychotherapy practice in 2018. She was the founder and director of the Fremont Community Therapy Project, a training clinic that, between 2006 and 2015, offered low-cost psychological services. Her books include Cultural competence in trauma treatment: Beyond the flashback (2007) and Feminist therapy, 2nd Edition (2016), both published by the American Psychological Association. She has published over 160 journal articles and book chapters on trauma treatment, feminist therapy, cultural competence, LGBT issues, and related topics and was a member of the APA Working Group to develop Treatment Guidelines for PTSD.

Her work has been honored by her colleagues with a number of awards, including APA's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service, the Sarah Haley Award for Clinical Excellence of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement from the Division of Trauma Psychology of the American Psychological Association, and the Elder Award from the National Multicultural Conference and Summit.

Website: drlaurabrown.com

David Cosio, Ph.D., ABPP

David Cosio, Ph.D., ABPP, is a psychologist in the Pain Clinic and the CARF Accredited, interdisciplinary pain program at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago. He received his PhD from Ohio University, with a specialization in Health Psychology and completed a behavioral medicine internship at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Mental Health Services, and a Primary Care/Specialty Clinic Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital.

Dr. Cosio is the author of the book, Pain Relief: Managing Chronic Pain Through Traditional, Holistic, & Eastern Practices (2018), published by Cedar Fort. He has published several articles on health psychology, specifically in the area of patient pain education. He achieved specialist certification in clinical health psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology in 2017.

Steven E. Curtis, Ph.D., NCSP, MSCP

Steven E. Curtis, Ph.D., NCSP, MSCP, is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Washington and New Mexico States, and Certified Prescribing Psychologist in New Mexico. He is an Affiliate Faculty in the Psy.D. Program (APA Approved) at Antioch University, Seattle, a Child Clinical Psychologist at Lifespan Psychological Services on Bainbridge Island, WA, and a Pediatric Prescribing Psychologist in Family Medicine at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM.

Dr. Curtis is President Elect of the Society for Prescribing Psychology (Division 55) of the American Psychological Association. At Antioch University, Seattle, he teaches Pediatric Psychology, Child Development, and Psychopharmacology courses. He recently published Prescriptive Authority for Psychologists: The Next Step (2023). Dr. Curtis received the Distinguished Service Award from the Washington State Psychological Association in 2021.

William A. Eddy, LCSW, JD

William A. ("Bill") Eddy, LCSW, JD, has been a Family Law attorney and Mediator since 1993. Prior to practicing law, he was a psychotherapist (a Licensed Clinical Social Worker) for twelve years, working with children and families in psychiatric hospitals and outpatient clinics. He has handled over 400 divorce cases as an attorney (he is a Certified Family Law Specialist). As a Mediator, he has provided divorce mediation services to over 1500 couples, as well as mediating approximately 100 civil disputes. He is the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center in San Diego, CA. He is also on the part-time faculties of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and the National Judicial College, is a Visiting Lecturer at Monash University Law Chambers in Melbourne, Australia, and taught Negotiation and Mediation at the University of San Diego School of Law for six years.

Mr. Eddy is the President of High Conflict Institute, based in San Diego, CA where he provides seminars to mental health professionals, lawyers, judges, mediators, human resource professionals, and others on the subject of high-conflict personalities in legal disputes, and he has presented nationally in over 30 states and internationally in 7 countries. He is the developer of the New Ways for Families^SM method for potentially high-conflict families in separation and divorce, which is being implemented in several court systems in the United States and Alberta, Canada. He also developed the CARS Method^SM of Conflict Resolution and co-developed the New Ways for Work^SM methods for managing high conflict people in workplace, neighbor, and family disputes.

Mr. Eddy's articles have appeared in national law and counseling journals. He is the author of ten books, including High Conflict People in Legal Disputes, 2nd Edition, It's All Your Fault!, and Don't Alienate the Kids!

Website: HighConflictInstitute.com

Carol Falender, Ph.D.

Carol Falender, Ph.D., is a lecturer, supervisor, and teacher. Dr. Falender has conducted extensive training on supervision through the American Psychological Association (APA), California Psychological Association (CPA), and numerous other organizations. She is Clinical Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychology, is Chair of Continuing Education of the California Psychological Association, is Co-Chair of the Section on Supervision and Training of Division 17, Society for Counseling Psychology, APA, is Chair of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association Ethics Committee, and has served as President of APA's Division 37 - Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services. She is a member of the task force on supervision of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards and Chair of the working group on supervision guidelines of the Board of Educational Affairs, APA.

Dr. Falender is co-author of Getting the Most Out of Clinical Training and Supervision: A Guide for Practicum Students and Interns (2012), Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach (2004), and Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, (2008), all with Edward Shafranske and published by the American Psychological Association, and is the author of numerous professional articles on the subject of supervision.

Website: cfalender.com

Cynthia Glidden-Tracey, Ph.D.

Cynthia Glidden-Tracey, Ph.D., is a retired psychologist licensed in Florida and Arizona. She held faculty positions at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver, Arizona State University, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale teaching substance use therapy. She provided therapy at the Prairie Center for Substance Abuse in Urbana, IL and established a private practice specializing in substance use therapy.

Dr. Glidden-Tracey served for many years as an Associate Editor with the journal Addictions Research and Theory (ART). She co-chaired the Education and Training Committee of the APA Society of Addiction Psychology (SoAP, Division 50). Dr. Glidden-Tracey is also a member of the International Association for Music and Medicine (IAMM) and was a presenter at their 2024 Congress in Berlin.

Dr. Glidden-Tracey is author of Counseling and Therapy With Clients Who Abuse Alcohol or Other Drugs: An Integrative Approach (2005).

Enrico Gnaulati, Ph.D.

Enrico Gnaulati Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist based in Pasadena, California, and Affiliate Professor of Psychology at Seattle University. He has published numerous journal and magazine articles and his work has been featured on Spectrum News, Al Jazeera America, China Global Television Network, KPCC Los Angeles, KPFK, Los Angeles, KPBS, San Diego, WBUR, Boston, KPFA Berkeley, Wisconsin Public Radio, Public Radio Tulsa, and online at the Atlantic, Salon, and Psychology Today, as well as reviewed in Maclean's, Pacific Standard, the Huffington Post, The Australian, Prevention and The New Yorker. As a blogger for Mad in America and PsychAlive, board member for the Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN), and through his writings and advocacy efforts he is considered a nationally recognized reformer of mental health practice and policy.

Dr. Gnaulati's books include Back to Normal: Why Ordinary Childhood Behavior is Mistaken for ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (Beacon Press, 2013), Saving Talk Therapy: How Health Insurers, Big Pharma, and Slanted Science are Ruining Good Mental Health Care (Beacon Press, 2018), and Emotion-Regulating Play Therapy with ADHD Children: Staying with Playing (Jason Aronson, 2008). His latest book is Flourishing Love: A Secular Guide to Lasting Intimate Relationships (Phoenix Publishing House, 2023).

Website: gnaulati.com

Tobi Goldfus, LCSW-C, BCD

Tobi Goldfus, LCSW-C, BCD, is a therapist, author, and national/international teacher and speaker. Her graduate and post-graduate trainings have included family therapy, NLP, ego state and somatic experiencing, and extensive study of Ericksonian hypnotherapy. She is a member of the NASW (National Association of Social Workers), the American Board of Examiners of Clinical Social Workers (ABESW), the Greater Washington Area Society for Clinical Social Work (GWSCSW), the ASCH (American Society of Clinical Hypnosis), the ISH (International Society of Hypnosis), and The ESH (European Society of Hypnosis).

Ms. Goldfus is the author of From Real Life to Cyberspace and Back Again: Helping Our Young Clients Develop a Strong Inner Selfie (2017) which focuses on predicating factors that can make young people more vulnerable on social media to hurtful, negative, or traumatic experiences, providing assessment tools, hypnotherapy, and somatic experiencing techniques to heal and create a positive balance between online and real life. She is also a contributor to Ericksonian Therapy Now: The Master Class with Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D. (2018).

Website: tobigoldfus.com

Laura Hill, Ph.D.

Laura Hill, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University, and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, at The University of California, San Diego. She is a co-developer of the TBT-S Training Institute in 2022. Dr. Hill is one of the original founders of the Academy for Eating Disorders and was Director of The National Eating Disorder Organization, now known as the NEDA from 1990 to 1994. She was also the founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Balanced Living from 2000 to 2017. She is the recipient of the Muskingum University Distinguished Service Award and the NEDA 2011 Lori Irving Award for Excellence in Eating Disorders Prevention and Awareness. Dr. Hill is a 2012 TEDx speaker, on "Eating Disorders from the Inside Out." She has provided ED treatment, spoken internationally, and conducted eating disorder research for over forty years.

Dr. Hill is the co-author of Temperament Based Therapy with Support for Anorexia Nervosa: A Novel Treatment (2022), by Hill, Peck and Wierenga which introduces the reader to the new Temperament Based Therapy with Support treatment and how it could be applied in various levels of care and types of therapeutic and educational settings.

Website: tbtstraining.com

Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Ph.D.

Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Ph.D., specializes in professional ethics, organizational integrity, decision-making, and resolution of ethical conflicts. Her work on social justice, dishonesty, moral hazards, and irresponsible behavior in organizations has resulted in three federally-funded grant projects from the Office of Research Integrity, the National Institutes of Health, and the Fund for Improvement in Postsecondary Education. Other sponsors for her work include the Kellogg Foundation (Excellence in Leadership Award), the 21st Century Foundation, and the George and Frances Ball Foundation. The best-selling textbook, Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions, co-authored with Dr. Gerald Koocher, was published by Oxford University Press in 2016. Her newest book, Red Flags in Psychotherapy: Stories of Ethics Complaints and Resolutions, is written as narrative nonfiction to highlight the emotional struggles of accusers and the accused. She served two terms as Chair of the Ethics Committee of the American Psychological Association.

Dr. Keith-Spiegel regularly taught professional ethics and ethical leadership classes in her 35 years as a university professor and as the Director of the Center for Teaching Integrity at Ball State University, where she is the Voran Honored Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences (Emerita). She also taught at California State University, Northridge, where she was awarded the California State Trustee's Award for Outstanding Professor across all state university campuses and disciplines. She is also a recipient of the Distinguished Professor Award from the American Psychological Foundation. She was a visiting Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Visiting Professor and Senior Research Associate at Simmons College.

Dr. Keith-Spiegel served as President of the Western Psychological Association and as President of the Division of Teaching Psychology of the American Psychological Association. In 1994, she received the APA Distinguished Teaching Award (American Psychological Foundation).

Jason H. King, Ph.D.

Jason H. King, Ph.D., co-owned and clinically directed an outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment clinic that collected data for the American Psychiatric Association’s Routine Clinical Practice field trials that informed the DSM-5 revision process. Because of this role, page 1,000 of the DSM-5-TR lists him as a Collaborating Investigator. He served as a DSM-5 Revision Task Force committee member for the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and the American Counseling Association (ACA), and has given over 200 national and international trainings on the DSM-5 since its publication in May 2013.

Dr. King served as a Behavioral Health Clinical Panel Member for Stanford University's Health Policy Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research. In this role, he assisted in the investigation of community-level quality indicators related to suicidal ideation, serious mental illness, substance use, depression, anxiety, adjustment, and psychotic disorders, and intimate partner violence and abuse.  He is the DSM-5 content editor for the textbooks DSM-5-TR® and Family Systems and Diagnosing Children and Adolescents: Guide for Mental Health Practitioners​​, and is the co-author of chapters in Foundations of Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling and Casebook for DSM-5.

Dr. King received the 2012 AMHCA Mental Health Counselor of the Year Award. His clinical assessment practices have included specialized forensic evaluations for complicated and incorrect diagnostic issues and comprehensive neurodevelopmental evaluations to identify an overlooked autism spectrum diagnosis despite previous neuropsychological testing. Dr. King co-owns IncludeU AfterSchool, L3C, and serves as the Business Manager & Career Development Coach.

Website: includeuschool.com

Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., ABPP

Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., ABPP, is Senior Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and faculty member at the Harvard Medical School Bioethics Center. His prior positions included Professor and Dean of the College of Science and Health at DePaul University (Chicago), Professor, Associate Provost, and Dean at Simmons University (Boston), Chief of Psychology at Boston's Children's Hospital and Judge Baker Children's Center, and Executive Director of the Linda Pollin Institute at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Koocher founded the journal Ethics & Behavior, and previously served as Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and The Clinical Psychologist. He currently serves as 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 Clinician's Guide to Evidence Based Practices: Behavioral Health and the Addictions.

Elected as a Fellow of twelve divisions of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Koocher has earned five specialty diplomas from the American Boards of Professional Psychology (Clinical, Clinical Child /Adolescent, Family, Forensic, and Health Psychology).

Very active in professional affairs, Dr. Koocher served as President of the Massachusetts and New England Psychological Associations, and four APA divisions (Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, Children, Youth, and Family Services, and Pediatric Psychology). He served as President of the APA in 2006.

Website: EthicsResearch.com

Li Liang, MD

Dr. Li Liang, MD, graduated from Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine in China in 1992. Dr. Liang is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and currently works as a licensed psychiatrist in California. She completed her residency in 2008 at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, which has education and training affiliations with Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York. She then opened a private practice in San Diego called ClearInsight, Psychiatry, Inc. Dr. Liang has spent the past 15 years devoting herself to clinical practice and is committed to innovative healthcare practices that lead to positive clinical outcomes. Dr. Liang is a proponent of mind/body health and believes that this holistic approach contributes to building healthy minds and emotional well-being. Her treatment philosophy is one of individualized, person-centered care and it is her belief that this approach best serves the patients in her care.

William M. Liu, Ph.D.

William Ming Liu, Ph.D., is Professor of Counseling Psychology and Department Chair of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education at the University of Maryland at College Park. Previously he served as program coordinator for the counseling psychology program at the University of Iowa. He is a fellow of Division 17 and 51 in APA. His research includes multicultural competencies, critical race theory and application, social class and classism, and men and masculinity.  He has published in journals including Journal of Counseling Psychology, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, and Psychology of Men and Masculinity. In recent reviews, he has been identified as one of the most frequent producers of research in multicultural competency and in the psychology of men and masculinity.

He received leadership awards from the Committee on Socioeconomic Status (APA), the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race (Division 45 of APA), and the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities (Division 51 of APA). In 2022, he received the Janet E. Helms Award for Mentoring and Scholarship from the Winter Roundtable, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Dr. Liu is an editor of Handbook of Multicultural Competencies in Counseling and Psychology (Sage, 2003), author of Social Class and Classism in the Helping Professions: Research, Theory, and Practice (Sage, 2011) and Culturally Responsive Counseling with Asian American Men (Routledge, 2011), sole editor of The Oxford Handbook of Social Class in Counseling (Oxford University Press, 2013) , and co-author of Psychology and the Social Class Worldview (2022, Routledge). He is also Editor for the Journal of Counseling Psychology, past-Editor for the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinities, and served on the Editorial Boards of The Counseling Psychologists, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, and Clinician’s Research Digest.

William Matteson, Ph.D.

William Matteson, Ph.D., is a Geriatric Psychologist, an accomplished speaker, and the author of three books: Stop Memory Loss: How to Fight Forgetfulness over Forty, Care Givers Bible, a book for professional caregivers of the aged, and The Abduction Enigma, a book about how therapists unwittingly induce false memories.

He has been a keynote speaker for over one hundred organizations, including the California Department of Aging Services, the California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Congress of California Seniors, the Community Residential Care Association of California, and the California Association of Health Facilities.

For the past 20 years, Dr. Matteson has worked in mental health hospitals and long term care facilities, diagnosing and treating mental problems of older adults. Over the years he has gained a penchant for ferreting out the biological bases of the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges older adults often face.

Because of his expertise in aging and memory he has been featured on many television programs including "Hard Copy," "Unsolved Mysteries," "The Maury Povitch Show," "Strange Universe," Toronto's "Fifth Estate," "Sightings," the Learning Channel's series, "Unnatural History," and the prime-time special for NBC called "Confirmation." He has been a featured speaker on dozens of radio programs nationwide.

Clifton Mitchell Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, is a professor at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee where he received the Teacher of the Year award in 2002. He has over 20 years experience as a trainer and keynote speaker and is known for delivering practical, down-to earth information in a uniquely entertaining, humorous style.

In his book, Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients, he presents cutting-edge approaches available for managing therapeutic resistance. Dr. Mitchell has also lectured and keynoted at hundreds of organizations, teaching effective techniques for improving communications and for creating change through the precise use of language. He has been a contributing author in therapy books and has published in numerous professional journals including the Psychotherapy Networker, Psychotherapy in Australia, Journal of Personality Assessment, Perceptual and Motor Skills, Psychology and Education, Journal of Psychological Type, The Professional School Counselor, Vistas, and The Advocate. As a result of his broad areas of research, his ideas and writings have also been published in Men's Health Today and Barron's Financial Weekly.

Phone: 423-854-9211

Website: CliftonMitchell.com

John C. Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and an internationally recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy. Author of more than 400 scholarly publications, Dr. Norcross has co-written or edited 22 books, including Leaving It at the Office: A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care (with VandenBos), Psychotherapy Relationships That Work (with Lambert and Wampold), and Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis (with Prochaska), now in its 9th edition.

He has been elected president of APA's Society of Clinical Psychology, the APA Society of Psychotherapy, and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, and on the Board of Directors of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Dr. Norcross served as editor of Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session for 10 years and on the editorial boards of a dozen journals.

Stephanie Knatz Peck, Ph.D.

Stephanie Knatz Peck, Ph.D., is Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She is Director of Intensive Family Treatment (IFT) Programs at the UCSD Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Program, an internationally known eating disorders treatment program emphasizing family involvement, peer support, and brain-based treatment. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Peck co-developed Temperament Based Therapy with Support (TBT-S) and is responsible for the development and evaluation of the Young Adult version of TBT-S. In addition to program development and oversight, she continues to pursue her passion for helping others by providing direct clinical care for clients and family members affected by eating disorders. Dr. Peck has directly treated hundreds of clients and families over her career.

Dr. Peck has presented nationally and internationally on her work related to brain-based treatments and the Intensive Family Treatment Programs with world- renowned experts. She frequently conducts continuing education seminars for professionals and has presented clinical workshops and intensive trainings for lead organizations in the field, including the Academy of Eating Disorders/International Conference of Eating Disorders (ICED), the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP). Additionally, she co-runs biannual two-day intensive trainings at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center for invited professionals. Dr. Peck has coauthored nine book chapters and various original scientific articles on topics related to eating disorders, including brain-based treatment.

Dr. Peck is the co-author of Temperament Based Therapy with Support for Anorexia Nervosa: A Novel Treatment (2022) by Hill, Peck and Wierenga which introduces the reader to the new Temperament Based Therapy with Support treatment and how it could be applied in various levels of care and types of therapeutic and educational settings.

John Preston, Psy.D., ABPP

John Preston, Psy.D., ABPP, (1950-2020), an important contributor to the literature in psychopharmacology, a mentor to many, and a remarkable teacher to countless psychologists, passed away in December 2020. He was the author or co-author of 22 books on topics including psychopharmacology, psychological assessment, neurobiology, and psychotherapy. His books have been translated into 14 foreign languages. He was in clinical practice for 38 years and a workshop presenter for 27 years. He lectured in many locations throughout North America, as well as in Africa, Europe, and Russia. He was Professor emeritus with Alliant International University, Sacramento, CA, and on the faculty of UC Davis, School of Medicine.  He was the author of the Drugs in Psychiatry chapter in the Encyclopedia Americana.

Fredric E. Rabinowitz, Ph.D.

Fredric E. Rabinowitz, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Redlands and a private practice clinical psychologist in Redlands, CA specializing in individual and group psychotherapy with men. Over the past 40 years, Dr. Rabinowitz has authored numerous articles and book chapters.

He has written or co-written five books: Deepening Group Psychotherapy with Men (2019); Breaking Barriers in Counseling Men: Insights and Innovations (2014); Deepening Psychotherapy with Men (2002); Men and Depression: Clinical and Empirical Perspectives (2000); and Man Alive: A Primer of Men's Issues (1994).

Dr. Rabinowitz is an accomplished professor who has earned Outstanding Faculty Teaching and Research awards in 1995, 1996, 2001, and 2002. He is past President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51 of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Rabinowitz oversaw a group of psychologists with the writing of the Guidelines for the Psychological Practice with Boys and Men passed by the American Psychological Association in 2018.

Judith A. Schaeffer, Ph.D.

Judith A. Schaeffer, Ph.D., is a recently retired psychologist and supervisor of doctoral interns and post-doctoral residents at Franciscan Community Counseling, Inc. in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is the author of the book Transference and Countertransference in Non-Analytic Therapy: Double-Edged Swords, as well as articles published in Human Development, Journal of Traumatic Stress, The American Journal of Psychotherapy, and The Cord.

Linda Y. Schiller, MSW, LICSW

Linda Yael Schiller, MSW, LICSW, is a psychotherapist, author, national/ international speaker, consultant, and trainer. She is certified or trained in EMDR, hypnotherapy, TAT, EFT, Reiki, HBLU, dreamwork studies, Somatic Experiencing, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and Kabbalah studies. She is a member of IASD (International Association for the Study of Dreams), EMDRIA (EMDR International Association), NESTTD (New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation), ACEP (Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology), and AASWG (Association for the Advancement of Social work with Groups.

Linda is the author of Modern Dreamwork: New Tools of Decoding Your Soul’s Wisdom (2019), Integrative and Comprehensive Trauma Treatment Workbook (2010), and PTSDreams: Transforming Your Nightmares from Trauma through Healing Dreamwork (2022). Her many podcasts, radio and television appearances are found on her websites www.moderndreamwork.com, www.lindayaelschiller.com, and www.PTSDreams.com .

Website: lindayaelschiller.com

Steven D. Solomon, Ph.D.

Steven D. Solomon, Ph.D., is Co-Director of The Relationship Institute (TheRelationshipInstitute.org) in La Jolla, California. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice for over 35 years in the San Diego area. Dr. Solomon specializes in working with couples and has developed a subspecialty in the treatment of infidelity. He and his colleague at The Relationship Institute, Lorie J. Teagno, Ph.D., have developed a powerful new approach to helping couples in relationship distress: Intimate Love Therapy.

He and Dr. Teagno are co-authors of Intimacy after Infidelity (New Harbinger Publications, 2006), a book written for the general public, and wrote two chapters for Carlson & Sperry's latest edition of Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships: A Clinician’s Guide (Routledge, 2010), a book written for psychotherapists. Drs. Solomon and Teagno also have collaborated on numerous articles on couples therapy, infidelity, and Long-Term Love Relationship dynamics. For more than a decade they have trained therapists in Intimate Love Therapy theory and practice.

Dr. Solomon is a past president of the San Diego Psychological Association.

Website: TheRelationshipInstitute.org

John Sommers-Flanagan, Ph.D.

John Sommers-Flanagan, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and professor of counselor education at the University of Montana. He is author or co-author of over 100 publications, including books, professional journal articles, and professional video trainings. Some of his books, co-written with his wife Rita, include Tough Kids, Cool Counseling, How to Listen so Parents will Talk and Talk so Parents will Listen, Clinical Interviewing, and Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice.

Dr. Summers-Flanagan is a professional workshop trainer in the areas of suicide assessment, counseling youth, and working with parents.

Website: johnsommersflanagan.com

Lorie J. Teagno, Ph.D.

Lorie J. Teagno, Ph.D., is Co-Director of The Relationship Institute (TheRelationshipInstitute.org) in La Jolla, California. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice for over 35 years in the San Diego area. Dr. Teagno specializes in working with couples and has developed a subspecialty in the treatment of infidelity. She and her colleague at The Relationship Institute, Steven D. Solomon, Ph.D., have developed a powerful new approach to helping couples in relationship distress: Intimate Love Therapy.

She and Dr. Solomon are co-authors of Intimacy after Infidelity (New Harbinger Publications, 2006) a book written for the general public, and wrote two chapters for Carlson & Sperry's latest edition of Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships: A Clinician’s Guide (Routledge, 2010), a book written for psychotherapists. Drs. Solomon and Teagno also have collaborated on numerous articles on couples therapy, infidelity, and Long-Term Love Relationship dynamics. For more than a decade they have trained therapists in Intimate Love Therapy theory and practice.

Website: TheRelationshipInstitute.org

Gary R. VandenBos, Ph.D., ABPP, is Emeritus Professor II of Clinical Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway, and a board-certified clinical psychologist in part-time practice in the Washington, D.C., area. He is also former Publisher of the American Psychological Association (APA), a position he held for 30 years. Dr. VandenBos has written or edited 35 books, including Leaving It at the Office: A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care (with Norcross), and numerous journal articles, many in his two primary areas of expertise, schizophrenia and violent individuals.

He has served as President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) and served on the Council of Representatives for Division 26 (Society for the History of Psychology). He is currently President-Elect of APA Division 29 (Psychotherapy). He is a past editor of American Psychologist, Professional Psychology, Psychological Services, and several other journals.

Christina E. Wierenga, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuropsychologist at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and Co-director of the Research Program at the UCSD Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Program. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a specialization in neuropsychology, neuro-rehabilitation, and clinical neuroscience from the University of Florida and completed an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at UCSD in biological psychiatry and neuroscience. She is an expert in the neurobiology of eating disorders, in particular related to the neural circuitry supporting cognition and behavior. She conducts neuroimaging and neuropsychological research examining the brain basis of disordered eating, with an emphasis on key constructs that contribute to altered motivation to eat, including cognitive control, reward processing, learning, and interoception. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders and a member of the Eating Disorder Research Society and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and received research funding from multiple agencies (e.g., National Institutes of Health, National Eating Disorders Association, the Department of Veterans Affairs).

Dr. Wierenga is the co-author of Temperament Based Therapy with Support for Anorexia Nervosa: A Novel Treatment by Hill, Peck and Wierenga (2022) which introduces the reader to the new Temperament Based Therapy with Support treatment and how it could be applied in various levels of care and types of therapeutic and educational settings.

Tonya Wood, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who has over 20 years of clinical and teaching experience. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Virginia in 2000.  Since 2015 she has served as the Director of Clinical Training in the Psy.D. Clinical Psychology program in GSEP and in January 2021 took on the role of Director of Assessment for Psychology Division.

She has a private practice in the greater Los Angeles area, with an emphasis on relationships, women’s health, and infertility.

Throughout her career Dr. Wood has worked in a variety of academic, community  and public sector settings with a particular focus on providing quality services to marginalized populations. She has extensive supervision and teaching experience and has provided numerous public presentations on various subjects such as cultural diversity, clinical supervision, community violence, adaptations of evidence-based practices for community mental health, self-care, and professional development. She was the 2020 President of the California Psychological Association.

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