Soul food for psychotherapists

Kristin is a leading psychotherapist and trainer in Affect Phobia Therapy, who brings her passion and curiosity in her search for understanding the therapeutic experience.

Michael is a leading psychiatrist and psychotherapist who courageously explores the face-to-face experience and the transforming power of therapeutic transparency and attunement.

We are pleased to have Dr. Barbara Ingram join us as a guest co-host on June 17th, when we will be featuring Howard Liddle.  Barbara is a professor at Pepperdine University and author. She is known for her teaching excellence. She is the co-director of psychicubator lab.

We are pleased to feature Dr. Howard Liddle, Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, and Director of the Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. A board certified (family) psychologist, Dr. Liddle's research focus is on the development, testing, implementation, and dissemination of family-based treatment for adolescent substance abuse and delinquency. His research in this area has been funded by a variety of NIDA grants since 1985. Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) is the most researched family-based treatment in the adolescent substance abuse specialty, and MDFT studies and the clinical model are recognized nationally and internationally. Dr. Liddle’s work has been recognized with career research awards from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Family Therapy Association, the Hazelden Foundation, and the American Psychological Association. 

We are pleased to feature Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Psychology at York University in Toronto and the primary developer of Emotion-focused therapy. He has authored the original books on Emotion in Psychotherapy (1986), Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (1988).  More recent books include Emotion-focused Couples Therapy: The dynamics of emotion, love and power (2008), Therapeutic Presence (2012), Emotion-focused therapy: Theory and practice (2015), Case Formulation in Emotion-Focused Therapy (2015), Emotion -Focused Therapy of Generalized Anxiety (2017), and Emotion-focused Therapy of Forgiveness(2019). He has received the Distinguished Research Career award of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research as well as the Carl Rogers and the Distinguished Professional Contribution to Applied Research of the American Psychology Association. He also has received the Canadian Psychological Association Professional Award for distinguished contributions to Psychology as a profession. He is a past President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. He currently trains people internationally in emotion–focused approaches.   

We are pleased to feature Dr. Nancy McWilliams, who teaches at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology and practices in Lambertville, New Jersey. She is author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (1994, rev. ed. 2011), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999), and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2004) and Psychoanalytic Supervision (expected publication September 2021) and is associate editor of both editions of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006, 2017). A former president of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association, she has been featured in three APA videos of master clinicians. She is on the Board of Trustees of the Austen Riggs Center. Her books are available in 20 languages; she lectures widely both nationally and internationally. 

We are pleased to feature Dr. Christoper Muran, Associate Dean and Full Professor at the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, where he serves as training director for the doctoral program in clinical psychology.  He completed postdoctoral training in cognitive therapy (University of Toronto) and psychoanalysis (New York University). He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA Divisions 12 & 29), as well as past president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and past editor of its journal Psychotherapy Research.  He serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology and Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice.  Since 1990, Dr. Muran has been Director of the Psychotherapy Research Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel; and he is also on faculty at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  He currently sits on APA’s Advisory Steering Committee for Clinical Practice Guidelines. Dr. Muran has authored or edited nine books, including Therapist Performance under Pressure: Negotiating Emotion, Difference & Rupture (2020; with Catherine Eubanks), The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence Based Guide to Practice (2010; with Jacques Barber), ​Dialogues in Difference: Diversity Studies in the Therapeutic Relationship (2007), Self-Relations in the Psychotherapy Process (2001), and Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide (2000; with Jeremy Safran). He has also contributed Alliance Rupture Repair (2020; with Catherine Eubanks) to the APA Video Series. 

We are pleased to feature Dr. Patricia Coughlin, a Clinical Psychologist with over 40 years of experience; 30 of them as a practitioner and teacher of Intensive Short term Dynamic Psychotherapy.  In addition to her practice, Dr Coughlin has written a number of seminal books on the method, including Intensive Short term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique, Lives Transformed, and Maximizing Effectiveness in Dynamic Psychotherapy.  Her newest book, Working through toward Enduring Change will be published by Routledge in 2022.  Dr Coughlin has held faculty positions at Northwestern University School of Medicine, Albany Medical College, and Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine. Currently she is Visiting Faculty at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.  Dr Coughlin teaches and trains mental health professionals internationally and has won a number of teaching awards for her clarity and passion.

Catch her youtube videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu74E7N-5hknal1jfaE-MSA and visit her webiste, www.ISTDPNortheast.com

We were pleased to feature Christine Courtois on April 22nd, 2021 to launch the first in our series "Eminent Psychotherapists Revealed". By popular request Christine will be returning for another EPR. Dr. Courtois is one of the leading trauma therapists in the world and has published ground breaking books on her approach to trauma-informed treatment. Christine served as Chair on the American Psychological Association's PTSD Clinical Treatment Guideline Work Group. She has published extensively and co-founded and served as the clinical and training director of The Center: Posttraumatic Disorders Program in Washington, DC, an intensive inpatient trauma treatment center for 16-years. She lectures and consults internationally on the treatment of trauma weaving together her many years of clinical experience and scholarly work. She is considered a master psychotherapist and teacher. Christine's work has emphasized the treatment of survivors of complex developmental trauma. Her newly revised edition, with Julian Ford,"Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Adults", with Guilford Press is a must read for all psychotherapists, and can be found at: www.guilford.com/p/ford2 and her forthcoming volume, "Sexual Boundary Violations in Psychotherapy" published by the American Psychological Association is due out May of 2021.