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Thomas Marra, Ph.D., is the president of the Center for Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Monterey, CA, and founder and clinical director of a psychiatric inpatient facility based entirely on DBT principles. He has used DBT over the last ten years in inpatient, partial hospital, and outpatient settings.

Books: Depressed and Anxious, Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Private Practice

Dawn A. Marcus, MD, is associate professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is a neurologist with the Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute in Pittsburgh and coordinator of the institute’s Interdisciplinary Headache Clinic. She is an active member of the American Pain Society and the American Association for the Study of Headache. She has received research grants to investigate various issues in headache, including headaches in pregnant women and the mechanisms of recurring headaches.

Books: 10 Simple Solutions to Migraines

Christopher R.Martell, Ph.D., BPP is clinical associate professor of psychology at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, where he also maintains a private practice. He is board certified in clinical psychology and behavioral psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He is first author of the books Depression in Context: Strategies for Guided Action and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients. He has published articles and book chapters on behavioral treatments for depression, couples therapy, and issues affecting gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals. He is past president of the Washington State Psychological Association. He has conducted professional workshops on behavioral activation treatment for depression in the U.S. and Internationally.

Books: Overcoming Depression

Douglas J. Mason, Psy.D., is a neuropsychologist who specializes in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of people with brain injuries and other cognitive disorders. He is currently in private practice in central Florida. His practice is called The Memory Doctor, LLC. To learn more, please visit him at www.thememorydoctor.com.

Books: The Memory Doctor, The Memory Workbook

Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D., is an expert in PTSD recovery and the author of over ten books, including I Can't Get Over It, Trust After Trauma, and Survivor Guilt. She treats victims of PTSD in her private therapy practice. Matsakis is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, including the Today Show and CNN. Since 9/11, she has been featured in two PBS programs about survivor guilt.

Books: Survivor Guilt, Managing Client Anger, I Can’t Get Over It, Emotional Claustrophobia, Trust After Trauma, The Rape Recovery Guide

Randi McCabe, Ph.D., is chair of the Clinical Behavioural Sciences Programme in the Faculty of Health Sciences and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She is also associate director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario. After receiving her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto, she completed pre-doctoral internship training in the Eating Disorder Program at the Toronto General Hospital. She has published numerous scientific papers and book chapters in the areas of cognitive behavior therapy, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders. She is the lead author of Overcoming Bulimia: A Step-by-Step Cognitive Behavioral Workbook. She is on the editorial board of The Clinical Psychologist and has been assistant chair of the Program Committee for the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) annual convention. She is actively involved in clinical research, teaching, and education. She also maintains a private practice.

Books: The Overcoming Bulimia Workbook, 10 Simple Solutions to Panic

Mari A. McCaig, MSCP, is a certified cognitive trauma therapist. She has been a victim advocate for fifteen years with the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney in Honolulu, HI. She provides counseling for victims who are involved in felony criminal cases.

Books: Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence

Barry McCarthy, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, with a subspecialty in marriage and sex therapy, practicing at the Washington Psychological Center in Washington, DC. He is professor of psychology at American University where he teaches an undergraduate human sexual behavior course. With his wife Emily, he has written seven well-respected books, the most recent being Getting It Right the First Time, Sexual Awareness, and Rekindling Desire. In addition, Barry has published over fifty-five professional articles, fourteen book chapters, and presented over one hundred and ten workshops nationally and internationally.

Books: Coping with PE, Coping with Erectile Dysfunction

Brenda McCreight, Ph.D., is a family and child therapist and an adoption expert with more than twenty years' experience. She specializes in pre- and postadoption issues including counseling for adoptive and foster families in crisis and for families and children dealing with challenges such as fetal alcohol syndrome, ADHD, conduct disorder, attachment disorder, developmental delays, and cognitive impairment. McCreight is also an adult educator for both professional and lay audiences on issues related to child development, child trauma, adoptive and foster family relationships, and child behavior disorders. She lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia with her partner. They have nine children, seven of whom were adopted as older children.

Books: Parenting Your Adopted Older Child

Traci L. McFarlane, Ph.D., C.Psych., is a Staff Psychologist at the University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital Eating Disorders Programme. She is currently participating in a National Institutes of Mental Health study for preventing relapse in anorexia nervosa.

Books: The Overcoming Bulimia Workbook

Angela E. McHolm, Ph.D. is director of the Selective Mutism Service at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, ON, Canada. There she is also assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences.

Books: Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism

Matthew McKay, Ph.D., is the clinical director of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services in San Francisco. McKay is coauthor of more that 14 self-help books, including When Anger Hurts, The Anger Control Workbook, Couple Skills, and The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook. In private practice, he specializes in the treatment of anger, anxiety, and depression.

Books: When Anger Hurts Your Kids, Family Guide to Emotional Wellness, Self-Esteem, The Self-Esteem Companion, Successful Problem Solving, The Community Building Companion, The Self-Nourishment Companion, When Anger Hurts, Prisoners of Belief, Couple Skills, When Anger Hurts Your Relationship, Love Tune-Ups, The Daily Relaxer, Messages, The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook, Thoughts & Feelings, Focal Group Psychotherapy

John McQuaid, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and director of the Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention Program at the VA in San Diego where he trains doctoral students, psychology interns, psychiatry residents, social workers, and nurses in the use of CBT. Dr. McQuaid is also an associate professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.

Books: Peaceful Mind

Merry E. McVey-Noble, Ph.D., is a psychologist at the Bio-Behavioral Institute in Great Neck, NY, where she treats a number of adolescents and adults who engage in self-injurious behaviors. She is adjunct professor of psychology at Hofstra University, where she has taught for ten years.

Books: When Your Child is Cutting

Andra Medea designs conflict management programs with Medea & Associates, Inc., and is the creator of the Conflict Unraveled Toolkit™. She has taught conflict management at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. Her clients include social service agencies, religious groups, hospitals, and other organizations that need better ways to handle conflict. She gives seminars and lectures on conflict management regularly.

Books: Going Home without Going Crazy

Lynette A. Menefee, Ph.D, is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Her clinical practice has focused on helping individuals overcome difficulties with behavior change as it relates to health and quality of life. She also conducts research and treats individuals with chronic pain conditions and chronic illness. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Behavioral Medicine, and the American Pain Society. Menefee has presented and published in a variety of medical and psychological forums.

Norman J. Meshriy, M.S., N.C.C.C. Throughout his professional life, has explored means of bringing greater professional fulfillment and motivation to the office setting. For the past decade he has worked as a career coach in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a nationally certified counselor and career counselor, he has helped thousands of people overcome career-related roadblocks and find more rewarding and successful work lives. Meshriy teaches masters students in counseling at a private university, is a senior consultant for a transitions company, and is a member of both the National and California Career Development Associations.

Books: Thinking Outside the Cubicle

Michael E. Metz, Ph.D., works in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota and is one of the country's leading sexologists in the area of healthy male and couple sexuality. He is a major spokesperson for a comprehensive, integrated biopsychosocial approach to addressing and resolving sexual problems. After twelve years on the faculty of the University of Minnesota Medical School, he currently works in private practice with Meta Associates as a psychologist, marital therapist, and sex therapist treating individuals and couples, and is affiliated with the University of Minnesota's Department of Family Social Science. He has published more than forty-five professional articles and conducted numerous workshops and talks on marital and sex therapy. He is the author of the Styles of Conflict Inventory (SCI), a clinical assessment instrument to evaluate the conflict patterns in relationships; and together with Dr. McCarthy, Coping with Premature Ejaculation

Books: Coping with PE, Coping with Erectile Dysfunction

Dusty Miller, ED.D., is a clinical psychologist, consultant, and the author of the popular trauma and addiction book Women Who Hurt Themselves and the treatment manual Addictions and Trauma Recovery: Healing the Body, Mind & Spirit. She is the director of the Atrium Consultation & Training Institute in Northampton, Massachusetts, which specializes in treating addiction and trauma victims, and Codirector of the Willing Spirit Retreat Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She facilitates and speaks at trauma and addiction workshops and conferences nationwide where she draws on her personal as well as professional experiences with trauma and recovery.

Books: Your Surviving Spirit

Karen J. Miller, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center. Her clinical and research career has focused on the effects of hormones on cognition and mood, early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease, and memory enhancement for age-related memory decline. She is also director of the Neuropsychology Externship Training Program at UCLA, where she trains graduate students in cognitive assessment. She is the author of numerous abstracts and scientific journal authors, presents at national and international conferences, and conducts continuing education seminars for professionals.

Books: The Estrogen/Depression Connection

Foreword writer Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR, is associate clinical professor at the University of Colorado Medical School and founder and director of KID Foundation—the only full-time SPD research program in the world—and the Sensory Therapies and Research (STAR) Center for children and adults. She is author of Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder.

Books: Parenting a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder

Wendy Millstine, NC, is a freelance writer and certified holistic nutrition consultant who specializes in diet and stress reduction.

Heather Garnos Mitchener, a freelance writer and editor, changed jobs to find a more balanced way of life. She resides with her husband in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Bodie Morey received her AB from Harvard and experienced firsthand the uncertainty, turmoil and challenges of mental illness developing in close family members. Morey was instrumental in initiating a model program for mental health outreach services in New Hampshire, developed a popular long-running public education series, Families Coping with Mental Illness, co-taught the first Family Education Course in New Hampshire—the forerunner of the present NAMI national Family-to-Family Program. Morey was president of the NAMI affiliate in Concord, NH from 1986 to 2000, and works to promote better public information on mental illnesses.   

Books: Family Intervention Guide To Mental Illness

Peter Moskovitz, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at George Washington University and specializes in treating people who suffer from reflex sympathetic dystrophy. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the RSDSA. He has published several articles on the subject in professional journals.

Books: Living with RSDS 

Books: Family Intervention Guide To Mental Illness, Behavioral Family Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders

Paul R. Munford, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Anxiety Treatment Center of Northern California. He is clinical professor in the department of psychiatry of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, where he teaches cognitive behavior therapy. He sits on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation and is a member of the American Psychological Association, Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, and California Psychological Association. Visit the author at www.anxietyexperts.com.

Books: Overcoming Compulsive Checking

Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Trauma Research Program in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center of McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, and the Chair of the Women's Initiative of Harvard Medical School's Division on Addictions. Dr. Najavits has received, as principal investigator, four National Institutes of Health research grants, including an Independent Scientist Career Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and three grants for treatment outcome studies on posttraumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. Author of the book Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse (2002) and more than 60 professional publications, she is on the advisory boards of Psychotherapy Research, the Journal of Traumatic Stress, and Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Dr. Najavits is past-president of the New England Society for Behavior Analysis and Therapy and was the recipient of the Chaim Danieli Young Professional Award of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in 1997, and the Early Career Award of the Society for Psychotherapy Research in 1998. She is a licensed psychologist who conducts a psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts. Her major clinical and research interests include substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, women's mental health treatment, and psychotherapy outcome research.

Books: A Woman’s Addiction Workbook

Darlene Gaynor Nemeth, Ph.D., is a clinical and neuropsychologist with Neuropsychology Center of Louisiana, located at The Drusilla Clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Nemeth, an APA fellow, developed the breakthrough anger-management program on which this book is based. A pioneer in the area of clinical neuropsychology for more than twenty-five years, Nemeth has focused much of her practice on children's issues.

Books: Helping Your Angry Child

Diane K. Newman, RNC, MSN, is codirector of the Penn Center for Continence and Pelvic Health at the Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia. She is an expert in overactive bladder and urinary incontinence and has treated people with this and related problems for over fifteen years. She has written over eight clinical and research articles and is a frequent lecturer on incontinence and related pelvic-issues nationally and internationally. She is the author of the books The Urinary Incontinence Sourcebook and Managing and Treating Urinary Incontinence.

Books: Overcoming Overactive Bladder

Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D., ABBP, is a board-certified cognitive and behavior psychologist involved in the research and treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, trichotillomania, hoarding, body dysmorphic disorder, and hypochondriasis at the Bio-Behavioral Institute in Great Neck, NY. She is professor of psychology at Hofstra University in Long Island, NY, and professor of psychology at New York University. A scientist and clinician who has presented and published over 150 articles in scientific journals and written many book chapters, she is coauthor of seven books with Jose Yaryura-Tobias. She has received recognition both nationally and internationally for her research contributions in the area of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. She is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation.

Books: Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding, When Your Child is Cutting

Arthur M. Nezu, Ph.D., ABPP, is currently the professor of psychology, medicine and public health at Drexel University, and Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Medicine and Mind/Body Studies in Philadelphia, PA. Christine Maguth Nezu, Ph.D., ABPP, is a professor of clinical and health psychology and associate professor of medicine at Drexel University, as well as Co-Director for the Center for Behavioral Medicine and Mind/Body Studies in Philadelphia, PA.Together they have collectively authored or co-authored more than 200 journal articles and book chapters, and co-authored or edited over 15 books, including: Problem-Solving Therapy for Depression, Helping Cancer Patients Cope and Health Psychology.

Books: Awakening Self-Esteem

Joanne Nicholson, Ph.D., has been a clinical and research psychologist for over twenty years. She is Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Associate Director of the UMMS Center for Mental Health Services Research, where she directs the Child and Family Research Core. Nicholson has established an active, client-based program of research on parents with mental illness and their families

William T. O'Donohue, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and adjunct professor of philosophy and psychiatry at the University of Nevada, Reno. A nationally recognized expert in the area of sexual disorders and sexual victimization, Dr. O'Donohue has written and edited over a hundred articles and books, and specializes in the study and treatment of male sexual misbehavior. He lives in Reno, Nevada.

Books: Sex Addiction

Marion P. Olmsted, Ph.D., C. Psych., is the Director of Ambulatory Care for the world-renowned Eating Disorders Programme at the University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital. She is also a co-investigator and therapy supervisor on a National Institutes of Mental Health study for preventing relapse in anorexia.

Books: The Overcoming Bulimia Workbook

John H. O’Neal, MD, has been a board-certified psychiatrist in private practice since 1977. He is a past chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Sutter Community Hospital in Sacramento, CA. He is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine and a fellow of the APA. He lectures on depression and psychopharmacology to mental health professionals, employee assistance programs, and the public. He received a master’s of education degree in clinical psychology from Harvard University.

Books: Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Made Simple; The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists

Kim Paleg, Ph.D., is a practicing clinical psychologist specializing in couples and family therapy and codirector of the Redwood Center Psychology Associates, Inc. in Berkeley, California. She is coauthor of several relationship self-help books.

Books: Couple Skills and When Anger Hurts Your Kids, The Messages Workbook, When Anger Hurts Your Kids, Kids Today, Parents Tomorrow, Couple Skills, When Anger Hurts Your Relationship, Focal Group Psychotherapy

Randy Paterson, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and the coordinator of Changeways, a widely‑known depression treatment program at Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at the department of psychology at the University of British Columbia. He lives in Vancouver.

Books: Your Depression Map

Shery Paul, MA, enjoys a thriving practice as a professional bridal counselor, helping brides-to-be cope with the many issues and transitions from the engagement, ceremony, and honeymoon through the first year of marriage. She is the author of The Conscious Bride. Sheryl has appeared on dozens of national radio and television programs to discuss her work, including Oprah! and the Oxygen Network. She lives in Los Angeles, where she runs her business, Conscious Weddings, and her Web site, www.consciousweddings.com.

Cherry Pedrick, R.N., , is a freelance writer with over twenty years' experience as a nurse. She has coauthored many books for people with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. You can read many of her articles and learn more about her books at www.cherrypedrick.com.

Books: Helping Your Child with OCD, 2nd edition, The BDD Workbook, Helping Your Child with OCD.

James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and has been recognized by the American Psychological Association as one of the top researchers on trauma, disclosure, and health. Dr. Pennebaker has edited/written several books, including Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Books: Writing to Heal

Laura J. Petracek, Ph.D., is assistant professor of clinical psychology at National University in Sacramento, CA. She maintains a private practice in San Francisco and is a certified treatment provider for the San Francisco Department of Probation. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors, and the Nation Association of Social Workers .

Books: The Anger Workbook for Women

Susan Phillips, B.S., is a research coordinator at the Center for Mental Health Services Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Phillips coordinates the NAMI Research Institute-funded Stanley Scholars and intern training programs at the Center. She also coordinates the quarterly publication of the Parent Link newsletter, which provides updates on current research, programs, resources, and information that support parents with psychiatric disabilities and their families.

Books: Parenting Well When You’re Depressed

Thomas Plante, Ph.D., ABPP, Is a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University as well as an adjunct clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford. For more than a decade, he has taught ethics classes at both universities and held workshops quarterly. Additionally, he teaches a CEU class on ethics that is required by the APA for all psychologists to renew their license. Dr. Plante is also the author of the following: Sin Against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church (2004) (Editor), Getting Together, Staying Together: The Stanford University Course on Intimacy (2000) and Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests (1999) (Editor)

Books: Do the Right Thing

Soili Poijula, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and licensed psychotherapist at Oy Synolon Ltd., Center for Trauma Psychology in Finland. She has been a member of the Finnish Red Cross Catastrophe Group and Finland's Ministry of Health Advisory Board.

Books: The PTSD Workbook

Mary Polce-Lynch, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist, psychotherapist, and researcher. Over the past twenty years, she has worked in public education, community mental health, and higher education. Polce-Lynch is the Assistant Director of the Center for Counseling and Career Planning at Randolph-Macon College, where she also teaches Psychology. She has published professional articles throughout her career and is currently directing her writing toward general readers, especially parents. She has a private clinical practice in Richmond, Virginia with Westhampton Family Psychologists. She lives in Ashland, Virginia.

Books: When Anger Scares You

C. Alec Pollard, Ph.D., is the Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute and a Professor of Community and Family Medicine at the Saint Louis University.

Books: The Agoraphobia Workbook

Ron Potter-Efron is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in anger management. He gives workshops and lectures on anger management throught the US and is a a certified alcohol and drug counselor.

Books: Rage, Angry All the Time; Letting Go of Anger, 2nd. ed.; Stop the Anger Now!; The Secret Message of Shame; Working Anger; Being, Belonging, Doing

David Powell, Ph.D., is a marriage and family counselor with over 35 years of clinical experience. He is also a successful executive. In 1974 he founded Education and Training Programs Inc., a 10 million dollar corporation where he continued as President and CEO for 25 years. Having reached mid-life, he realized that he wanted to pursue a deeper spiritual path in his life. He retired as CEO and earned a master's degree in divinity. He is trained as a spiritual counselor and is a mentor for the Soul of the Executive Program of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Transformation., which is designed to help Fortune 500 executives find meaning and purpose in their lives. He is currently president and CEO of International Center for Health Concerns, a new corporation that he founded whose goal is to facilitate the distribution of health and psychological information internationally.

Books: Playing Life's Second Half

John D. Preston, Pys.D.,ABPP, is a licensed psychologist and the author of fourteen books. He is professor of psychology at the Sacramento, CA, campus of Alliant International University and has served on the faculty of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. He has lectured widely in the United States and abroad. He is the recipient of the Mental Health Association President’s award for contributions to the mental health profession. He is coauthor of Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple.

Books: Integrative Treatment for BPD, Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Made Simple; The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists; Loving Someone with BiPolar Depression

Prentiss Price, Ph.D., is a counseling psychologist at the Counseling and Career Development Center of Georgia Southern University.

She is the creator of the Web site www.allaboutdepression.com, a popular informational resource about depression and other mood disorders since 1999. She is an advocate for mental health self-help. She enjoys writing articles, developing Web sites, creating self-guided tools and exercises, and conducting Internet research to help people help themselves understand and manage mental health issues. Price is also the founder of All About Mental Health, LLC (www.allaboutmentalhealth.com ), a company specializing in providing online self-help strategies for managing depression and anxiety and promoting good mental health. She lives in Statesboro, GA.

Books: The Cyclothymia Workbook

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