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Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP
Dr. Peg Dawson: In over 40 years of clinical practice, Dr. Peg Dawson has worked with thousands of children who struggle at home and in school. At the center of their struggles are often weak executive skills. Along with her…
Henny Westra, Ph.D.
Henny Westra, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University in Toronto. Prior to this she was the Clinical Director of the Anxiety and Affective Disorders Service at the London Health Sciences Centre. She has published over 80…
Aureen Wagner, Ph.D.
Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D. is Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Director of The Anxiety Wellness Center in Cary, North Carolina, and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the…
Carolyn Coker Ross, M.D.
Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, CEDS is an internationally known author, speaker, expert and pioneer in the use of Integrative Medicine for the treatment of eating disorders and addictions. She is a graduate of Andrew Weil’s Fellowship Program in Integrative…
John Preston, Psy.D., A.B.P.P.
John Preston, Psy.D., A.B.P.P. is a board certified neuropsychologist, and ABPP in counseling psychology. He is the author or co-auther of twenty one books on various topics including psychopharmacology, psychological assessment, neurobiology and psychotherapy. His books have been translated into…
Laurel Parnell Ph.D.
Laurel Parnell Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading experts on EMDR. A clinical psychologist, she has trained thousands in EMDR in her international workshops. Dr. Parnell is the author of Tapping In: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing…
Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D.
Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D. is a professor in the Psychotherapy Research Area of the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, where he also maintains an active clinical practice. Since completing his doctoral training at the University of Nebraska in 1982,…
Scott D. Miller, Ph.D.
Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. is a co-founder of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, a private group of clinicians and researchers dedicated to studying “what works” in treatment. He also works as a therapist providing all clinical services…
Jane Middelton-Moz, M.S.
Jane Middelton-Moz, M.S. is currently living in the State of Vermont and is the Director of the Middelton-Moz Institute, a division of The Institute of Professional Practice, Inc. Ms. Middelton-Moz is on the advisory board of the National Association for…
Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
Don Meichenbaum, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the University of Waterloo. Ontario from which he took early retirement 20 years ago. He is presently Research Director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention in Miami (Please see www.melissainstitute.org). He…
Gabor Maté, M.D.
Gabor Maté (pronunciation: GAH-bor MAH-tay) is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The…
Pat Love, Ed.D.
Pat Love, Ed.D., (yes that is her real surname) has authored/co-authored six books, has written numerous professional publications, and has developed multiple training programs including Love Education™. Her work literally has taken her around the world to help people understand and…
Michael Leeds, Ph.D.
Michael Leeds, Ph.D. is an internationally-recognized community mental health trainer and consultant. He has designed and implemented strength-based community mental health treatment programs, in both residential treatment and out-patient settings, addressing substance abuse, violence and aggression, domestic violence, post traumatic…
Jack Hirose, M.A.
Jack Hirose, M.A. is a Vancouver-based educational event planner and conference organizer with over 30 years experience developing high quality training programs for mental health professionals and educators. During Jack’s 20 year counselling and teaching career, he worked with youth,…
Paul Foxman, Ph.D.
Paul Foxman, Ph.D. has led hundreds of top rated workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada, and he has appeared on television and radio as an expert on the topic of anxiety. His books include Dancing with Fear (2007) and The…
Janina Fisher, Ph.D.
Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and a former instructor, Harvard Medical School. An international expert on the treatment of trauma, she is an Advisory Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation. Dr. Fisher is the author of…
David Burns, M.D.
David Burns, M.D. is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He also has served as Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Medicine School and Acting Chief of Psychiatry at the Presbyterian University…
John Briere, Ph.D.
John Briere, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and Director of the USC Adolescent Trauma Training Center of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. A past president of…
Ray Baker, MD, FCFP, FASAM, ABAM
Ray Baker, M.D, FCFP, FASAM, is a physician, certified in both Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine and registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia since 1976. For twelve years he practiced occupational medicine and family medicine…
Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., ABPP
Martin Antony, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto. He was also the founding director of both the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic and the Psychology Residency Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton. Dr. Antony is…
Robert Brooks, Ph.D.
Robert Brooks, Ph.D. has lectured nationally and internationally and written extensively about working with or raising angry, at-risk youth from a strength-based approach that focuses on the development of self dignity motivation, hope, and resilience. Among his books, he is…
Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D.
Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, part-time, at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 35 years. He is a long-time student of mindfulness meditation and serves on the Board of Directors and faculty…
Robert T. Muller Ph.D., C. Psych.
Robert T. Muller, Ph.D., C.Psych. is on faculty as a Full Professor of Clinical Psychology at York University, is a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD); and both of his books have won…
Lynn Lyons, MSW, RSW
Lynn Lyons, MSW, RSW, is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, author, and speaker with a special interest in interrupting the generational patterns of anxiety in families. Her skill-based approach to anxiety focuses on the need to teach families about HOW anxiety works…
Reid Wilson, Ph.D.
Reid Wilson, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist who directs the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Centre in Chapel Hill and Durham, NC. He is author of Stopping the Noise in Your Head: The New Way to Overcome Anxiety and Worry and the…