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Michael Barnett, MA, EdS, LPC is a licensed psychotherapist in Atlanta Georgia with over 30 years of clinical experience. Michael is an ICEEFT (International Center of Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy) certified supervisor and trainer in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT), and is the founder and director of the Atlanta Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. He is also a partner at Pine River Psychotherapy Associates, a highly respected and visionary private practice in Atlanta since its inception in the 1970s. Michael has ardently worked toward integrating traditional and experiential processes in working with addictive disorders. This humanistic, attachment-based work culminated in a system for tailoring the EFT model to more effectively treat couples who present on the addictive continuum. In doing so Michael has made a unique contribution to the existing body of EFT education and training.
   
   
   

Michael Gurian is a marriage and family counselor in private practice and the New York Times bestselling author of thirty-two books, including The Wonder of Boys and Saving Our Sons. The Gurian Institute, which he co-founded, conducts research internationally, launches pilot programs and trains professionals. Michael has spoken for the United Nations on violence against women, provided information on boys’ and girls’ educational needs to two White Houses, and briefed Members of the 114th Congress on the boy crisis in America.

Michael Hoyt, PhD, is one of America's most wide-ranging brief therapists. He is a senior staff psychologist at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Rafael, California, and is also a clinical faculty member at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco. Hoyt is the author of several books: Brief Therapy and Managed Care (1995), Some Stories Are Better than Others (2000), and Interviews with Brief Therapy Experts (2001). His latest book, The Present Is a Gift, a collection of recent interviews and essays (including several referred to in the interview), will be coming out in 2003. Dr. Hoyt can be contacted at Michael. Hoyt@KP.org or at Kaiser/Psychiatry, 820 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94903.

Michael Karson, PhD, JD, practiced psychotherapy for almost 30 years before entering academia. He teaches psychotherapy in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. His latest book is What Every Therapist Needs to Know.

Michael J. Lambert, PhD is a professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University and has been in private practice as a psychotherapist throughout his career. His research spans 30 years and has emphasized psychotherapy outcome, process and the measurement of change. He has edited, authored, or co-authored nine academic research based books, and 40 book chapters, while publishing over 150 scientific articles on treatment outcomes. He is the co-author of the Outcome Questionnaire, a measure of treatment effects that is growing in popularity.

Michael R. Jackson, PhD is a licensed psychologist living in Oberlin, Ohio. He has 29 years of clinical experience working with a variety of patients, particularly adolescents, and 16 years of experience teaching psychology at the college level. Dr. Jackson is the author of Self-Esteem and Meaning: A Life-Historical Investigation and a series of articles on psychological methods and qualitative research. He is a member of Psychologists for Social Responsibility and has written commentaries on a variety of psychological, social, and ethical issues, which can be viewed on his website.

Michael R. Jackson, PhD is a licensed psychologist living in Oberlin, Ohio. He has 29 years of clinical experience working with a variety of patients, particularly adolescents, and 16 years of experience teaching psychology at the college level. Dr. Jackson is the author of Self-Esteem and Meaning: A Life-Historical Investigation and a series of articles on psychological methods and qualitative research. He is a member of Psychologists for Social Responsibility and has written commentaries on a variety of psychological, social, and ethical issues, which can be viewed on his website.

Michael Sobocinski, PhD, is an American counseling psychologist living in British Columbia. He is a graduate of the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Denver and is currently in private practice, with an emphasis on treating complex trauma in adolescents and adults. His clinical experience includes psychiatric inpatient, residential psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents, adult residential treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and community mental health settings. Prior to moving to British Columbia, he was the Chief Operations Officer at Anchorage Community Mental Health Services, where he was active in statewide efforts at improving the quality of mental health services. While there he launched an innovative social enterprise program, Alaska Seeds of Change, that serves transition-age youth coming out of foster care, juvenile justice and children’s mental health services. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors for the Alaska Psychological Association and was active in education and advocacy efforts at the state and national levels and helped coordinate the continuing education offerings. Dr. Sobocinski has taught in the Clinical Psychology Program and School of Social Work at the University of Alaska Anchorage and in the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Denver, where he was involved in starting the graduate student training clinic. In addition to clinical work with adolescent and adult clients, he has interests in the intersection of spirituality and psychotherapy.

Michael D. Yapko, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and internationally known expert in the areas of treating depression, strategic short-term psychotherapy, and clinical applications of hypnosis. 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 (now in its twelfth printing) Breaking the Patterns of Depression, Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis (3rd edition), 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 Hypnosis and the Treatment of Depressions.

He is a recipient of The Milton H. Erickson Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), 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 (2001) and Hypnosis and Treating Depression (2006), 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.