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James Coyne

James C. Coyne, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in Philadelphia. He was a therapist at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Coyne has directed a number of research studies in such areas as depression, stress, and cancer risk, and has received numerous awards for his outstanding research and scholarship.

James Gilligan

James Gilligan, MD, spent more than 30 years serving on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, where he led a team of colleagues from Harvard teaching hospitals in providing mental health and violence prevention services to the Massachusetts prisons and prison mental hospital. He is the author of Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic and Preventing Violence: Prospects for Tomorrow. His latest book, Why Some Politicians are More Dangerous Than Others, is devoted to his research into how rates of both suicide and homicide in the US change based on which political party is in power.

James Hillman

James Hillman, PhD, is considered to be the founder of archetypal psychology. He is a psychologist, a leading scholar in Jungian and post-Jungian thought and is recognized as one of the most important radical critics and innovators of psychology. He is the author of over a dozen books, including the best-seller, The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling and We've Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy – And the World's Getting Worse (with Michael Ventura).

J. Fraser Pierson, PhD, Interviewer, is a licensed psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Southern Oregon University, and the co-editor of The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology: Leading Edges in Theory, Research, and Practice.

James Rudes, PhD & Guillermo Cancio-Bello, LMFT

James Rudes, PhD, LMFT, is an Assistant Professor in the Adrian Dominican School of Education at Barry University. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He is also an AAMFT (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) Approved Supervisor. He recently completed a three-year training program in Bowen family systems and is on the Board of the Florida Family Research Network. The author of numerous publications, Dr. Rudes is best known for his contributions to narrative and postmodern applications to counseling and therapy. As of late, he is exploring Bowen Theory and experimenting with applying it to Postmodern practices. An ongoing project is researching the light at the end of the tunnel.

Guillermo Cancio-Bello, LMFT is the director of The November Institute, where he teaches, coaches, speaks and writes about relationship systems and emotional management. Guillermo's work is grounded in Bowenian Theory, a theory of natural family systems, and is informed by the natural sciences. He works to help people grow their perspective, awareness, maturity, and ability to manage themselves in relationship to others, especially when they're under stress and experiencing anxiety. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in counseling at Barry University, where he is an associate professor, and is on the board of the Florida Family Research Network. He has an MFA in poetry from Florida International University and an MS in Counseling from Barry University. He lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife and two dogs.

Janelle Johnson

Janelle Johnson, MA, LPC, is President of the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) and the senior counselor at Santa Fe Community College. She holds a masters degree in counseling from the University of New Mexico and was awarded the State Service Award for Exemplary Dedication and Service in Enhancing the Quality of Life for All Peoples in New Mexico by the New Mexico Secretary of State. She has lectured nationally on college counseling and the counseling needs of college students.