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Steven C. Hayes is Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. He is the founder of the ACT model, and author of 35 books and over 500 scientific articles. Hayes has received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to the field, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
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Steven B. Sandler, MD, is a psychiatrist at Albany Medical Center in upstate New York, where he specializes in the field of individual psychotherapy. For the past twenty-five years, he has been practicing and teaching an approach called Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy.
Sandler received his MD from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, and completed residencies at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse (pediatrics) and Albany (psychiatry). He has been practicing psychiatry since 1990, specializing in Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (STDP).
Sandler's first career was as a teacher in small, independent schools, and he has always been interested in the education of young children. In 1995, he became a founding parent of Bethlehem Children’s School in Slingerlands, New York (near Albany). www.stevenbsandler.com
Stephen Kraus, PhD is author of many articles and the scientific self-help book, "Psychological Foundations of Success: A Harvard-Trained Scientist Separates the Science of Success from Self-Help Snake Oil." He has a PhD in psychology from Harvard University, and has twice won Harvard's award for excellence in teaching. His insights are regularly quoted in the media, and his research is cited in major psychology textbooks.
Sudhanva Rajagopal is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. His clinical and research interests include trauma, political psychology, and the development of culturally responsive assessment and treatment protocols. Sudhanva is also a freelance writer, musician, and filmmaker. As a flamenco musician, he has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and the US, including a 2015 appearance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He also has a masters degree in film producing from the University of Southern California. His 2006 documentary film, Panihari: The Water Women of India detailed social issues faced by women of the Thar Desert in northern India. The film was an official selection of the 2006 UN International Film Festival in Rome, Italy.
Dr. Sue Johnson is one of the originators and the main proponent of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), now one of the best validated couples interventions in North America. She is Director of the Ottawa (Canada) Couple and Family Institute and the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy as well as Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa and Research Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California.
She has received numerous honors for her work, including the Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Couple and Family Therapy Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the Research in Family Therapy Award from the American Family Therapy Academy. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1984. She is a registered psychologist in the province of Ontario, Canada, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy and the Journal of Family Psychology. She is a Research Professor in the Marital & Family Therapy Program at Alliant University in San Diego.
Her 2004 book (2nd Ed), The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Creating Connection (Brunner Rouledge) is a foundational text on EFT for couples. She is the senior editor of the 2003 book, Attachment Processes in Couples Therapy (Guilford Press), and the 1994 book, The Heart of the Matter (Guilford Press). She has also written a book on trauma and couples, Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors (2002).
She trains counselors in EFT worldwide and consults to Veterans Affairs, the U.S. and Canadian military and New York City Fire Department. Sue is an Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and is internationally known for her workshops and presentations on practice, theory and research in couple therapy, adult attachment and emotion in psychotherapy. She maintains a private practice and lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband and two children.
To contact Dr. Johnson and learn more about her work, visit her website and The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy.
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Dr. Sue Johnson is one of the originators and the main proponent of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), now one of the best validated couples interventions in North America. She is Director of the Ottawa (Canada) Couple and Family Institute and the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy as well as Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa and Research Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California.
She has received numerous honors for her work, including the Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Couple and Family Therapy Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the Research in Family Therapy Award from the American Family Therapy Academy. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1984. She is a registered psychologist in the province of Ontario, Canada, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy and the Journal of Family Psychology. She is a Research Professor in the Marital & Family Therapy Program at Alliant University in San Diego.
Her 2004 book (2nd Ed), The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Creating Connection (Brunner Rouledge) is a foundational text on EFT for couples. She is the senior editor of the 2003 book, Attachment Processes in Couples Therapy (Guilford Press), and the 1994 book, The Heart of the Matter (Guilford Press). She has also written a book on trauma and couples, Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors (2002).
She trains counselors in EFT worldwide and consults to Veterans Affairs, the U.S. and Canadian military and New York City Fire Department. Sue is an Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and is internationally known for her workshops and presentations on practice, theory and research in couple therapy, adult attachment and emotion in psychotherapy. She maintains a private practice and lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband and two children.
To contact Dr. Johnson and learn more about her work, visit her at Hold Me Tight! and The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, has over 25 years of clinical experience, specializing in clinical practice with abused & traumatized children. She owns a private practice and is part of her community’s multidisciplinary team. Sueann is internationally recognized and has presented throughout both domestically and internationally. She is a contributing author to several peer-reviewed publications and has testified as an expert witness at the state and federal levels. Sueann established the mental health component of the Children's Advocacy Center in her community and served as its initial Clinical Director. Best known for her work with sexually abused children, she frequently presents at major child abuse conferences and has trained thousands of professionals.
Kelly Pullen MA, LPC-S, RPT is the Clinical Supervisor at The Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County located just North of Dallas Texas. She has been a clinician at the CACCC for 15 years specializing in both individual and group therapy sessions for children and their non-offending family members who are victims of abuse, neglect, and traumatic grief. As the Clinical Supervisor at the CACCC her role is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. In her position she has also supervised over 20 master’s level interns as they begin their career as therapists. Kelly has presented both in and out of state to help train and educate others on therapeutic modalities to treat childhood sexual abuse and trauma, as well as being a contributing author to several publications, and testifying as an expert witness at the state level.
Dr. Susan Heitler is a clinical psychologist specializing in saving marriages. In her clinical practice as a marriage therapist in Denver, Colorado, Dr. Heitler has been helping individuals and couples for over 25 years. She also has written a book, a workbook, and led workshops called The Power of Two to help more couples learn the skills that lead to marital success. Dr. Heitler graduated from Harvard University, earned a masters degree in education at Boston University and then a doctorate in psychology from New York University. She and her husband, married over 30 years, have enjoyed raising four children, now young adults with children of their own. Dr. Heitler has lectured on her therapy methods nationwide and abroad, including in Spain, Austria, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Australia. Dr. Heitler, a popular radio and television talk show guest, is frequently interviewed in magazines such as Fitness, Men's Health, Women's World, and Parenting. Her cases have appeared often in the Ladies Home Journal column "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" In May 2004, Dr. Heitler appeared on the CBS Early Show where anchor Harry Smith introduced her as "the most influential person in my life—my therapist." He encouraged his viewers similarly to seek therapy when they are emotionally distressed and premarital counseling when they are contemplating marriage. You may learn more about Dr. Heitler and her work at TherapyHelp.com. Her recent publications include The Leader's Manual for Power of Two Marriage Skills Workshops.
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Susan Hurwit, PsyD, is a child and adult psychologist in private practice in Newton, Massachusetts. Her specialties include play therapy with young children, parent guidance/attachment work, female adolescent development and AEDP-informed adult psychotherapy. She continues to love (and be humbled by) her work of 30 years. Her story, The Space Between Human Beings, created as a response to people’s curiosity about what happens in play therapy, has moved audiences at Story Slams in the Boston area. Dr. Hurwit is fascinated by the hidden, and often mysterious relational strengths that atypical children and lonely adults sometimes bring to therapy.
Susan Hardy has been a Licensed MFT for 31 years and in private practice for most of those. She has served on the Board of her local CAMFT chapter for 17 years, and is Clinical Director of an agency that serves homeless and severely mentally ill. In addition, she was the Executive Director of Ventura County Jewish Family Service and helped start and staff a school for high school students who didn't fit in at traditional public schools. Contact Susan.
