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AUTHORS U to Z Mary Valentis,
Ph.D., teaches writing, literature, popular culture,
and literary theory at the State University of New York at Albany.
In many of her courses, she uses classical and contemporary literature
to explore ideas of romantic love and their effect on society and individual.
Coauthor of Brave New You: 12 Dynamic Strategies for Saying What You
Want and Being Who You Are (winner of Foreword Magazine's Silver Medal
for Best Self-Help title of 2001), Female Rage: Unlocking Its Secrets,
Claiming Its Power, and editor of The American Sublime, Mary has published
articles in popular and scholarly publications; she has appeared on
national and local radio and TV; and lectures frequently in the US
and Europe. Her books have been published and translated in Japan,
Spain, Italy, and the British Isles. She is co-founder and project
director of HumaniTech at the University at Albany and coproducer and
a director for The Technology Play Project, funded in part by a grant
she received from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Books :Brave New You; Romantic Intelligence John Valentis,
Ph.D., has been involved in the mental health field
for over twenty-five years as a practicing psychotherapist, seminar
leader, author, and media psychologist. John has an independent practice
in clinical hypnosis and psychotherapy. He specializes in helping
men and women work with their emotions to improve and resolve communication
and intimacy issues. A former radio talk show host, he has appeared
on such national and local television and radio shows as The Mary
Lou Henner Show, Pennsylvania Public Radio, and more. A professional
jazz drummer and voice-over actor, he is a member of the Media
Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association and
the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He was
an adjunct professor of behavioral science and communication at
Southampton College and the College of Saint Rose. John leads training
and skill enhancement seminars for physicians and mental health
practitioners. He is a regular presenter at the Learning Annex
in New York and San Francisco.
Books: Brave New You; Romantic Intelligence Foreword writer Joe Vitale is the author of dozens of books, including the best-selling book The Attractor Factor, and an internationallyrecognized marketing and copywriting expert. Visit him on the web at www.mrfire.com. Books: Anxious Nine to Five Mark A. Watling, MD, is staff psychiatrist at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Healthcare and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University, both in Hamilton, ON. Martha
Wakenshaw, MA, LMHC, is a child therapist in private practice
in Seattle, Washington, specializing in play and expressive arts
therapy. She is a board-certified mental health counselor with
fifteen years' experience as a child therapist. Her previous book,
This Child of Mine was shortlisted for the Robert F. Kennedy annual
book award, the world's most prestigious recognition of social
writing. She has written for lay people and professionals on how
to identify and treat childhood trauma, as well as several articles
on child care and community needs for a variety of professional
publications. She served as center director in a therapeutic clinic
of abused and neglected preschool children and as a family advocate
for Head Start and the Shoreline School District. She is a member
of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC),
the American Counseling Association, and Zero-to-Three, an organization
that does early childhood development research. Ms. Wakenshaw is
also an award-winning poet.
Books: Caring
for Your Grieving Child
Cynthia Wall, LCSW, earned
her master’s degree
in social work at the University of California, Berkeley, and works
in private practice counseling individuals and couples. Her specialty
is helping people claim freedom from the limits created by loss and
betrayal. She is a volunteer with the American Red Cross and the
local hospice in Fort Bragg, CA, where she helps train volunteers
and is also involved with the Compassionate Friends, a support
group for bereaved parents. A gifted seminar and group leader,
she has taught classes in personal growth and self-esteem at the
College of the Redwoods in Northern California. Her workshop Trust,
Betrayal, and Forgiveness: A Leap of Faith helped her refine the
concepts in this book. She has published the ninety-minute audiotape Embracing True Prosperity and
leads workshops about the psychological and practical aspects of
finance. In her latest workshop, The Courage to Trust, she presents
powerful techniques that increase self-trust and trustworthiness
and teaches how to trust others more wisely. She lives with her
husband of twenty-five years, Marshall Rogers, on the Mendocino
coast in Northern California. You can contact Cynthia Wall directly
at www.thecouragetotrust.com.
Books: Courage to Trust Robyn D. Walser, Ph.D. (ACT, PTSD), is the assistant director at the National Center for PTSD at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. She also works as a consultant, workshop presenter, and therapist in her private business, TLConsultation Services. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno. During her graduate studies, she developed expertise in traumatic stress, substance abuse, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). She has been doing ACT workshop trainings, both nationally and internationally, since 1998, training in multiple formats and for multiple client problems. Books: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Problems, Learning ACT, ACT in ACTION (DVD) Angela
Watrous is a freelance writer, www.iVillage.com relationship
expert, coauthor of After the Breakup and Love Tune-Ups, and the
editor of Bare Your Soul. Her work has appeared on MSN and AOL,
and she writes the advice column "Kiss and Tell" for
www.planetout.com. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit
her at www.angelawatrous.com.
Books: Love Tune-ups,
Talk to Me Lara Honos-Webb,
Ph.D., is a
licensed clinical psychologist. She is the author of more than twenty
publications in professional psychology journals and books. She is
currently an assistant professor in the Counseling Psychology Program
at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA: She has presented her
research both nationally and internationally. She is actively involved
in the American Psychological Association.
Books: The Gift of ADHD, Listening to Depression, The Gift of ADHD Activity Book Alan J.
Wein, MD, is a professor and the chair of the Division
of Urology, University of Pennsylvania Health System. He has been
awarded both the Distinguished Service and Contribution Awards
from the American Urological Association. He currently serves with
the World Health Organization, International Consultations on Prostate
Cancer, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, and Incontinence, the latter
of which he cochairs. With over 700 clinical and scientific articles
and thirteen books to his credit, he is also a premiere speaker
on the subject of overactive bladder and other incontinence issues
around the world.
Books: Overcoming
Overactive Bladder
David
Wexler, Ph.D., David B. Wexler, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in San Diego specializing in the treatment of relationships in conflict and the executive director of the Relationship Training Institute. He has trained professionals internationally on his pioneering ideas for relationship development and the prevention and treatment of domestic violence. Wexler is the author of When Good Men Behave Badly, and he has been featured on The Dr. Phil Show and The Today Show; in the Washington Post, O Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Men’s Health; and on dozens of radio and TV programs throughout North America. His work helps to educate the public about relationships in conflict and conflict-resolutions strategies.
Books: When Good
Men Behave Badly; Is He Depressed or What? Debra Whiting Alexander, Ph.D.,has served as Executive Director of the Center for Community Counseling in Eugene, Oregon. She acts as trauma consultant for her local school district and throughout the state. Dr. Alexander is the author of several books written for children and teens on the subject of trauma recovery. Books: Children Changed by Trauma; Loving Your Teenage Daughter Valerie E. Whiffen, Ph.D., has been a professor and clinical psychologist in private practice since 1988 in Ottawa, Canada. She is professor of psychology at the University of Ottawa, where she teaches students to do interpersonal therapy with depressed women and therapy with couples who are struggling with one partner’s depression. She serves as a peer reviewer for several professional psychological journals. Whiffen has authored numerous chapters in professional books and more than forty journal articles and she is coauthor of Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy with Susan Johnson. Her primary research interests are gender and depression. She is currently engaged in a long-term study examining the interpersonal influences on girls and women’s depression. Books: A Secret Sadness Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at the Harvard Medical School. She directs the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Program, the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Clinic and is clinical director of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic, at Massachusetts General Hospital. A graduate of Marburg University in Germany, she completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wilhelm’s pioneering research on OCD and related disorders is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and by private foundations. She has lectured internationally and has published numerous articles and book chapters on OCD and related disorders. Dr. Wilhelm serves on several editorial boards and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Her current research projects focus on understanding the nature of, OCD, body dysmorphic disorder and Tourette’s syndrome and on developing new treatments for those disorders. Books: Cognitive Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Mary Beth
Williams, Ph.D., LCSW, CTS, treats trauma survivors
in private practice at Trauma Recovery Education & Counseling
Center in Warrenton, Virginia. She also specializes in crisis
intervention as a social worker. Williams is well-know in U.S.
and international trauma circles as an author, researcher, lecturer,
and social policy advisor. She is the past-president of the Association
of Traumatic Stress Specialists.
Books: The PTSD
Workbook
Karen
Kahn Wilson, Ed.D., is an executive/personal coach
and licensed clinical psychologist who is committed to helping
women maintain a positive and constructive focus in their lives.
She has worked with hundreds of divorced women, helping them to
see the challenges of relationships as "cycles" of potential
growth. Dr. Wilson maintains a successful executive, personal and
divorce coaching practice with clients throughout the US and internationally.
Visit her at: www.divorcedliving.com.
Books: Transformational
Divorce
Amy R.
Wolfson, Ph.D., is cochair of Women in Sleep and Rhythm
Research of the Sleep Research Society and an Associate Professor
of Psychology and Director of the Women's Studies Program at
the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Books: Women's
Book of Sleep
Robyn D. Walser, Ph.D., is a psychologist at the National Center for PTSD, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and she works as a consultant, workshop presenter and therapist in her private business, TLConsultation Services. Walser received her degree in clinical psychology from the University of Nevada-Reno. She has expertise in traumatic stress, substance abuse, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). She has been doing ACT workshop trainings both nationally and internationally since 1998; training in multiple formats and for multiple client problems. Walser continues to investigate the use of mindfulness and ACT in trauma populations. In addition, she has a private practice that includes consultation and workshop services plus psychotherapy. (robyn.walser@sbcglobal.net) Books: Acceptance And Commitment Therapy For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Other Trauma Related Problems Darrah Westrup, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her degree from West Virginia University and completed two years additional training in behavioral medicine at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University Medical Center. She is currently working as attending in the Women's Trauma Recovery Program at the National Center for PTSD, and is the program director of the Women’s Mental Health Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Westrup also maintains a private practice based in Menlo Park, CA. She has clinical and research expertise in the areas of PTSD, substance abuse, stalking behavior, and experiential avoidance as it relates to psychological dysfunction. Books: Acceptance And Commitment Therapy For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Other Trauma Related Problems Jeffrey C. Wood, Psy.D., is a psychotherapist, living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. He specializes in cognitive behavioral treatments for depression, anxiety, and trauma, as well as assertiveness and life-skills coaching. He can be reached at www.drjeffreywood.com. Books: Getting Help Claire Michaels Wheeler, MD, Ph.D., worked as an emergency medicine physician before she took a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Michigan. There, she codirected a long-term study of the emotional and psychological consequences of severe injuries. She is the founder of Mind-Body Medicine of Portland, a provider of workshops, classes, and seminars on mind-body health and creativity. Dr. Michaels is an instructor at Portland State University’s School of Community Health, as well as a core faculty member for the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. She was key personnel on a grant provided by the NIH to Oregon Health and Science University for the integration of mind-body medicine and other integrative medicine approaches into the medical and nursing school curricula, and she participated in a series of CAM grand rounds, instructing physicians and medical students in the clinical application of mind-body medicine. Dr. Wheeler lives in Portland, OR. Books: 10 Simple Solutions To Stress Pamela S. Wiegartz, Ph.D., is assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Books: 10 Simple Solutions To Worry Jose Yaryura-Tobias,
MD, is a biological psychiatrist and an internist
with over 40 years experience, in addition to being a writer
and a poet. He is also the medical director at the Bio-Behavioral
Institute. He has pioneered research in the dopamine theory
of schizophrenia and the serotonin theory of obsessive compulsive
disorder. He is the author of eight books, seven of which he
co-authored with Dr. Neziroglu. Dr. Yaryura-Tobias has presented
and/or published over three-hundred scientific papers and book
chapters. He received his medical degree at the National University
of Buenos Aires. He completed internships in Argentina, Canada
and the U.S., originally specializing in internal medicine
and later in biological psychiatry. He is currently a professor
at New York University. He is also a member of numerous national
and international societies, and a founding member of the International
College of Psychosomatic Medicine, the Argentine Society of
Biological Psychiatry, the World Federation of Biological Psychiatry,
and the Society of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. He is on
the scientific advisory board of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
and a consultant to the Bio-Behavioral Institute in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ted Zeff, Ph.D. received
his doctorate in psychology in 1981 from the California Institute
of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. He currently teaches workshops
on coping techniques for hightly sensitive people. He has taught
stress reduction and insomnia management for over fifteen years
at various hospitals and medical groups. For more informaton please
visit his web site, www.hspsurvival.com. Christie
Zgourides, M.A.,is
a medical practice executive at Pathology Consultants of
New Mexico in Roswell, an online adjunct faculty member
at Kaplan College in Boca Raton, Florida, and a former
associate professor at Warner Pacific College in Portland,
Oregon.
Books: Stop Feeling
Tired!
George D.Zgourides, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist and clergyman specializing in mind-body psychology, spiritual issues, and integrative approaches to healing. He is the author and coauthor of numerous books including Stop Worrying About Your Health! Books: Shy Bladder
Syndrome, Stop Feeling Tired!, Stop Worrying about Your Health
Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., is President and Cofounder of the P.E.A.C.E. Program. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and a member, Past President, and Fellow of the Connecticut Psychological Association. He is also a Diplomate and Founding Fellow of the American College of Advanced Practice Psychologists and is on the clinical faculty of the University of Connecticut Health Center. Books: Adult
Children of Divorce, Co-Parenting Survival Guide Aline
P. Zoldbrod, Ph.D., is an American Board of
Sexology Diplomate, an AASECT certified sex therapist,
and a licensed psychologist who for more than thirty
years has helped hundreds of men and women learn to
communicate their needs and find sexual fulfillment.
Books: Sex Smart,
Sex Talk Elke Zuercher-White,
Ph.D., author The Agoraphobia Workbook,
of has been specializing in agoraphobia and other
anxiety disorders for over twenty years. She has
been on the staff of the Kaiser Permanent Medical
Group since 1981 and maintains a private practice
in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Books: An End to Panic: Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder and Treating Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: A Step-by-Step Clinical Guide. |
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