Jack Hirose & Associates Faculty
The following highly-acclaimed practitioners, authors, and researchers have been faculty in Jack Hirose & Associates' previous conferences and workshops.
Faculty List
David Antonuccio
David Antonuccio, ph.d. is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He has received numerous awards and media attention for his hard-hitting, honest articles on psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. His practice areas include specializing in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety, depression, sexual problems, smoking cessation, post-traumatic stress disorder, and sleep disorders.
Martin Antony
website : www.martinantony.com
Martin Antony, ph.d. is the Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto. He is also Director of Research at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario, and past president of the Canadian Psychological Association.
Dr. Antony received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York in 1994, and completed his internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is internationally known for his books and research in the areas of anxiety disorders, perfectionism, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and assessment of psychological disorders. He has published 29 books, including The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook, When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough, and Treatment Planning for Psychological Disorders, and an Abnormal Psychology textbook. In addition to these books, Dr. Antony has published more than 150 scientific articles and book chapters in the areas of cognitive behavior therapy, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, perfectionism, and related topics.
Dr. Antony trains and supervises numerous students in psychology, psychiatry, and other disciplines. He has given more than 200 workshops and presentations to professionals from across North America, Europe, and Australia.
Rob Axsen
Rob Axsen, B.a. Hon. has over 30 years experience in the fields of corrections, youth, mental health and addictions programs.
Rob has over 25 years experience as a clinical supervisor and consultant,
and brings a strong emphasis on working collaboratively with clients. He is
also an accomplished trainer in private practice and at the Justice
Institute of British Columbia, most notably in the areas of assessment,
understanding change processes, Health Behavior Change Counselling,
Motivational Interviewing and Client-Directed Outcome-Informed practices. He
currently works as a Project Lead within the Addiction Knowledge Exchange
Initiative for Vancouver Coastal Health (West Coast of Canada). Rob has
conducted training sessions throughout Western Canada, at National and
International Conferences, and is known for his ability to offer
practice-oriented information in an experiential format, encouraging
training participants to quickly integrate new material into their current
practice. Rob is a Certified Trainer in the International Centre for
Clinical Excellence¹s Client-Directed Outcome-Informed (CDOI) Service
Delivery Model and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of
Trainers (MINT), an international organization.
Ray Baker
Ray Baker, M.D. is a physician, certified in both Family Medicine and
Addiction Medicine and registered with the College of Physicians and
Surgeons of British Columbia since 1976. For twelve years he practiced
occupational medicine and family medicine in Logan Lake, a small BC mining
community.
As Assistant Professor, Dr. Baker designed and instituted the first comprehensive Addiction Medicine Curriculum at UBC's Medical School. From 1993 to 1997 he represented Canada on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, North America's credentialling body in this specialized area of medicine.
Dr. Baker served as principal author for the British Columbia standards of practice in Addiction Medicine, adopted as policy by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
Ray has served as principal investigator on a major research project for the World Health Organization and in several stage 2 to stage 4 clinical trials investigating experimental treatments for smoking cessation, cocaine dependence, obesity and chronic back pain.
Dr. Baker has assessed or treated several thousand people with chronic pain, addictions and other invisible disabilities over the past 10 years. He has testified in provincial and Supreme court, arbitration and disciplinary hearings as an expert witness in areas of Addiction Medicine (medical, neurobiological, pharmacological, psychological and social effects of mood altering substances), chronic pain and the other invisible disabilities on numerous occasions.
Andrea Barthwell
Andrea Barthwell, M.D. became President of the Illinois Society of Addiction Medicine and then President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, an area of medicine that has been one of her specialties. She served as President of the Encounter Medical Group, an Oak Park, Illinois, professional consortium that also focused on addiction health care. In nearby Chicago, Barthwell also has headed two drug treatment organizations: BRASS Foundation, a provider of addiction treatment services, and Interventions. In 1997, Dr. Barthwell's peers named her one of the "Best Doctors in America" in addiction medicine. In 2003, Dr. Barthwell received the Betty Ford Award, given by the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse.
Barthwell founded and is CEO of the global health care and consulting firm EMGlobal LLC.
Insoo Kim Berg
insoo kim berg, M.s.w. (1934 – 2007) was a Korean-born American psychotherapist who was a pioneer of solution focused brief therapy. She influenced the fields of psychotherapy, consulting, supervision and coaching with concepts such as resource-orientation and brief therapy. In 1978, with her husband Steve de Shazer, she co-founded the Brief Family Therapy Center (BFTC) in Milwaukee. She published ten highly acclaimed books. Insoo Kim Berg died 16 months after de Shazer in September 2005. The BFTC was closed in 2007 and the rights to BFTC’s training materials were transferred to the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association.
Allen Berger
website : www.abphd.com
Allen Berger, ph.d. For the past thirty six years Dr. Berger has been on his own personal journey in recovery while helping thousands of others discover a new way of life, free from addictions and its insanity. He received a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Berger is the author of 12 Stupid Things that Mess Up Recovery which was just released by Hazelden Publishing and Love Secrets – Revealed, HCI Books. His pamphlet How to Get the Most out of Group Therapy is used in treatment programs throughout the US to orient new patients to group therapy.
Neal Berger
Neal Berger, ph.d. is an internationally recognized Senior Professional Addiction Specialist with over 25 years of experience consulting with hospitals, treatment facilities and other professionals in the U.S and Canada.
He has developed and implemented workplace and community intervention strategies to prevent or reduce the many risks associated with undiagnosed or untreated substance use disorders and mental health problems.
Currently the Executive Director of The Cedars at Cobble Hill, a residential treatment facility.
Claudia Black
website : www.claudiablack.com
Claudia Black, ph.d. is a renowned addiction author, speaker and trainer internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders.
Since the 1970's Claudia's work has encompassed the impact of addiction on young and adult children. She offers models of intervention and treatment related to family violence, multi-addictions, relapse, anger, depression and women's issues. Her writings and teachings have become a standard in the field of addictions.
Claudia holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Psychology from Columbia Pacific University, and a Masters Degree in Social Work and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Welfare from the University of Washington. Claudia designs and presents training workshops and seminars to professional audiences in the field of family service, mental health, addiction and correctional services as well as speaking in public forums about addiction and recovery. She speaks to thousands of people every year.
John Bradshaw
John Bradshaw, m.a. has spent a considerable amount of time working with corporate and mental health related sponsors, presenting well-received and time-tested workshops and lectures, including the famous experiential healing Inner Child work, as well as many other Special Lecture Topics. He continues to serve as a Senior Fellow at The Meadows, a ground-breaking, multi-disorder facility, specializing in the treatment of a broad range of addictions, in Wickenberg, Arizona near Phoenix. The Meadows has an extensive list of like-minded counseling professionals and treatments focusing on trauma, drug and alcohol addiction, compulsive behaviors (eating, gambling, work, sex, love addiction/avoidance), mood disorders (such as bi-polar disorder and depression) and anxiety disorders (including post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic disorder.) He presents ten workshops with them around the country each year.
Gregory Boothroyd
website : www.gregoryboothroyd.com
Gregory Boothroyd, PH.D. is an author, lecturer and professor emeritus at Western Michigan University where he served as University Ombudsman, Professor of Counseling and Director of University Substance Abuse Services. His career passion is helping people rid themselves of self-defeating behaviors and replace them with life-generating behaviors. Using Self-Defeating Behavior Theory as a treatment model, he has trained thousands of professional counselors, social workers, psychologists and medical and court personnel across the country. With warm and engaging humor, he is a frequent keynote presenter at national conventions on the inception, maintenance and elimination of self-defeating behaviors. His popular workshop has been consistently received as "enjoyable, powerful and insightful." Along with his wife, Dr. Lori Gray Boothroyd, a psychologist and certified wellness coach in Traverse City, Michigan, he is the co-author of Going Home – A Positive Emotional Guide for Promoting Life-Generating Behaviors.
John Briere
website : www.johnbriere.com
John Briere, PH.D. is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and Director of the Psychological Trauma Program at LAC-USC Medical Center. He is a past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), and recipient of the Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Scientific Achievement from ISTSS and the Outstanding Professional Award from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). Recently designated as "Highly Cited Researcher" by the Institute for Scientific Information, he is author or co-author of over 70 articles, 20 chapters and encyclopedia entries, 10 books, and 8 psychological tests in the areas of trauma, child abuse, and interpersonal violence.
Robert Brooks
website : www.drrobertbrooks.com
Robert brooks, PH.D. has lectured nationally and internationally to audiences of parents, educators, mental health professionals, and business people on topics pertaining to motivation, resilience, family relationships, the qualities of effective leaders and executives, and balancing our personal and professional lives. Also writing extensively about these topics, he is the author or co-author of 14 books including The Self-Esteem Teacher and Raising Resilient Children.
Dr. Brooks received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Clark University and did additional training at the University of Colorado Medical School. He is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has served as Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital.
David Burns
website : www.feelinggood.com
David Burns, M.D. is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He also has served as Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Medicine School and Acting Chief of Psychiatry at the Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Burns has authored six books on cognitive behavior therapy including his best-selling Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (1980), which has sold over four million copies. In a national survey, Feeling Good was rated #1 – from a list of over 1,000 self-help books – and is the most frequently recommended book by mental health professionals in the United States and Canada for clients suffering from depression. His most current work is titled When Panic Attacks.
Although he is best known for his work on psychotherapy, Dr. Burns has also done significant research on the central nervous system and received the A.E. Bennett Award for his studies of serotonin metabolism. Currently he is investigating variables associated with therapeutic success or failure. His research has been published in numerous scientific journals. Dr. Burns is a dynamic and engaging educator. Every year, thousands of mental health professionals attend his workshops. Dr. Burns also maintains a strong interest in public education. He was recently featured in a ninety minute PBS special on depression and received the Distinquished Contribution to Psychology through the Media Award from the Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology in 1995.
Michael Buschmole
Michael buschmohle is the President of Applause Associates near Seattle. He trains people around the world to communicate with amazing confidence. Trainer and professional speaker for more than 30 years, coauthor of The Effective Executive's Guide to PowerPoint, artist and cartoonist, speech writer and speech coach (his clients have won elections, appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America and the Today show), creator of the "Peformance Mapping" performance appraisal system, college and university instructor in the U.S. and in China. He was chosen by the organizers of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing to teach them communication skills. He's a former hospital training director and a former Roman Catholic priest and retreat master (who left the priesthood to marry and raise a family). He specializes in these topics, which can be delivered as 90-minute to 2-day workshops, or in shorter keynotes.
Patrick Carnes
website : www.sexhelp.com
patrick carnes, Ph.D. is an internationally known speaker on addiction and recovery issues. He is author of Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction, Facing the Shadow andThe Clinical Management of Sex Addiction.
Dr. Carnes is currently the Executive Director of the Gentle Path program at Pine Grove Behavioral Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is the primary architect of Gentle Path treatment programs for the treatment of sexual and addictive disorders. He also pioneered the founding of the Certified Sex Addiction Therapist program. This has evolved into a network of local, regional, and residential programs which specialize in this work.
Dr. Carnes graduated in 1966 from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received his Master's degree in 1969 from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and a Ph.D. in counselor education and organizational development from the University of Minnesota in 1980. Dr. Carnes was awarded the distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH). Each year, SASH (formerly known as NCSA/C) bestows a "Carnes Award" to deserving researchers and clinicians who have made outstanding contributions to the field of sexual medicine. He also was awarded the 2000 Counselor of the Year Award by AzAADAC in recognition of his contributions to the field of addictions treatment.
Christine Courtois
website : www.drchriscourtois.com
Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D. is a psychologist in independent practice in Washington, DC. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in College Park in 1979. Dr. Courtois is President-Elect of Division 56 (Psychological Trauma) of the American Psychological Association and has recently published Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide (2009) co-edited with Dr. Julian Ford. She has authored three other books: Recollections of Sexual Abuse: Treatment Principles and Guidelines (1999), Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: A Workshop Model (1993), and Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy (1988, revised 2010). She has also published numerous articles and chapters on related topics and is the Associate Editor of the new APA journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy.
She routinely conducts professional training locally, nationally, and internationally on topics related to traumatic stress. Dr. Courtois is Co-Founder and past Clinical and Training Director of The CENTER: Posttraumatic Disorders Program at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington. She has received the following professional awards: 2008 Outstanding Alumni Award (College of Education) from The University of Maryland, College Park; 2007 University of Maryland College of Education Alumni Outstanding Professional Award; 2007 Outstanding Contributions to Professional Practice Award from Division 56 (Psychological Trauma), American Psychological Association; 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation; 2005 Distinguished Contribution to the Psychology of Women Award from the Committee on the Psychology of Women, American Psychological Association; 2003 Sarah Haley Award for Clinical Excellence, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; 2001 Cornelia Wilbur Award, International Society for the Study of Dissociation; 1996 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Professional Practice, American Psychological Association.
Stephanie Covington
website : www.stephaniecovington.com
Stephanie Covington, Ph.D. is a clinician, author, organizational consultant, and lecturer. Recognized for her pioneering work in the area of women's issues, Dr. Covington specializes in the development and implementation of gender-responsive services in both the public and private sectors. Educated at Columbia University and the Union Institute, Dr. Covington has served on the faculties of the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, and the California School of Professional Psychology. She has published extensively, including four manualized treatment programs. Dr. Covington is based in La Jolla, California, where she is co-director of both the Institute for Relational Development and the Center for Gender and Justice.
Graeme Cunningham
Graeme Cunningham, m.D. is a medical graduate of the University of Glasgow 1967 and trained
in Internal Medicine in the United Kingdom and in Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of
Physicians of Canada and practiced Internal Medicine in Northern Ontario until 1987. At that time he
returned to formal training in Addiction Medicine at the Addiction Research Foundation and in 1988 was
certified as having expert knowledge in Addiction Medicine with the American Society of Addiction
Medicine. In 1995 he was elevated to Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
He is currently a Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry at McMaster University and Director of the
Addiction Division at the Homewood Health Centre, a large residential treatment centre with 87 beds for
the assessment and treatment of all addictive disorders in adults.
He is also a Past-chairperson of the Section of Addiction Medicine of the Ontario Medical Association, Past
Board member of the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine and Past-President of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Dennis Daley
website : www.drdennisdaley.com
Dennis Daley, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychiatry and Chief of Addiction Medicine Services (AMS) at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. WPIC is one of the leading psychiatric institutions in the country, internationally known for its research in the basic sciences and clinical care. AMS has multiple treatment, research, student assistance, prevention and intervention programs. AMS serves thousands of clients each year in psychiatric hospital, residential, partial hospital, intensive outpatient and outpatient programs. AMS also has specialized programs for mothers and pregnant women, clients involved in the criminal justice system, those addicted to opiates in need of methadone maintenance, and those with co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
Dr. Daley has been with WPIC since 1986 and is involved in clinical care, teaching and research. He previously served as Director of Family Studies and Social Work at WPIC. Dr. Daley and his colleagues at WPIC were one of the first groups in the country to develop integrated treatment program for patients with psychiatric disorders combined with substance use disorders (co-occurring or dual disorders)
Tian Dayton
website : www.tiandayton.com
Tian Dayton, Ph.D. has a masters in educational psychology
and a PhD in clinical psychology and is a board certified
trainer in psychodrama. She is the director of
The New York Psychodrama Training Institute
where she runs training groups in psychodrama,
sociometry and experiential group therapy
(see psychodrama/training groups). Dr. Dayton
is a fellow and scholor's award winner of ASGPP.
She was on faculty at New York University for eight
years teaching psychodrama. Dr. Dayton
has been a guest expert on NBC, CNN, MSNBC,
Montel, Rikki Lake, John Walsh, Geraldo.
Ray Digiuseppe
Ray Digiuseppe, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. from Hofstra University in 1975. Dr. DiGiuseppe joined St. John's in 1987, where he developed the doctoral program in school psychology. He is presently professor and chair of the psychology department.
Since 1980, Dr. DiGiuseppe also served as Director of Professional Education of the Albert Ellis institute. He has trained hundreds of therapists in Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Dr. DiGiuseppe has been very active in the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Dr. DiGiuseppe has contributed to the scientific and clinical literature with 6 books, more than 100 chapters and articles, and more than a hundred conference presentations. He has served as Chair of the Publications Board of the Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association. With his collaborator Chip Tafrate, he has published the Anger Disorder Scale and Understanding Anger Disorders.
Yvonne Dolan
website : www.solutionfocused.net
Yvonne Dolan, m.a. has been a psychotherapist for 30 years. She is co-founder and past-president of the Solution-focused Brief Therapy Association (SFBTA) and conducts training seminars on SFBT throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and South America. Her work is an integration of solution-focused therapy and Ericksonian hypnotherapy and reflects a life long interest in the linguistics of hope and its practical applications to clinical and everyday life situations.
She is co-author with the late Steve de Shazer & Insoo Kim Berg and colleagues of More than Miracles: The State of the Art of Solution-focused Brief Therapy; Resolving Sexual Abuse: Solution-focused therapy and Ericksonian Hypnosis for Survivors; and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: It’s Effective Use in Agency Settings. She also has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters.
Yvonne studied for over 20 years with the late Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, original developer's of the SBTA approach, and taught the Advanced Intensives in SFBTA and "Train the SFBT Trainers" Seminars at their Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee regularly over the past dozen years.
Barry Duncan
website : www.whatsrightwithyou.com
Barry duncan, Psy.D. has over one hundred publications, including fifteen books. His latest books: The Heroic Client (2nd edition, Jossey Bass, 2004); Heroic Clients, Heroic Agencies: Partners for Change (ISTC Press, 2002; Revised 2007 E Edition available at www.heartandsoulofchange.com); Brief Intervention for School Problems (Guilford, 2007); the 2nd edition of the Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering What Works (APA, in press); and the forthcoming, On Becoming A Better Therapist (APA, in press). He is the co-developer of the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS), Session Rating Scale (SRS), Child ORS, and Child SRS, measures designed to give clients the voice they deserve as well as provide clients, clinicians, administrators, and payers with feedback about the client’s response to services, thus enabling more effective care tailored to client preferences. Because of his self help books, he has appeared on "Oprah,” “The View," and several other national TV programs. His latest self help book, What’s Right With You, challenges the business as usual mentality of “What’s wrong with you” and instead demonstrates how to rally natural resources and resiliencies to overcome life challenges. Barry conducts seminars internationally in hopes of inciting insurrection against practices that diminish clients and encouraging therapists to establish their own identity.
David Epston
David Epston, m.s.w. is a New Zealand therapist, co-director of the Family Therapy Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, and Visiting Professor at the John F. Kennedy University. Epston and his late friend and colleague Michael White are known as originators of narrative therapy. He is the author of several books, including Biting the Hand that Starves You: Inspiring Resistance to Anorexia/Bulimia with Richard Linn Maisel and Ali Borden, and Down Under and Up Over: Travels with Narrative Therapy.
Joseph Eron
Joseph Eron, psy.d. is founder and codirector of the Catskill Family Institute (CFI). An experienced clinical psychologist, he has contributed several chapters on brief family therapy, coauthored (with Thomas Lund) numerous articles on CFI's unique narrative solutions approach, and presented and trained internationally.
Paul Farnan
Paul Farnan, m.D. is the Clinical Coordinator of the Physician Health Program of British Columbia.
He graduated from Medical School in Ireland, in 1982 and completed his residency in Family Practice there. He is certified in both Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice, Department of Medicine, UBC.
Dr. Farnan’s practice interests have always included Physician Health, Occupational Health and Addiction Medicine and he has been a regular presenter on these topics at conferences, workshops, etc.
He was appointed to the position of Clinical Coordinator of the Physician Health Program in March 2002. His work involves coordinating care of physicians or physicians in training who are experiencing difficulties related to substance use disorders, mental and physical ill health.
He serves on the Canadian Medical Association’s Expert Advisory Group on Physician Health.
Janina Fisher
website : www.janinafisher.com
Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Instructor at the Trauma Center, an outpatient clinic and research center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. Known for her expertise as both a clinician and consultant, she is also past president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, an EMDR International Association Credit Provider, a faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and a former Instructor, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fisher has been an invited speaker at the Cape Cod Institute, Harvard Medical School Conference on Women, Summer and Winter Conference Series, EMDR International Association Annual Conference, University of Oslo, University of Wisconsin, the University of Westminster in London, the Psychotraumatology Institute of Europe, and the Esalen Institute. Dr. Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of the neurobiological research and newer trauma treatment paradigms into traditional therapeutic modalities.
Heather Fiske
Heather Fiske, Ph.D. is a psychologist with over 30 years of clinical experience. Originally from Cape Breton, she has worked in hospitals, community clinics, schools, and correctional facilities. Currently she is in private practice and active in clinical consultation, supervision, and education, as well as working on a book about solution-focused work in suicide prevention. Heather has served as a Director of the Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention (CASP) and is the recipient of the CASP national service award. Her teaching activities range from a postgraduate program in brief therapy at the University of Toronto to training service providers to the homeless. She is one of the founders of the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Association and will co-chair the SFBTA’s first Canadian conference in Toronto in 2007.
Sadly, she no longer plays the bagpipes.
Paul Foxman, Ph.D.
website : www.drfoxman.com
Paul Foxman, Ph.D. has led hundreds of top-rated workshops throughout the U.S. and has appeared on television and radio as an expert on the topic of anxiety. His books include Dancing with Fear (2007) and The Worried Child (2004). Dr. Foxman is known for his knowledge and clarity, sense of humor, compassion, and engaging speaking style.
Dr. Foxman is a clinical psychologist as well as Founder and Director of the Center for Anxiety Disorders in Vermont. In 1985 he co-founded the Lake Champlain Waldorf School, now flourishing from kindergarten through high school.
Dr. Foxman has 30 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings including hospitals, community mental health centers, schools, and private practice. His education includes Yale University (B.A. in Psychology), Vanderbilt University (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology), and training at the Department of Psychiatry of Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, the Kennedy Child Study Center in Nashville, and the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute.
Owen Garrett
Owen Garrett, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario in 1992. Over the years he has gained extensive clinical experience working both in private practice and as a consultant to variety of health care clinics and agencies in British Columbia. His commitment and interest is in helping individuals develop the personal resources, skills and knowledge from which to live their lives with greater purpose, confidence, satisfaction and peace of mind. He has helped people who have suffered from a variety of difficulties: depression, panic disorder, anxiety, worry, anger, feeling stuck, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, addictions, relationship strains and uncertainty. A variety of therapeutic approaches are used such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness Meditation practice. The main ingredient to success is a collaborative partnership between therapist and client where both are willing to work hard to achieve the desired outcome.
Stephen Gilligan
Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. is a licensed Psychologist practicing in Encinitas, CA. Stephen was among the group of students that gathered around the founders of NLP during its formation at U.C. Santa Cruz from 1974-1977. Milton Erickson and Gregory Bateson became his teachers and mentors.
After receiving his doctorate in Psychology from Stanford University, Stephen became one of the premier teachers and practitioners of Ericksonian hypnotherapy. Motivated by his experiences as a therapist, a teacher, and by his own quest, he developed a new practice of radical awakening incorporating Ericksonian psychotherapy, Aikido, Buddhism, meditation, and the performance arts.
His work, known as Self-relations Psychotherapy, reconnects mindbody processes and encourages and supports radical change. The cornerstone of Self-Relations Psychotherapy is the understandings and processes of Sponsorship.
Carleen Glasser
Carleen Glasser, M.a. obtained her degree in
guidance and counseling in
1983 from Xavier University
in Cincinnati. She has 25 years
of experience in education
and counseling and is a Senior
Faculty member of The William
Glasser Institute.
William Glasser
website : www.wglasser.com
William Glasser, M.D. is an internationally recognized psychiatrist who is best known as the author of Reality Therapy, a method of psychotherapy he created in 1965 and that is now taught all over the world.
Born in 1925 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Glasser was initially a Chemical Engineer but went into psychiatry when it became apparent to him that this was his real interest in life. He attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and took his psychiatric training at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Los Angeles and UCLA (1954-57). He became Board Certified in 1961 and was in private practice from 1957 to 1986.
Glasser's path has been one of a continuing progression from private practice to lecturing and writing and ultimately culminating in the publication of over twenty books. After writing the counseling book, Reality Therapy, he published his first book on education, Schools Without Failure.
He is founder and president of the William Glasser Institute, an international organization that trains in choice theory/reality therapy as well as consults in quality performance in schools and leadership-management in the workplace.
Terence Gorski
website : www.tgorski.com
Terence Gorski, m.a. is an internationally recognized expert on substance abuse, mental health, violence, & crime. He is best known for his contributions to relapse prevention, managing chemically dependent offenders, and developing community-based teams for managing the problems of alcohol, drugs, violence, and crime. He has extensive experience working with employee assistance programs (EAP) and has special expertise in working with emergency professionals including fire, medical, and law enforcement. He is a prolific author and has published numerous books and articles.
Les Greenberg
website : www.emotionfocusedtherapy.org
Les Greenberg, ph.d. is a Canadian-based psychologist and one of the originators and primary developers of Emotion-Focused Therapy for individuals and couples. He is a Professor of Psychology at York University in Toronto, Ontario and also Director of the Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic and the York University Psychotherapy Research Center, both at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Greenberg is actively involved in the training, research, and development of Emotion-Focused Therapy at the Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic, and he travels throughout North America and internationally doing presentations and workshops in Emotion-Focused Therapy.
Dr. Greenberg has co-authored the major texts on emotion-focused approaches to treatment. These include Emotion in Psychotherapy (1986), Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (1988), Facilitating Emotional Change (1993), Emotion-focused therapy: Coaching clients to work through emotions (2002) and more recently Emotion-focused therapy of depression (2006).
Dr. Greenberg is a founding member of the Society of the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) and a past President of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) from which he received a Distinguished Research Career award in 2004 He was recently awarded the Distinguished Contribution to the Profession of the Canadian Psychological Association. He has been on the editorial board of many psychotherapy journals, including currently the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Constructivist Psychology, Gestalt Review and the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.
Ross Greene
website : www.livesinthebalance.org
Ross Greene, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Founding Director of the Collaborative Problem Solving Institute in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also author of the highly acclaimed book, The Explosive Child. His most recent book is titled Lost at School.
Dr. Greene specializes in the treatment of explosive children and adolescents at home and school and in inpatient, residential, and juvenile detention facilities. He has authored numerous articles, chapters, and scientific papers on the effectiveness of the collaborative problem solving approach; comorbidity and familiality in oppositional defiant disorder; classification and longitudinal outcomes of children with severe social impairment; and teacher stress.
Steve Grinstead
website : www.addiction-free.com
Steve Grinstead, M.a. is an author and nationally recognized expert in preventing relapse related to chronic pain disorders and is the developer of the Addiction-Free Pain Management System. He has been working with pain management, addictive disorders and coexisting mental and personality disorders for two decades. He was formerly in private practice in Sacramento as well as consulting for pain clinics in Sacramento, Auburn, and Yuba City, California working with patients experiencing chronic pain and substance use disorders.
Dr. Grinstead has a Bachelors Degree in Behavioral Science, a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Doctorate in Addictive Disorders. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, (LMFT) a California Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC-II), and an Advanced Relapse Prevention Specialist (ACRPS). He was on the faculty of UC Santa Cruz Extension Alcohol and Drug Studies Program and also taught at Santa Clara University, UC Berkeley Extension and Stanford University Medical School.
Dr. Grinstead has authored and co-authored books and pamphlets with Terence T. Gorski, including the books listed below and he is currently writing his new book Freedom From Suffering: Seven Strategic Steps to Effective Pain Management, due out in late 2006. The exercises in this book are being field tested in several treatment programs including the Avalon Gardens, Palm Springs Program.
Edward Hallowell
website : www.drhallowell.com
Edward Hallowell, m.D. is a graduate of Harvard College and Tulane School of Medicine. Dr. Hallowell is a child and adult psychiatrist and the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Sudbury, MA. He was a member of the faculty of the Harvard Medical School from 1983 to 2004.
Dr. Hallowell is considered to be one of the foremost experts on the topic of ADHD. He is the co-author, with Dr. John Ratey, of Driven to Distraction, and Answers to Distraction, which have sold more than a million copies. In 2005, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey released their much-awaited third book on ADHD, Delivered from Distraction. Delivered provides updated information on the treatment of ADHD and more on adult ADHD.
Cynthia Hansen
Cynthia K. Hansen, ph.D. is a clinical
psychologist with over 20
years of experience working
with children, adolescents,
adults and families in various
settings such as schools,
clinics, hospitals, day treatment
programs, and outpatient
private practice. She has taught
nationally and internationally
on solution-focused therapy,
consulted with clinicians and organizations about best
practices, and has published an audiotape with Insoo
Kim Berg entitled Making a Difference with Adolescents.
Dr. Hansen is an adjunct faculty member of American
University in Washington, D.C., School of International
Service and a staff member with the International Mass
Fatalities Center.
Steven C. Hayes
website : www.stevenchayes.com
Steven c. hayes, ph.D. is Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 32 books and over 400 scientific articles, he has shown in his research how language and thought leads to human suffering, and has developed "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" a powerful therapy method that is useful in a wide variety of areas. His popular book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life was featured in Time Magazine among several other major media outlets and for a time was the number one best selling self-help book in the United States. Dr. Hayes has been President of several scientific societies and has received several national awards, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.
Harville Hendrix
website : www.harvillehendrix.com
Harville hendrix, ph.D. is a Clinical Pastoral Counselor who is known internationally for his work with couples. He and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. co-created Imago Relationship Therapy and developed the concept of “conscious partnership.” Their partnership and collaboration has resulted in nine books on intimate relationships and parenting, including Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples and Receiving Love: Transform Your Relationship by Letting Yourself Be Loved.
Harville holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and Theology from the University of Chicago and has received an honorary doctorate and two distinguished service awards. Harville has appeared on many national television shows including seventeen guest appearances on the Oprah Winfrey show. One of his appearances won her an Emmy award for the "most socially redemptive" daytime talk shows and was included by Ms. Winfrey in her top twenty shows. In addition to many radio shows, Harville’s work has been written about in numerous newspapers and magazines internationally, including the November 2005 issue of The Oprah Magazine where he was referred to in an article as the “marriage whisperer.” He is a member of the Redbook Marriage Institute, serving on the magazine’s team of marriage experts.
Jack Hirose
Jack Hirose, M.A., C.C.C. is a Vancouver-based counsellor and training
co-ordinator with over 25 years experience developing high quality training
programs for mental health professionals, educators, community organizations
and businesses. Jack is a certified counsellor with the Canadian Counselling
Association and a certified Addictions Counsellor Trainer. During Jack's
counseling/teaching career, he worked with youth, adults and families in
many different environments including outpatient clinics, community
colleges, schools, correctional settings, hospitals, treatment centres, and
group homes. Jack has organized well over 300 workshops and conferences in
his career. In the last decade, 30,000 participants have attended his
professional training events. He is director and founder of the annual
Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders Conference –
Canada's Premier Psychotherapy and Workplace Mental Health Conference held
in Vancouver (2010, 2011). He was also co-director of other major Canadian
Conferences including: Western Canadian Conference on Addictions and Mental
Health (2004-2008), Western Canadian Solution-Focused Conference (2006) and
The Art and Science of Psychotherapy Conference (2006).
In another chapter of Jack’s life, he was a member of Canada's National Judo Team and had a brief professional football career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts. Jack resides in North Vancouver with his wife, Julie, and two daughters.
Harry Korman
Harry Korman, M.d. Harry has a private practice in Malmo, Sweden with families, children, adults, and couples. He supervises and teaches solution-focused therapy in a number of areas within mental health and related fi elds in Sweden and around the world. He also consults with both private and public organizations. He worked in child and adult psychiatry for 15 years before beginning his private practice in 1996. Harry is a physician, specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry, and is a family therapist, as well as a certifi ed supervisor in family therapy.
Ross Laird
Ross Laird, ph.d. is a best-selling author and award-winning scholar. He is a teacher of creativity, a consultant in the psychology of leadership and management, and a clinical supervisor in the fields of addiction and trauma. Currently he teaches at Vancouver Community College, The Vancouver Art Therapy Institute, Simon Fraser University, and Langara College. He facilitates groups in the arts, in education, in progressive corporations, and for those undergoing trauma or illness. His approach is experiential and collaborative, with particular emphasis on creativity as an instrument of change. Ross is the author of the critically-acclaimed books Grain of Truth (short-listed for a Governor General's Award) and A Stone's Throw. His upcoming book on addictions will be published in 2006.
Michael Leeds
Michael Leeds, Ph.D. is an internationally-recognized community mental health trainer and consultant. He has designed and implemented strength-based community mental health treatment programs, in both residential treatment and out-patient settings, addressing substance abuse, violence and aggression, domestic violence, post traumatic stress syndrome, and gang prevention.
As a Master Trainer for the National Institute on Drug Abuse he has designed and delivered educational and professional development training in the areas of substance abuse prevention/education, assessment and treatment, and tobacco education and cessation.
His presentations include student assistance programs, bullying and harassment, team building, communication skills training, stress and anger management, mindful meditation, management of uncivil behavior, management of assaultive behavior, counselor training, rituals and rites of passage, experiential education, mentor programs, peer helper and mediation training.
Dr. Leeds has worked with hundreds of school districts, colleges and universities, tribal administrations, state agencies, businesses and community organizations to develop health promoting programs and strategies. A licensed marriage and family therapist with a doctoral degree in psychology, Dr. Leeds offers a range of mental health services through his consultation practice in Eugene, Oregon.
Pat Love
website : www.patlove.com
Pat Love, ed.D. is a certified Love Educator known for warmth, humor and commitment to learning. For more than twenty-five years, she has contributed to relationship education and personal development through her books, articles, training programs, speaking and media appearances. Dr. Love has published several professional articles, been featured in many professional books and developed relationships education media and materials being used nationally and internationally. Her ever-popular books Hot Monogamy and The Truth About Love have literally taken her around the world spreading the good news about marriage and committed relationships. She released her new book in February 2007, co-authored with Dr. Steven Stosny, and entitled How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It.
Pat is in demand as an expert presenter at national and international conferences. She has appeared numerous times on Oprah, The Today Show and CNN. Pat also has a new university level Love Education DVD course Love: What Everyone Needs to Know. She is a regular contributor to popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Magazine and Woman’s World. She is faculty Emeritus, Imago Institute for Relationship Therapy and a recipient of the Smart Marriages Impact Award. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, an Approved Supervisor in AAMFT, and a past president of the International Association for Marriage and Family Counseling.
Dale Macintyre
Dale Macintyre, m.div., r.c.c. is intrigued by communication and the potential for growth that occurs when people relate meaningfully with one another. His exploration of the power of communication began with careers as a newspaper columnist and current affairs producer with CBC radio. Pursuing his interest in the social, face-to-face aspect of communication, Dale turned to counseling and after becoming a registered clinical counselor, ran a private practice as a marriage and family counselor. His interest in addiction and its effect on the family brought Dale to EDGEWOOD Treatment Center as an addictions counselor. He is currently the Supervisor of Family Programs at EDGEWOOD where he continues his work helping families develop healthy communication and coping skills as they begin healing from the devastating effects of addiction.
Gabor Maté
website : www.drgabormate.com
Gabor MatÉ, M.D. is a physician, author, seminar leader and public speaker. He is a former medical columnist for The Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail. His four books are all Canadian bestsellers, including the recently-published In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. His books have been widely translated internationally, in twelve languages, on five continents. For twenty years Dr. Maté had a family practice, and for seven years was Medical Coordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital. For the past eleven yeas he has worked at a clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV.
In 2008, in addition to his many other speaking engagements, Dr. Maté has been guest lecturer at Washington State University and a visiting professor at McGill University in the Faculty of Medicine. His next book, to be published in 2010, will be The Making and Unmaking of Bullies and Victims: A New Look at a Contemporary Malaise, co-written with developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld.
Eleanor May
Eleanor May, M.s.w. originally trained as a psychiatric nurse. Eleanor has worked for 30 years as a counsellor and educator in the fields of mental health, corrections and addictions. Eleanor helped develop BC’s “School Based Prevention Services,” was its former Vancouver director and currently works as an addiction prevention specialist.
Nancy McConkey
website : www.solutiontalk.ab.ca
Nancy McConkey, M.s.w. is a leading Canadian authority on the solution-focused approach. She is author of the book Solving School Problems: Solution-Focused Strategies for Principals, Teachers and Counsellors and has produced two DVDs: A Solution-Focused Parent-Teacher Meeting and Solution-Focused Conflict Resolution: School and Family Issues. Her book, which has been sold in five countries, is considered a "must read" for school divisions.
Nancy has over 20 years of experience as a family therapist, consultant, trainer, and has given hundreds of workshops for health care, education, counselling and allied helping professionals. A dynamic and informative speaker, she is known for her engaging style and impactful involvement of the audience.
Donald Meichenbaum
Donald Meichenbaum, ph.D. is a founder of Cognitive Behavioral Modification, and was voted one of the ten most influential psychotherapists of the century by North American clinicians in a survey reported in the American Psychologist. Dr. Meichenbaum is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and maintains a private practice as a clinical psychologist.
As an expert in the treatment of PTSD, Dr. Meichenbaum has presented throughout North and Central America, Israel, Japan, and the former Soviet Union. This workshop presents the essence of Dr. Donald Meichenbaum's approach to PTSD. As a clinician and researcher, he has treated all age groups for traumas suffered from violence, abuse, accidents, and illness.
Dr. Meichenbaum is the author and co-author of numerous books including: A Clinical Handbook/Practical Therapist Manual for Assessing and Treating Adults with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Inoculation Training, Pain and Behavioral Medicine, and Facilitating Treatment Adherence. His book, Cognitive Behavior Modification: An Integrative Approach, is considered a classic in its field. He also serves as the editor of the Plenum Press Series on Stress and Coping.
Dion Menser
Dion Menser, M.S. Dion Menser graduated with honors from Texas Woman’s University with her Masters of Science in Family Therapy. She is a Washington State Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) and a clinical member of the Washington Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (WAMFT). Dion has 15+ years of professional and volunteer experience working in the field of chemical and behavioral dependencies. She specializes in working with families, individuals and couples in recovery. Dion previously resided in British Columbia practicing as a Registered Clinical Counselor (RCC) in private practice. Currently she is the owner of Mount Vernon Counseling Services and supervises Master Level Family and Counseling interns for Seattle Pacific University, Antioch University and LIOS (Leadership Institute Of Seattle).
Dion has facilitated and co-facilitated numerous psycho-education and process groups on the topic of boundaries. Through a deep and abiding passion for personal, professional, and spiritual growth, Dion recognizes the need and benefits for developing a strong sense of healthy boundaries.
Jane Middelton-Moz
Jane Middelton-Moz, M.S. is currently living in the State of Vermont and is the Director of the Middelton-Moz Institute, a division of The Institute of Professional Practice, Inc. Ms. Middelton-Moz is on the advisory board of the National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics. She has a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and over thirty-five years experience in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems. She has held numerous direct service, management and executive positions in community agencies.
Over the last several years, Ms. Middelton-Moz has become well known nationally and internationally for her work in the areas of adult children of alcoholics, multi-generational grief in individuals and families, children of trauma, ethnic and cultural awareness, differential diagnosis, cultural self-hate and multi-generational sexual and physical abuse in families.
Ms. Middelton-Moz is the author of numerous titles including Shame and Guilt: The Masters of Disguise, Will to Survive: Affirming the Positive Power of the Human Spirit, and Boiling Point: Dealing with the Anger in Our Lives. She is the co-author of Bullies: From the Playground to the Boardroom, Strategies for Survival; The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Anger, and After the Tears: Reclaiming the Personal Losses of Childhood.
Ms. Middelton-Moz has appeared on national television shows including Oprah, Maury Povich, Montel Williams; she has also had her own PBS special.
Scott Miller
website : www.scottdmiller.com
Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. is a co-founder of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, a private group of clinicians and researchers dedicated to studying “what works” in treatment. He also works as a therapist providing all clinical services pro bono to traditionally under-served clients. Dr. Miller conducts workshops and training in the United States, Canada and Europe and is known for his engaging and humorous presentation style. He has presented to many audiences including the American Psychological Association, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, and the National Association of Social Workers.
He is the author of numerous articles and co-author of Working with the Problem Drinker: A Solution Focused Approach (Norton, 1992), The “Miracle” Method: A Radically New Approach to Problem Drinking (with Insoo Kim Berg, Norton, 1995), Finding the Adult Within: A Solution-Focused Self-Help Guide (with Barbara McFarland, Brief Therapy Centre Press, 1995), Handbook of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Foundations, Applications, and Research (with Mark Hubble, Jossey-Bass, 1996), Escape from Babel: Toward a Unifying Language for Psychotherapy Practice (with Barry Duncan and Mark Hubble, Norton, 1997), Psychotherapy with Impossible Cases: Efficient Treatment of Therapy Veterans (with Barry Duncan and Mark Hubble, Norton, 1997), The Heart and Soul of Change: Common Factors in Human Services (APA Press, 1999), The Heroic Client: Principles of Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed Clinical Work (Jossey-Bass, 2000), and Creating Hope: “What Works” with Borderline-Diagnosed Clients (with Kay Vaughn and Linda Willits).
Lisa M. Najavits
website : www.seekingsafety.org
Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine; Lecturer, Harvard Medical School; clinical psychologist at VA Boston; and clinical associate, McLean Hospital. She is author of the books Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse (2002) and A Woman's Addiction Workbook (New Harbinger Press; 2002), as well as over 130 professional publications. She has received various awards, including the 1997 Young Professional Award of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; the 1998 Early Career Contribution Award of the Society for Psychotherapy Research; the 2004 Emerging Leadership Award of the American Psychological Association Committee on Women; and the 2009 Betty Ford Award of the Addiction Medical Education and Research Association.
She is currently president of the American Psychological Association Division on Addictions; and on the advisory boards of Psychotherapy Research, the Journal of Traumatic Stress, and the Journal of Gambling Studies. Dr. Najavits has received a variety of National Institutes of Health and other research grants. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association; board certified in behavioral therapy; a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts; a psychotherapy supervisor; and conducts a psychotherapy practice.
She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) and her bachelor's degree with honors from Columbia University (New York, New York). Her major clinical and research interests address vulnerable populations, including homeless, women, veterans, and community-based care; she specializes on trauma/substance abuse, development of new psychotherapies, and evaluation and outcome research.
Robert A. Neimeyer
website : Robert Neimeyer
Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D. is a professor in the Psychotherapy Research Area of the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, where he also maintains an active clinical practice. Since completing his doctoral training at the University of Nebraska in 1982, he has conducted extensive research on the topics of death, grief, loss, and suicide intervention.
Neimeyer has published 25 books, including Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice, Constructivist Psychotherapy, and The Art of Longing, a book of contemporary poetry. The author of nearly 400 articles and book chapters, he is currently working to advance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process, both in his published work and through his frequent professional workshops for national and international audiences.
Neimeyer is the Editor of two respected international journals, Death Studies and the Journal of Constructivist Psychology, and served as President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he has been granted the Distinguished Research Award, the Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Eminent Faculty Award by the University of Memphis, elected Chair of the International Work Group on Death, Dying, and Bereavement, designated Psychologist of the Year by the Tennessee Psychological Association, made a Fellow of the Clinical Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, and given the Research Recognition Award by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Most recently, he has received the Robert Fulton Founder’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, Research and Service by the Center for Death Education and Bioethics and ADEC’s Clinical Practice Award for his contributions to grief therapy.
Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.
website : www.gordonneufeld.com
Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. is a developmental and clinical psychologist who has been putting the pieces of the aggression puzzle together for over 30 years. He has dealt with aggression from toddlers to teens and from the most banal to the most violating. He has a proven track record in working effectively with violent young offenders and acts as a consultant to parents and professionals. Dr. Neufeld has served as a parent consultant to various media programs including CBC’s Almanac. He has presented at conferences across Canada including the Annual Conference of Canadian School Boards and the Canadian Teachers Federation in Ottawa. Dr. Neufeld’s 3-day workshop is rooted in years of experience with violent young offenders and thousands of consultations with parents and teachers of children/youth with aggression problems. His training on aggression and violence are in high demand, particularly among professionals in the fields of education, health care, social services and corrections. Dr. Neufeld educates in a most engaging way, speaks with passion and compassion and makes difficult concepts easily understood no matter what one’s exposure to the psychological literature is. Those who have heard him present, inevitably comment on how he makes sense of a very complex problem and opens the door to change.
Cardwell Nuckols
website : www.cnuckols.com
Cardwell C. Nuckols, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized expert in such areas as behavioral medicine and addictions treatment. He has been a clinical and developmental consultant for over thirty years. In 1979 he formed his first company, Cardwell C. Nuckols and Associates LLC, a national and international training and consulting organization. Over the years, he has served the healthcare field in multiple capacities as a clinician, supervisor, program director and hospital administrator. Dr Nuckols has led numerous corporate start-up and reengineering projects including involvement in the development of three publicly traded companies. One of these corporations is helping to bring to market new medications to help those suffering from the devastation of AIDS. For his entrepreneurial efforts, Dunn and Bradstreet nominated Dr. Nuckols to receive placement in the 2004 National Business Registry.
Dr. Nuckols' educational background includes advanced work in medical research, pharmacology, education and psychology. His practical approach comes from working with people in various business and clinical settings. Dr Nuckols has consulted with The Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO), United Auto Workers, Stouffers, Boeing, DuPont, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, United Airlines, and other industries in the area of enhancing productivity. He served as a trainer and consultant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), federal court systems, and branches of the armed forces specializing in the areas of antisociality, violence, and trauma. During his career he has be awarded national honors including the SECAD and Gooderham awards, as well as, being recognized for his contributions to The American Society Of Addiction Medicine's Patient Placement Criteria. Dr. Nuckols is also on the review boards of Counselor Magazine and the Dual Network.
Dr. Nuckols is widely published, having authored more than 50 journal articles, 28 books and workbooks, 24 DVDs, CDs and videos, and 17 audiotape series. His recent works include the book, Healing an Angry Heart and a series of workbooks on "Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Disorders" and a CD on "Anger Management". He is currently working on a patient education and workbook series entitled "Discovery To Recovery". This series will utilize the latest scientific research to assist alcoholics and addicts in their personal recovery.
Bill O'Hanlon
website : www.ohanlon.com
Bill O'hanlon, m.s. is a dynamic, inspirational professional speaker and prolific author who helps motivate people and organizations to determine what they are meant to be doing and to remove the barriers to succeeding at those goals.
Originally trained as a psychotherapist, Bill became known for his collaborative respectful approach, irreverent humor, storytelling, clear and accessible presentation style and his infectious enthusiasm for whatever he is doing. He teaches seminars, leads trainings, writes books, coaches people and offers websites, podcasts, blogs, web-based courses, teleclasses and audio and video programs. Bill is often invited as a keynote speaker, conference speaker, motivational keynote presenter and business speaker.
Bill began his professional career in 1975 as a hippie transpersonal counselor at the A.R.E. (Edgar Cayce) Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. Earlier he ran growth groups and taught seminars at the Phoenix growth center Sentheon. Deciding he really ought to know something more about what he was doing, he studied Neuro-Linguistic Programming (before they even had a name for it) and ultimately went back to school and became a marriage and family therapist. During graduate school he studied with the eccentric and creative psychiatrist Milton Erickson and became Erickson's gardener (he was Dr. Erickson's only work/study student). He was so confused and impressed by Dr. Erickson's work, he felt compelled to spend the next several years of his career writing and teaching in an effort to make Erickson's approach more understandable and accessible. Bill then moved on to develop his own method, the Solution-Oriented Approach, a brief approach to change focused on identifying and using strengths to reach goals and overcome challenges. It has been applied with individuals, couples, families and organizations.
Christine Padesky
website : www.padesky.com
Christine padesky, Ph.D. is internationally respected as one of the world's leading Cognitive Therapy instructors. She has presented over 325 workshops to more than 35,000 professionals throughout North America and Europe including five of the World Congresses of Cognitive Therapy (Sweden, England, Canada, Denmark, and Mexico) as well as 25 presentations with cognitive therapy's founder, Dr. Aaron T. Beck.
She provides worldwide consultation to mental health professionals, community mental health centers, cognitive therapy centers, clinics, hospitals, HMO's and cognitive behavioral therapy researchers.
Dr. Padesky served as a consultant to a public television psychology telecourse and is former chair of the California Psychology Association's Division of Training and Education. Dr. Padesky develops audio and video training materials that demonstrate cognitive therapy processes and protocols. She is a featured therapist in several award-winning educational films. From 1998 to 2003 Dr. Padesky was an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine.
Laurel Parnell
website : www.emdrinfo.com
Laurel Parnell Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading experts on EMDR. A clinical psychologist, she has trained thousands in EMDR in her international workshops. Dr. Parnell is the author of Tapping In: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation, A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR, Transforming Trauma: EMDR, and EMDR in the Treatment of Adults Abused as Children. An EMDR pioneer and innovator, Dr. Parnell has immersed herself in the practice and development of EMDR bringing a client-centered, attachment-focused approach to the work.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, M.A. is an Author and Program Director of the
Sunshine Coast Health Centre. With her experience as an international
speaker, she has trained addictions professionals from the Betty Ford Center
in California to various parts of the world including Alaska as well as
Singapore in her systems-based addiction family therapy methods. She is also
the author of Rebuilding Relationships In Recovery: A Guide To Healing
Relationships Impacted By Addiction.
John Preston
website : www.psyd-fx.com
John Preston Psy.D., A.B.P.P. is professor emeritus with Alliant International University and formerly taught at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. He is the author of twenty-one books, five of which are psychopharmacology texts. He is the author of the Drugs in Psychiatry chapter in the Encyclopedia Americana. He has lectured in the United States, Canada, Africa, Europe, and Russia.
Lynn Rankin-Esquer
Lynn Rankin-Esquer, ph.d. received her doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed post-doctoral training at Stanford University. She serves as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at the University
of California Berkeley. She has written many articles on marital therapy and received numerous awards. She has a practice in the San Francisco Area. Lynn is a superb researcher and one of America’s top marital therapists.
Gary Richardson
Gary Richardson, m.d. was born and raised in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He completed early medical training in Johannesburg, graduating in 1989. Immigrating to Canada in 1992, Dr. Richardson spent 5 years in Saskatoon in full-time emergency medicine at Royal University Hospital. Dr. Richardson moved to Nanaimo in 1998 and practiced family medicine until joining the EDGEWOOD team as Director of Medical Services in 2002. Dr. Richardson obtained his ASAM certification in 2004 and is actively involved in professional addiction education and training at EDGEWOOD.
Scott Rintoul
Cpl. Scott Rintoul joined the RCMP in 1980 and has worked in Uniform Patrol and Drug Enforcement in the cities of Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver. He serves as an expert witness for Provincial Court and Supreme Court on Cocaine, Heroin, Ecstasy, MDA, GHB, Methamphetamine, PCP, Ketamine, Psilocybin Mushrooms, LSD, Marijuana and Rave Parties. Since 1998 he has been the file coordinator for a Chemical Drugs Intelligence Probe into the Rave (all night dance parties), Concerts and Night Club scene throughout the Greater Vancouver Regional District. He has personally attended over 150 events and has been responsible for the seizure of several thousand street level illicit drugs, many of which have been analyzed for intelligence purposes. He is the co-author of Designer Drugs & Raves 2nd Edition and 1st Edition and Chemical Drugs – A Reference Manual for First Responders.
Selina Robinson
website : www.selinarobinson.wordpress.com
Selina Robinson, M.A. is a Coquitlam-based cc ousellor who was elected to Coquitlam Council in November 2008. She currently sits on the Land Use and Economic Development and the Sport, Recreation and Culture Standing Committees. She is the Chair of the Disabilities Advisory Committee, and the Vice-Chair of the Coquitlam School Board Liaison Committee, the Riverview Task Force, the Sports Council and the Cultural Council. She also represents the City of Coquitlam on the Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Group and on the Library Board.
Prior to being elected she worked for SHARE Family and Community Services as the Director of Development. She has a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology and has spent most of her professional life working with individuals, families and communities in the non-profit sector. When not engaged in council business, Robinson maintains a small private counselling practice, and teaches counselling skills for UBC’s Life and Learning Centre.
Carolyn Coker Ross
website : www.carolynrossmd.com
Carolyn Coker Ross, M.D. is an Integrative Medicine physician who has developed and pioneered the use of integrative medicine in healing food and body image issues, addictions and women’s health. She is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Arizona’s Center for Integrative Medicine, directed by Dr. Andrew Weil.
Dr. Ross also maintains a private practice in Denver, Colorado using the best of western and complementary and alternative medicine to treat a wide array of medical issues including eating disorders, obesity, depression, and anxiety.
She is the author of three books, including The Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating Workbook and provides professional consulting and training workshops to treatment centers and medical facilities on eating disorders, weight management and integrative medicine. She is a nationally known expert speaker on topics such as women’s health, eating disorders, obesity and integrative medicine.
Dr. Ross is the founder of Numinous Enterprises, which offers a line of nutritional supplements for those wanting to recover from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and for individuals struggling with obesity.
Colin Ross
website : www.rossinst.com
Colin Ross, M.D. is an internationally renowned clinician, researcher, author and lecturer in the field of traumatic stress and trauma related disorders. He is the founder and President of the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma.
Dr. Ross is the Executive Medical Director of three trauma programs, located at Timberlawn Mental Health System in Dallas, Texas, Forest View Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Del Amo Hospital in Torrance, California. Dr. Ross provides treatment for patients with trauma related disorders and symptoms.
Dr. Ross has written extensively on the subject of dissociation and trauma. His latest books include The Trauma Model: A Solution to the Problem of Comorbidity in Psychiatry and Trauma Model Therapy: A Treatment Approach for Trauma, Dissociation and Complex Comorbidity (co-authored with Naomi Halpern.)
Colin Sanders
Colin Sanders, M.A. Colin has been involved in the counseling field in Vancouver since 1979,
having just completed an M.A. in Cultural Anthropology. Colin is Team
Leader for the RainCity Housing First ACT Team, leading a team working with
persons struggling with mental illness and substance use and chronic
homelessness. He teaches at City University of Seattle¹s Vancouver Campus
(since 1998), and is also the Counseling Clinic Supervisor for City
University¹s community based counseling clinic, in partnership with Broadway
Youth Resource Centre. Colin was Clinical Director of Peak House for 15
years, and an Associate Director of Yaletown Family Therapy and is on the
Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy. Colin has published several book
chapters and journal articles, and his most recent teaching has been in
Inuvik, NWT, and Havana, Cuba. Colin lives with his partner Gail and their
two cats in Chinatown/Strathcona, where they spend time with their grandson,
Declan. Colin¹s daughter Maya is a librarian with the VPL, and recently
announced she is applying to undertake another M.A., in, of all things,
counseling psychology. Colin¹s son, Adrian, recently completed an M.A. in
Anthropology, and lives near Sydney, Vancouver Island, where he works as a
consultant. Colin loves reading poetry, philosophy, theology and
literature, and is partial to weekly pints at The Whip.
Robert Scaer
website : www.traumasoma.com
Robert Scaer, M.D. received his B.A. in Psychology, and his medical degree at the University of Rochester. He is Board Certified in Neurology, and has been in practice for 39 years. His primary areas of interest and expertise have been in the fields of brain injury and chronic pain, and more recently in the study of traumatic stress and its role in all mental illness, as well as in physical symptoms and many chronic diseases.
He has lectured extensively on these topics, and has published several articles on the whiplash syndrome and other somatic syndromes of traumatic stress. His books include The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation and Disease and The Trauma Spectrum: Hidden Wounds and Human Healing. He is currently retired from clinical medical practice, and continues his career in writing and lecturing.
Marc Schuckit
Marc Schuckit, M.D. has focused on evaluating the importance of genetic influences in alcoholism, and then searching for the biological factors that might correlate or interact with the environment to produce a vulnerability toward heavy drinking and alcohol problems. Other research efforts include a search for the optimal diagnostic criteria for substance abuse or dependence, which lead to his appointment as a member of the Task Force and Chair of the Substance Use Disorders Workgroup for DSM-IV, Co-Chair of the DSM-V Substance Use Disorders Preparation Workgroup, and is a member of the DSM-V Substance-Related Disorders Workgroup. His third focus has been on the relationship between alcoholism or drug use disorders and psychiatric syndromes, especially depression, states of anxiety, or psychoses. From these efforts he has published over 500 papers and has written over 10 books, including the recent sixth edition of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
Dr. Schuckit is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and serves as the Director of the Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program and of the Alcohol Research Center at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System. He is Editor of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, and has been a member of the editorial boards of many major alcohol and drug journals in the United States and Europe. In addition, he is Director of the Alcohol Medical Scholars Program with the goal of encouraging junior faculty in medical schools to improve their teaching skills and develop careers in substance use disorders. He has been fortunate to be recognized for a number of awards in the alcoholism field including the Middleton Award for the best research within the VA system, the American Psychiatric Association’s Hoffheimer Award for Research in Psychiatry (now the President’s Prize), the Gold Medal Award for lifetime achievement from the Society of Biological Psychiatry, the Distinguished Scientist Award, as well as the Seixas Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism and the Jellinek Award. He was recently awarded the Faculty Research Lecturer Award for 2007 from the UCSD Academic Senate.
Mona Lisa Schulz
website : www.drmonalisa.com
Mona Lisa Schulz, m.d., Ph.D. is a medical intuitive. Dr. Schulz received her doctorate in behavioral neuroscience from Boston University School of Medicine in 1993.
In addition to her extensive background in health and brain research, Dr. Schulz has been practicing medical intuitive for 23 years. During a medical intuitive consultation, knowing only someone’s name and age, Mona Lisa discerns both a person’s physical condition and the emotional state of his or her life, explaining how the two are linked.
Dr. Schulz teaches us how to become aware of how our symptoms of illness are part of our intuition network, letting us know when something in our lives is out of balance. During a medical intuitive consultation, there is no physician/patient relationship, nor is any psychotherapy being performed. Mona Lisa will educate you in how specific emotional situations in your life are associated with the increased risk of illness in a specific organ in your body.
Zindel Segal
Zindel Segal, Ph.D.is a cognitive psychologist, a specialist on depression and one of the founders of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). A professor of psychiatry at University of Toronto, Segal combines mindfulness with conventional cognitive behavioral therapy, which teaches patients to observe sadness or unhappiness without judgment.
Presently he is the Cameron Wilson Chair in Depression Studies in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is also Head of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Clinic of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program in the Clinical Research Department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Matthew Selekman
Matthew D. Selekman, M.S.W. is a couple and family therapist and addictions counselor in private practice and the co-director of Partners for Collaborative Solutions, an international family therapy training and consulting firm in Evanston, Illinois, and is an Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He received the Walter S. Rosenberry Award in 1999, 2000, and 2006 from The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado, for his significant contributions to the fields of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences. Mr. Selekman is the author of numerous family therapy articles and several books. He has presented workshops on his collaborative strengths-based family therapy approach with challenging children and adolescents extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, and Australia.
Ronald Siegel
Ronald D. Siegel, psy.d. is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 25 years. He is a long-time student of mindfulness meditation and serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He teaches internationally about mindfulness and psychotherapy and mind–body treatment, has worked for many years in community mental health with inner-city children and families, and maintains a private clinical practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Dr. Siegel is coauthor of the self-treatment guide Back Sense, which integrates Western and Eastern approaches for treating chronic back pain, and coeditor of an acclaimed book for professionals, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. Dr. Siegel lives in Lincoln with his wife and daughters. He regularly uses the practices in this book to work with his own busy, unruly mind.
Joe Solanto
Joe Solanto, ph.d. served as a School Psychologist for nearly 18 years in the public schools of New York. For the next seven years he acted as Director of an outpatient mental health centre which treated the full range of psychiatric disorders in youth and their families, using combinations of clinical and complementary therapies. Since coming to BC in the early 1990’s he has been teaching trauma related courses at the Justice Institute and consulting across Canada in First Nations and Inuit communities. In the mid-90’s he served as Director of the Vancouver Ocean Challenge Society providing at-risk youth with 15-day marine/wilderness expeditions using the principles of adventure-based counselling.
Diane Spangler
Diane Spangler, ph.d. received her doctorate from the University of Oregon and completed post-doctoral training at Stanford University. She is now an Associate Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University, where she specializes in the research and treatment of mood, anxiety and eating disorders. She has published over 30 articles and scholarly chapters on these topics, and lectures worldwide.
Wedlidi Speck
Wedlidi Speck, aboriginal therapist is a member of the Namgis First Nation of Alert Bay. He is a hereditary Head chief of the G’ixsam Clan of the Kwakiutl proper. Self-described as a bi-cultural First Nations man caught in the web of contemporary times, Wedlidi is committed to helping the aboriginal and non-aboriginal community build relationships, safe communities and cross cultural tolerance. He applies this vision to his work, friendships, family and community life.
Wedlidi worked for the John Howard Society of North Island for over 18 years working with youth, family and community as an aboriginal therapist, alcohol and drug group leader and counsellor. Wedlidi is currently the Executive Director of the Wachiay Friendship Centre, and on the Board of Directors at the John Howard Society. When there is time permitting, Wedlidi provides cross cultural awareness training. Wedlidi has been trained in western and aboriginal models of substance abuse counselling and strategies. He is a visual artist, storyteller and traditional dancer.
Janis Abrahms Spring
website : www.janisaspring.com
Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D. is a nationally acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy, and forgiveness. Her first two books, After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful and How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To, were a Books for a Better Life Award finalist in 3 categories – Best First Book, Best Relationship Book, Best Psychology Book – and have sold more than 450,000 copies. Her latest book, Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent, brings to life the personal challenges and everyday moments of grace that come with this universal experience and offers lessons on growing old gracefully.
Dr. Spring is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, a recipient of the Connecticut Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Practice of Psychology, and a former clinical supervisor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. She received her B.A. from Brandeis University, magna cum laude, her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Connecticut, and her post-graduate training from Aaron Beck, M.D., at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. In private practice for more than three decades, Dr. Spring is known for the richness and originality of her clinical skills and trains hundreds of therapists each year. She is a popular media guest on programs such as NPR, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, and the CBS Early Show, and she presents regularly at such public venues as The Smithsonian Institute, Harvard’s Continuing Education Conferences, Smith College School of Social Work, and Kripalu Institute.
Martha Straus
website : www.marthastraus.com
Martha B. Straus, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire, and adjunct instructor in psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School. She maintains a private practice in Brattleboro, Vermont, and consults in the U.S. and Canada to schools, hospitals, community mental health centers, and social service agencies on child, adolescent, and family development, attachment, trauma, and therapy. Straus graduated with honors from Brown University and received her doctorate in clinical and community psychology from the University of Maryland. She completed her internship at the Yale Child Study Center where she was a Ziegler Fellow in Child Development and Social Policy. Straus’ postdoctoral years were spent in the department of psychiatry at Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
She’s the author of numerous articles and four books including most recently, Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Intervention and Hope, and the highly acclaimed No-Talk Therapy for Children and Adolescents.
Peter Tanguay
Peter Tanguay, M.d. is the Spafford Ackerly Endowed Professor (Emeritus) of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Louisville. He is the author of many articles in leading journals on the subject of autism, and has presented lectures and workshops in the United States, Europe, and Japan. From 1975 to 1985 he was Director of the NIMH-funded Child Psychiatry Clinical Research Center at UCLA.
His research has focused on autism and Asperger's Disorder. It is based upon an understanding of social communication and incorporates interviews designed to assess core deficits in the condition. One goal of the work has been to develop practical ways in which teachers and clinicians can become expert in the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of persons within the autism spectrum.
Dr. Tanguay's recent publications include an invited ten year review of Pervasive Developmental Disorder in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In 1998 he won the Rieger Award of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, as author of the most significant paper published by a child psychiatrist in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 1997-98. Between 1990 and 1997 Dr. Tanguay was a Director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Currently he is Associate editor of the Child PRITE – the Psychiatric Resident-in-Training Examination. He is a Member of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry and a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists.
J. Scott Tonigan
J. Scott Tonigan, Ph.D. focuses on how, and under what circumstances, problem drinker’s benefit from mutual help participation. A K02 award by NIAAA supports Dr. Tonigan’s work, and he serves on numerous editorial boards, is a member of the AA-3 review panel, is actively engaged in several institutional review boards to ensure the protection of research participants, and he publishes extensively on AA-related change mechanisms and their catalyst. During his career Dr. Tonigan has served as co-director of CASAA and he has participated in many clinical trials including Project MATCH, COMBINE, and REPP. Currently, Dr. Tonigan is conducting two NIH supported longitudinal studies that are mapping the trajectories of over 300 AA-exposed substance abusers.
George Valliant
George Valliant, M.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Vaillant has spent his research career charting adult development and the recovery process of schizophrenia, heroin addiction, alcoholism, and personality disorder. He has spent the last 35 years as Director of the Study of Adult Development at the Harvard University Health Service. The study has prospectively charted the lives of 824 men and women for over 60 years. His published works include Adaptation to Life, The Wisdom of The Ego, and The Natural History of Alcoholism-Revisited. His latest book Faith, Hope and Joy: The Neurobiology of Positive Emotions is in press.
A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Vaillant did his residency at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and completed his psychoanalytic training at the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. He has been a Fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, is a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and has been an invited speaker and consultant for seminars and workshops throughout the world. A major focus of his work in the past has been to develop ways of studying defense mechanisms empirically; more recently he has been interested in successful aging, positive emotions, and spirituality. He is on the steering committee of Positive Psychology.
Dr. Vaillant has received the Foundations Fund Prize for Research in Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association, the Strecker Award from the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, the Burlingame Award from The Institute for Living, and the Jellinek Award for research in alcoholism. He has twice received research prizes from the International Psychogeriatric Society. Most recently, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Psychiatric Association.
Bessel van der Kolk
website : www.traumacenter.org
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. has been active as a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of post traumatic stress and related phenomena since the 1970s. He founded the first clinic in Boston, the Trauma Center, which specializes in the treatment of traumatized children and adults, in 1982.
Dr. van der Kolk was investigator on the first neuroimaging study of PTSD. He recently completed the first NIMH funded study of a new exposure treatment, EMDR for the treatment of PTSD. He was co-principal investigator of the DSM IV Field Trial for PTSD, in which he and his colleagues specifically delineated the impact of trauma across the life span, and the differential impact of interpersonal trauma.
His current research is on how trauma affects memory processes; brain-imaging studies of PTSD, treatment outcome of exposure treatment vs. pharmacological interventions, and the effects of theater groups on preventing violence among chronically traumatized youth.
Dr. van der Kolk is past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. He is Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School, and Clinical Director of the Trauma Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Community Program in Boston and originator of, and currently on the steering committee of, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
Mel Vincent
Mel Vincent, M.D. was raised in Guelph Ontario. He received his BSC in Nutrition from the University of Guelph and MSC in Nutrition from the University of Toronto. He received his Medical Degree from McMaster 1984 and completed Psychiatry training in 1988. He worked at Homewood Health Center in Guelph for 5 years, 3 of which were full time addictions and passed American Society Addiction Medicine exam in 1992. Dr. Vincent then moved to Comox Valley where worked at St. Joseph Hospital psychiatry unit, provided consultation to mood disorder/schizophrenia clinic and provided psychiatric consultation in private office. In 2002 became Director of Psychiatric Services at EDGEWOOD, an 84-bed residential treatment program for addictions and 40 extended care beds. He has done multiple presentations on addiction/concurrent disorders, initiated a 5 Day Addiction Training for Physicians, and initiated an annual addiction/concurrent disorders conference at EDGEWOOD. He is also a clinical Instructor for Dept. Psychiatry UBC in the newly approved Addiction Division.
Allan Wade
Allan Wade, Ph.D. is a family therapist and researcher based in Duncan, on Vancouver Island. Allan works extensively with victims and perpetrators of violent crime, including wife-assault, sexual assault and abuse, workplace abuse, humiliation, racism, physical abuse and armed robbery. As researcher, Allan is interested in the nature of violence and resistance, micro-analysis of face to face interaction (e.g., therapeutic interviews), and the connection between violence and language. Allan works closely with Linda Coates and Nick Todd, with whom he has published several articles and book chapters on Response-Based practice and The Interactional and Discursive View of Violence and Resistance. Allan teaches locally, nationally, and internationally and is Senior Faculty with City University.
Bruce Wampold
Bruce E. Wampold, Ph.D. was trained in mathematics (BA, University of Washington) before earning his doctorate in Counseling Psychology (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara). He is Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 12, 17, 29, 45) and a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Currently his work involves understanding counseling and psychotherapy from empirical, historical, and anthropological perspectives. His analysis of empirical evidence, which has led to the development of a contextual model from which to understand the benefits of counseling and psychotherapy, is found in his bookThe Great Psychotherapy Debate: Models, methods, and findings. He is the author of over 100 books, chapters, and articles related to counseling, psychotherapy, statistics, and research methods and is the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research Award from the American Psychological Association.
Henny Westra
Henny Westra, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Psychology at York University in Toronto. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles and is currently principal investigator for an NIMH grant studying the integration of Motivational Interviewing with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Dr. Westra is an experienced scientist, superb practitioner and dynamic teacher. She has an inspirational message along with practical innovative methods you will want to implement immediately in your clinical work
David Wexler
David B. Wexler, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Diego, specializing in the treatment of relationships in conflict. He is the Executive Director of the non-profit Relationship Training Institute, which provides education and treatment internationally for relationship development and the prevention and treatment of relationship violence. He has also served as the Clinical and Administrative Supervisor for the NIMH-sponsored research study of domestic violence in the Navy from 1991 through 1996, and again from 2001 through 2006.
Michael White
Michael White, B.A. (1948 – 2008) was an Australian social worker and family therapist. He is known as the founder of narrative therapy, and for his significant contribution to psychotherapy and family therapy, which have been a source of techniques adopted by other approaches. He was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. His first professional job was as a probation and welfare worker. He earned an undergraduate social work degree from the University of South Australia in 1979 and worked as a psychiatric social worker at the Adelaide Children's Hospital. He founded the Dulwich Centre in 1983 and began a private practice as a family therapist. He continued to be associated with Dulwich Centre until his death.
White was a practicing social worker and co-director of the Dulwich Centre in Adelaide, South Australia, and was author of several books of importance in the field of family therapy and narrative therapy. In January 2008, White set up the Adelaide Narrative Therapy Centre to provide counselling services and training workshops relevant to work with individuals, couples, families, groups and communities and to provide a context for exploring recent developments relevant to narrative practice.
Michael White was also particularly known for his work with children and Indigenous Aboriginal communities, as well as with schizophrenia, anorexia/bulimia, men's violence, and trauma.
Reid Wilson
website : www.anxieties.com
Reid Wilson, Ph.D. directs the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center in Chapel Hill, NC and is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Wilson is an international expert in the treatment of anxiety disorders, with books translated into nine languages. He is author of Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks and Facing Panic: Self-Help for People with Panic Attacks, is co-author,with Edna Foa, of Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions and is co-author of Achieving Comfortable Flight, a self-help package for the fearful flier. He designed and served as lead psychologist for American Airlines' first national program for the fearful flier. Dr. Wilson served on the Board of Directors of the Anxiety Disorders Associationof America for 12 years. He served as Program Chair of the National Conferences on Anxiety Disorders from 1988-1991. His free self-help website – anxieties.com – serves 385,000 visitors (16 million hits) per year.
Michael Yapko
Michael Yapko, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist residing in Fallbrook, California. He is internationally recognized for his work in clinical applications of hypnosis, treating depression, and developing strategic, outcome-focused psychotherapies. He routinely teaches to professional audiences all over the world. To date, he has been invited to present his ideas and methods to colleagues in 29 countries across six continents, and all over the United States.
Dr. Yapko is the author of numerous books, book chapters, and articles on the subjects of hypnosis, depression, and the use of strategic psychotherapies. These include the popular Breaking the Patterns of Depression, Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis, Treating Depression With Hypnosis: Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral and Strategic Approaches, Hand-Me-Down Blues: How to Stop Depression from Spreading in Families, Essentials of Hypnosis, and Depression is Contagious.
Dr. Yapko is a member of the American Psychological Association, a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a past Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Division of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine (in England), a member of the International Society of Hypnosis, and a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is a recipient of The Milton H. Erickson Lifetime Achievement Award, twice a recipient of the Arthur Shapiro Award for the “best book of the year on hypnosis” from the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis for Treating Depression with Hypnosis and Hypnosis and Treating Depression, and the 2003 Pierre Janet Award for Clinical Excellence from the International Society of Hypnosis, a lifetime achievement award honoring his many contributions to the field.