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Raffi Bilek, LCSW-C, is a marriage counselor in Baltimore, MD. He is the director of the Baltimore Therapy Center and the Montgomery County Abuse Intervention Program. His passion is for helping people shore up their relationships in all areas of their lives. His other passion is crushing people at Scrabble. In his spare time (of which there is little) he also does things like hang out with his 4 daughters, write children’s books, manage a small nonprofit, and other things that make his mom really proud of him. Check out his book, The Couples Communication Handbook: The Skills You Never Learned for the Marriage You Always Wanted.

Randall C. Wyatt, PhD is a practicing psychologist in Oakland and Dublin, California. He specializes in working with post-traumatic stress, cross-cultural therapeutic relationships and couples therapy and has extensive teaching experience.

Raymond Chip Tafrate, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, professor, and chairperson of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Central Connecticut State University. He has over ten years experience providing client services in outpatient settings. Tafrate serves as a consultant to state criminal justice agencies and trains practitioners in client engagement skills and the application of cognitive-behavioral interventions. His research on the nature and treatment of anger has been published in scientific journals, books for researchers and practitioners, and has been presented at international conferences.

Rebecca Aponte was the Operations Manager for Psychotherapy.net from 2008-2012. She then left California for graduate school, earning a PhD in Psychology from Colorado State University – an experience that only deepened her appreciation for the experience she was exposed to during her time with Psychotherapy.net. Rebecca now works for the California Department of State Hospitals.

Rebecca J. Lester, PhD, is Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis and a practicing psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, trauma, personality disorders, mood disorders and gender/sexuality issues. In 2010, Dr. Lester started Lumen Psychotherapy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers low-fee mental health services in the St. Louis area. Dr. Lester is the author of the award-winning book Jesus in Our Wombs (2005, University of California Press) the recently published Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in America (2019, University of California Press), as well as numerous academic articles. She is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry and president of the Society for Psychological Anthropology. She may be reached via her website at www.rebeccalester.com or at rjlester@wustl.edu.

Rebecca Jorgensen, PhD is Founder and Director of the Attachment Advancement Institute and Co-Director of The Training and Research Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy. She is an Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Supervisor and Trainer. Her focus is on promoting effective attachment for healthy relationships through virtual and in-person educational conferences and workshops as well as training and providing consultation on effective treatment of relational distress. She has developed several streaming conferences and seminars and has hosted and/or co-presented with attachment theorists and researchers such as Sue Johnson, Phil Shaver and Jim Coan. She continues to work to develop effective methods and platforms to transfer science-based treatments to clinicians and those who will utilize prevention services.

As a recognized expert on couple therapy couples and therapists travel to work with Dr. Jorgensen at Couple Workshops, Intensive Couples Therapy, Professional Trainings and Consultation. Her online educational programs and consultation groups are popular all around the globe. This “therapists’ therapist” is known for her presence, clarity and empathy. Dr. Jorgensen lives in Mexico where she maintains a small private practice.

Paula Prober, M.S., is a psychotherapist and consultant in private practice based in Eugene, Oregon. Over the 35+ years she has worked with the gifted, Paula has been a teacher and presenter at universities, webinars, podcasts, and conferences. She consults internationally with gifted adults and parents of gifted children. She has written articles on giftedness for Psychotherapy Networker, Advanced Development Journal, the Eugene Register-Guard and online for Thrive Global, Rebelle Society, and Introvert Dear. Her popular book, Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth is a collection of case studies, strategies, and resources. Her latest book, Journey into Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide For Gifted Adults And Teens, Book Lovers, Overthinkers, Geeks, Sensitives, Brainiacs, Intuitives, Procrastinators, and Perfectionists is a collection of her most popular blog posts along with writing exercises and resources. She blogs at rainforestmind.com.