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Dr. Ruth Wetherford is a San Francisco–based psychologist who has been practicing psychotherapy and teaching for the past 30 years. She specializes in family of origin work with individuals, guided imagery and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Her website is www.drruthwetherford.com.

Ruthellen Josselson is a Professor of Psychology at The Fielding Graduate University and was formerly a Professor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Harvard University. She is the author of Playing Pygmalion: How People Create One Another, Revising Herself: The Story of Women's Identity from College to Midlife, and The Space Between Us: Exploring the Dimensions of Human Relationships. She has been for many years the co-editor of the annual The Narrative Study of Lives. Recipient of the Henry A. Murray Award from the American Psychological Association and a Fulbright Fellowship, she is also a practicing psychotherapist and holds a diploma in Group Psychotherapy.

Saira Bains works as a psychologist and an integrative psychotherapist as well as a Director of Psychological Services in London, England. This paper is based on her extensive research for her doctoral research project. Saira received her Masters of Social Sciences in Integrative Psychotherapy (1999) from the The Metanoia Trust where she is also finishing up her Doctorate in Professional Studies in Psychotherapy. She also earned her Masters Degree in Psychiatry, Philosophy and Society (1992) from the Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies, University of Sheffield. Saira would be keen to hear from others who may have similar experiences. Contact Saira

Salvador Minuchin, MD, is a world-renowned founder of family therapy and the developer of Structural Family Therapy. Named one of the ten most influential therapists of the past quarter-century, he is the author of several books, including his classic family therapy text, Families and Family Therapy. 

Sam Louie, LMHC, is a psychotherapist, speaker, and author based in Seattle, Washington. Prior to counseling, he worked a number of years as an Emmy Award-Winning television journalist. He is the author of Asian Shame and Addiction: Suffering in Silence, as well as Spoken not Broken: Healing through Poetry, a spoken word poetry book which addresses cultural identity, mental health and spirituality. He also writes a blog for Psychology Today.

Dr. Sam Steen, an Associate Professor and licensed Professional School Counselor, specializes in group work and cultivating Black students’ academic identity development. Dr. Steen was a school counselor for 10 years and these practitioner experiences shape his research agenda, approach to teaching, and service. Dr. Steen is a Fellow for the Association for Specialists in Group Work, a division of the American Counseling Association. Recently, Dr. Steen received the Al Dye Research Award and the Professional Advancement Award both from ASGW recognizing his outstanding efforts advancing the field of group work though research and development of a new and innovative strategies for schools, families, and marginalized communities.

Robert Berger is a retired cardiothoracic surgeon who is currently Director of Clinical Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. Previously he was Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine. He has published over 250 articles in scholarly medical texts and was the first in the world to implant a partial artificial heart in a patient who survived. He is married and is the father of two daughters.