Society, Relationships, and Pleasure: An Interview with Dr. Carol Gilligan

Dr. Carol Gilligan is an American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work on ethical relationships and gender studies. She is currently a Professor at New York University and a visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge, where she works with the Centre for Gender Studies.   Dr. Gilligan taught at Harvard University for…

 

A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on Aggression: An Interview with Donald Meichenbaum

Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He is a founder of Cognitive Behavioral Modification and an expert in the treatment of PTSD, having treated individuals of all ages for traumas suffered from war, violence, abuse, accidents, and illness. He is also the Research…

 

The Impact of Parenting on Child Development: An Interview with James Garbarino

James Garbarino Ph.D. is an author and Professor at Loyola University Chicago. An expert in the field of  child and adolescent development, he specializes in violence-related issues, such as the impact of violence on children, maltreatment of children and child aggression. Dr. Garbarino holds the Maude C. Clarke Chair in Humanistic Psychology and was founding…

 

Psychological Factors that Contribute to Violence: An Interview with James Gilligan

James Gilligan, M.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at New York University. He is a former president of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy. An expert in the field of violence, he has published several books including Violence: Reflections on a…

 

The Public Health Model Applied to Violence: An Interview with James Gilligan

James Gilligan, M.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at New York University. He is a former president of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy. An expert in the field of violence, he has published several books including Violence: Reflections on a…

 

Social, Political, and Economic Issues in Violence: An Interview with James Gilligan

James Gilligan, M.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at New York University. He is a former president of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy. An expert in the field of violence, he has published several books including Violence: Reflections on a…

 

Effectively Intervening with Violent Behavior: An Interview with Peter Fonagy

Peter Fonagy, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, as well as the Freud Memorial Professor  of Psychoanalysis and Head of the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at University College London. Dr. Fonagy’s clinical expertise centers around issues of borderline psychopathology, violence and early attachment relationships. He is also the Chief Executive…

 

Creating Meaning: An Interview with Sheldon Solomon

Dr. Sheldon Solomon is a social psychologist and the Ross Professor for Interdisciplinary Studies at Skidmore College. He is best known for developing Terror Management Theory, along with Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski, which is concerned with how humans deal with their own sense of mortality inspired by the ideas of Earnest Becker. Dr. Solomon…

 

Mindfulnesss for Life: An Interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher who has received acclaim for bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. He is a professor emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School….

 

Treating Suicide – A Cognitive Behavioral Approach: An Interview with Dr. David Rudd

David Rudd, Ph.D. is an expert in the field of suicidology. He is Dean of the College of social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Utah, where he also serves as Scientific Director for the National Center for Veterans Studies. Dr. Rudd has served as President of the American Association of Suicidology and the…

 

Negotiating Safe Places – Behavioral Regulation and Social Engagement: An Interview with Dr. Stephen Porges

Dr. Stephen Porges is a developmental psychologist and neuroscientist who specializes in the neurobiology of social behavior. He is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Director of the Brain-Body Center in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology, Bio-Engineering, and…

 

On Relationships and Parenting: An Interview with Dr. Pat Love

Distinguished professor and Certified Love Educator, Pat Love, Ed.D., is known for her warmth, humor, and commitment to learning. For more than 25 years, she has contributed to relationship education and personal development through her books, articles, training programs, speaking, and media appearances. She is an expert presenter at national and international conferences, as well…

 

Advances in the Treatment of Suicidal Clients: An Interview with Dr. David Jobes

David Jobes, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and expert in the field of suicidology. Dr. Jobes is a Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America. He also runs the CUA Suicide Prevention Lab, which researches suicidal risk assessment and recently developed a novel therapeutic approach to suicide prevention…

 

Attachment, Trauma and Dissociation: An Interview with Dr. Christine Courtois

Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, is a psychologist and expert in the field of trauma. Dr. Courtois has authored numerous books including Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide (2009), Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy (2010, 1988), and The Treatment of Complex Trauma: A Sequenced, Relationship-Based Approach (2012). She is Co-Founder of The…

 

An Interview with Drs. Carol and James Gilligan

Dr. Carol Gilligan is an American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work on ethical relationships and gender studies. She is currently a Professor at New York University and a visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge. Her ground-breaking book, In a Different Voice  (1982) achieved much critical acclaim and has been described…

 

Dynamics of Suicide: An Interview with Dr. Israel Orbach

Dr. Israel Orbach (1943-2010) was a clinical psychologist and professor, who specialized in suicidal behavior and suicide prevention. For more than 40 years, Dr. Orbach actively engaged in teaching, research and psychotherapy. He was one of the founders of the Israeli Association for Suicide Prevention, where he served as the first president. Dr. Orbach published…

 

Terror Management Theory: An Interview with Dr. Jeff Greenberg

Dr. Jeff Greenberg is a social psychologist and professor at the University of Arizona, where he is the Social Psychology Program Head. Dr. Greenberg is known for coining the concept of Terror Management Theory, along with his colleagues, Sheldon Solomon and Tom Pyszczynski. He developed Terror Management Theory after realizing that two of his primary…

 

Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach: An Interview with Pat Ogden

Pat Ogden, Ph.D., is a pioneer in somatic psychology, who has trained in a wide variety of somatic and psychotherapeutic approaches. She has over three decades of experience working with individuals and groups in diverse populations, including prison inmates, psychiatric inpatients and survivors of trauma. Dr. Ogden is the founder and director of the Sensorimotor…

 

Caring Kids Straight: An Interview with Father Greg Boyle

Father Gregory Boyle, Father G, is the Founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, re-hab and re-entry program in the United States. Father Greg served as the pastor of Dolores Mission, 1986-1992. In 1988, he founded Homeboy Industries and he has since received numerous honorary degrees and awards for his work in helping gang…

 

From the Polarized Mind to Awe: An Existential Humanistic Approach to Life: An Interview with Dr. Kirk Schneider

Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D. is a leading spokesperson for existential-humanistic psychology and the recent past editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Dr. Schneider is an adjunct faculty member of the Existential-Humanistic Institute and the author/editor of 10 books, including The Polarized Mind and Awakening to Awe. In this DVD, Dr. Kirk Schneider offers his…

 

Mindfulness in Everyday Life: An Interview with Donna Rockwell

Donna Rockwell, Psy.D., L.P. is a licensed clinical psychologist, adjunct faculty member, community outreach worker, columnist, and mindfulness meditation teacher. Dr. Rockwell specializes in both mindfulness and celebrity mental health. She works with clients in her private practice and teaches public meditation classes. In this DVD, Dr. Donna Rockwell makes an inspiring case for incorporating mindfulness practices into everyday life. She begins…

 

Achieving Lasting Change: An Interview with John Norcross

John C. Norcross, PhD, is an internationally recognized expert on behavioral change, as well as a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Norcross specializes in psychotherapy, clinical training and behavioral change. Dr. Norcross has authored over 300 publications and edited…

 

An Existential Approach to Dealing with Emotional Trauma: An Interview with Robert Stolorow

Robert D. Stolorow, Ph.D., is a psychoanalyst and philosopher, well known for his works on intersubjectivity theory, post-Cartesian psychoanalysis, and emotional trauma. He is a Founding Faculty Member at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles, and at the Institute for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity, New York City. He is the author and co-author of several books, including World, Affectivity, Trauma: Heidegger and Post-Cartesian Psychoanalysis (2011)…

 

Dr. Peter Levine and the Somatic Experiencing Approach to Trauma

Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is a prominent expert in the field of Trauma. He is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a body-awareness approach to healing trauma, and the Director of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. Dr. Levine holds doctorate degrees in both Medical Biophysics and in Psychology. He spent 35 years studying stress and trauma and has contributed to numerous scientific…

 

Early Attachment and Trauma: An Interview with Dr. Felicity de Zulueta

Dr. Felicity de Zulueta is a psychiatrist and a psychoanalyst, who specializes in trauma and attachment patterns. Dr. de Zulueta developed and headed the Traumatic Stress Service at the Maudsley Hospital in London, where she is the Emeritus Consultant Physician. She has been an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Traumatic Studies at the Institute of Psychiatry and Kings College London. Additionally,…

 

The Science of Emotion: An Interview with Jaak Panksepp

Dr. Jaak Panksepp is a renowned neuroscientist and psychobiologist, and Emeritus Professor of the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University. He is the author of Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions (1998) as well as Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions (with Lucy Bevin) (2012). In describing his…

 

Emotion Focused Therapy – An Interview with Dr. Les Greenberg

Les Greenberg, Ph.D., primary originator and developer of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) runs the training clinic in affiliation with the York University Psychology Clinic (YUPC), a state-of-the-art community mental health and training center associated with the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Health at York University in Toronto. He is the author of numerous books,…