Addiction Conferences and Continuing Educations for Mental Health Professionals with CE Credits for Eating Disorder, Sexual Addiction, Behavioral Mental Health Issues by the Ben Franklin Institute Nationwide.

Robert Ackerman, PHD

Robert Ackerman, PHD

Dr. Robert J. Ackerman is Professor and Director of the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Research & Training Institute at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a co-founder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics.
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Donald Altman, MA, LPC

Donald Altman, MA, LPC

Donald Altman, MA, LPC, is a psychotherapist, former Buddhist monk, and adjunct faculty with Portland State University's Interpersonal Neurobiology Program. He serves on the board of The Center for Mindful Eating and is the author of several books, including The Mindfulness Code: Keys to Overcoming Stress, Anxiety, Fear, and Unhappiness, Living Kindness, and Meal by Meal.
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Michael Berrett, MD

Michael Berrett, MD

Dr. Berrett is President and CEO, Executive Director, and Co-Founder of Center for Change. He has been on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP). He is the co-author of several books including APA book "Spirituality and the Treatment of Women With Eating Disorders", and "Spiritual Renewal: A Journey of Faith and Healing". He has also co-authored several professional journal articles on eating disorders and other topics. He has presented nationally at many conferences including NATSAP, IECA, and IAEDP.
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Emmett Bishop, MD, CEDS

Emmett Bishop, MD, CEDS

Emmett Bishop, MD, CEDS has more than 20 years experience in the treatment of eating disorders. Formerly Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia, he was Director of Undergraduate Education in Psychiatry and completed research in psychosomatic medicine. He has also completed drug studies and research with psychotropic medications and eating disorders. Author and co-author of numerous articles in his field, he has lectured widely on eating disorders and psychotropic medications.
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Leo Booth, MTH

Leo Booth, MTH

Dynamic, challenging, insightful and witty, Reverend Leo Booth is a minister cut from a very different cloth. He says you don't have to be religious to be spiritual. He's as likely to quote from the Beatles, The Velveteen Rabbit, or Oscar Wilde, as he is from the Bible. His passion is to help people discover that God and spirituality are not "out there" somewhere, but are found within ourselves and our world. Reverend Leo is an internationally acclaimed author, lecturer, and trainer on all aspects of spirituality and recovery from depression, addictions, or compulsive behaviors, and low self-esteem.
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John Bradshaw, MA,MSP,THA

John Bradshaw, MA,MSP,THA

John Bradshaw, MA,MSP,THA has been called "America's leading personal growth expert." He is the author of five New York Times bestsellers: Bradshaw On: The Family, Healing the Shame That Binds You, Homecoming, Creating Love, and Family Secrets. He created and hosted four nationally broadcast PBS television series based on his bestselling books. John pioneered the concept of the Inner Child, and brought the term "dysfunctional family" into the mainstream.
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Nathaniel Branden, PhD

Nathaniel Branden, PhD

Nathaniel Branden, PhD, is a psychotherapist and author of twenty books, including, Honoring the Self, My Years with Ayn Rand, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, and Self-Esteem at Work. He has done pioneering work in the field of self-esteem and is often introduced today as "The Father of Self¬Esteem," "The Grandfather of Self-Esteem," or "The Godfather of Self-Esteem."
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J. Douglas Bremner, MD

J. Douglas Bremner, MD

Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology and Director of the Emory Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit (ECNRU) at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, and Director of Mental Health Research at the Atlanta VAMC in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Bremner moved to Emory from Yale in November of 2000 where he spent the first 12 years of his career. Dr. Bremner’s research has used neuroimaging and neurobiology measures to study the neural correlates and neurobiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to combat and childhood abuse, as well as the related area of depression.
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John Briere, PHD

John Briere, PHD

John Briere, PHD is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and Director of the Psychological Trauma Program at LAC-USC Medical Center. He is a past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), and recipient of the Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Scientific Achievement from ISTSS and the Outstanding Professional Award from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC).
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Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW

Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW

Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW is a member of the research faculty at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, where she has spent the past eight years studying shame, empathy, and vulnerability, and the affect these powerful emotions have on the way we live, love, parent, work, and build relationships. She is author of I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) and Connections.
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David Burns, MD

David Burns, MD

David Burns, MD is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His best-seller, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, has sold over four million copies worldwide and often recommended by American and Canadian mental health professionals for depressed patients. He has received the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology through the Media Award from the Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, and the Teacher of the Year Award twice from the graduating psychiatric residents at Stanford University.
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Maureen Canning, MA, LMFT

Maureen Canning, MA, LMFT

Maureen Canning, MA, LMFT, Clinical Consultant for The Meadows and Dakota, has extensive experience working with sexual disorders.

She is a past board member of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, as well as past president of the Arizona Council on Sexual Addiction. She facilitated inpatient sexual disorders treatment at The Meadows for a number of years before opening a private practice in Phoenix.
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Ralph Carson, PhD, RD, LD

Ralph Carson, PhD, RD, LD

Dr. Carson has been involved in the clinical treatment of obesity and eating disorders for over 30 years. His unique background in health science and medicine (BS Duke University and B. H. S. Duke University Medical School) coupled with nutrition and exercise (BS Oakwood College, Ph.D. Auburn University) has prepared him to integrate biophysiological intervention and proven psychotherapeutic treatment.
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Robert Chapman, MSSW, LADC, CRPS

Robert Chapman, MSSW, LADC, CRPS

Bobby is an experienced therapist with Recovery Ranch, who is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and Certified Relapse Prevention Specialist. Bobby has provided extensive training services throughout the country for a number of years. He has been on the faculty of CENAPS Intensive School of Relapse Prevention Specialists and has been published in Addictions and Recovery Magazine as well as other recovery related publications. Bobby also specializes in Adventure Therapy techniques utilizing the Challenge Course, Ropes Course, Experiential and Metaphor Therapy as tools for enhanced recovery.
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Ann Kearney-Cooke, PhD

Ann Kearney-Cooke, PhD

Ann Kearney-Cooke,PhD is a leading authority on the treatment of adolescents and adults with eating disorders,body image disturbance,and self esteem issues.She was named a Distinquished Scholar at the Partnership For Gender Specific Medicine at Columbia University for her leadership in woman’s health.She is the author of numerous publications on the treatment of eating disoders including Change Your Mind Change Your Body:Feeling Good About Your Body and Self After Forty”[Simon &Schuster].Her work has been featured on a number of national broadcast programs ,including The Today Show,CNN,Good Morning America,and Oprah.
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Rebecca Cooper, MFT

Rebecca Cooper, MFT

is a certified eating disorder specialist, founder of Rebecca’s House Eating Disorders Treatment Programs™ in Southern California, and an international speaker. Author of the Diets Don’t Work® structured program, and Diets Don’t Work® Workbook.
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Shari Corbitt, MD

Shari Corbitt, MD

Dr. Corbitt has enjoyed an adventurous career performing both clinical and administrative work. She was most recently Executive Director at TouchStone Treatment Centers. Her past experience includes Clinical Director of the Indian Health Council, Inc. on the Rincon Indian Reservation in Pauma Valley, CA; Program Director at Casa Palmera, an Eating Disorders and Chronic Pain Management inpatient treatment facility in San Diego, CA; and Clinical Director at Sierra Tucson.
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Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, MFT, CEDS

Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, MFT, CEDS

Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, MFT, CEDS has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders and exercise addiction since 1977. Carolyn is founder and executive director of The Eating Disorder Center of California and Monte Nido and Affiliates. Author of The Eating Disorder Source Book, 100 Questions and Answers About Eating Disorders , and Your Dieting Daughter.
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Tian Dayton, PHD

Tian Dayton, PHD

Dr. Tian Dayton, has a doctorate in clinical psychology, an M.A. in educational psychology and is a fellow and “Scholar’s Award” recipient from the American Society of Psychodrama, Sociometery and Group Psychotherapy and the Mona Mansell award for contributions to the field of addictions. Tian is an executive editor for the Psychodrama Journal and sits on the ethics committee. She has presented psychodrama to wide audiences across the U.S. for nearly two decades, integrating action methods into the fields of mental health and addiction.
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Raymond DiGiuseppe, PHD, SCD

Raymond DiGiuseppe, PHD, SCD

Dr. Raymond DiGiuseppe, Ph.D is Professor and Head of Department of Psychology at Saint John's University. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapies, Cognitive andBehavioral Practice, & the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapies: An International Quarterly.
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Marcus Earle, PhD

Marcus Earle, PhD

Marcus Earle, PhD is the clinical director of Psychological Counseling Services Ltd., a group private practice, specializing in intensive outpatient therapy. Dr. Earle is licensed as a Psychologist and as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Arizona. He specializes in working with addictions, couples, and families. He conducts couples communication workshops and marital and family enrichment programs with his wife, Robin. He both works with and has co-authored the book, Sex Addiction: Case Studies and Management, with his father, Ralph H. Earle, PhD.
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Ralph Earle, PhD

Ralph Earle, PhD

Ralph Earle, PhD is national authority on sexual addiction with over 30 years experience in private practice. Author of Successful Private Practice in the 1990’s: The new guide for Mental Health Professionals, Lonely All The Time, Come Here, Go Away, and most recently Pornography Trap.
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Dirk Eldredge, CADC

Dirk Eldredge, CADC

Dirk Eldredge, CADC obtained his degree in drug and alcohol counseling from Loyola Marymount University. Dirk's style focuses on the systemic aspects of intervention by placing equal attention on every individual involved in the process.
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Kristine Emry, LCSW

Kristine Emry, LCSW

Sober Living by the Sea, a premier treatment provider for alcoholism, drug addiction and eating disorders, has announced the hiring of Kristine Emry, LCSW, as Clinical Director. Emry joins Sober Living by the Sea with over 16 years of experience in developing and directing therapeutic programs. "We are pleased to welcome Kristine to the team," said Kathy Sylvia, Executive Director of Sober Living by the Sea. "Her clinical experience and strong leadership ability will greatly benefit our program, as well as the clients and families we serve. Kristine has a compassion for clients and a keen ability to communicate effectively. We are fortunate she has joined us."
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Melissa Caldwell-Engle, MS, ATR

Melissa Caldwell-Engle, MS, ATR

Melissa Caldwell-Engle, MS, ATR is the Executive Director at The Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma. Ms. Caldwell has 13 years experience treating trauma survivors. Ms. Caldwell has 13 years experience treating trauma survivors and has worked for the past seven years under the direction of Colin Ross. She holds an M.S. in Art Therapy as well as an M.S. in Clinical Psychology. She holds an M.S. in Art Therapy as well as an M.S. in Clinical Psychology.
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A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP

A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP

A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP is a clinical psychologist, an Attorney at Law, a Diplomate in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Clinical Professor of Psychology at USC. He received the USC Award for Teaching Excellence early in his academic career. He was similarly honored by his state professional society some years later. He has spoken at local, national and international conferences on trauma and dissociation and his full-day continuing education curriculum in law and ethics for mental health professionals (over 50 workshops/year) has earned him his latest Outstanding Teacher Award. An Adjunct Professor of Law at Golden Gate University School of Law, he has taught courses on healthcare policy, mental disorders and the law and regulation of healthcare practice.
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Gloria Gilbert, PhD

Gloria Gilbert, PhD

Gloria Gilbert, PhD is an Arizona licensed psychologist and certified EMDR therapist who specializes in treating children and adolescents, ages 4 - 19 years of age. Incorporating the use of a variety of therapy techniques, including play therapy, cognitive-behavioral strategies, therapeutic books, art therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dr. Gilbert is committed to establishing a comfortable environment in which children and teens view counseling as a positive experience.
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William Glasser, M.D.

William Glasser, MD

William Glasser, MD is an internationally renowned psychiatrist who is best known as the author of Reality Therapy, a method of psychotherapy he created in 1965 and is now taught all over the world. He is also the founder of The Institute for Reality Therapy. His books include Choice Theory and WARNING: Psychiatry Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health. He has received both the American Counseling Association's A Legend in Counseling Award and the American Psychotherapy Association's prestigious Master Therapist designation, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a member. His wife, Carleen Glasser, M.A., senior faculty member of The William Glasser Institute and a school counselor, teaches Choice Theory throughout the world. Together they authored The Language of Choice Theory, What Is This Thing Called Love, Getting Together and Staying Together, and Eight Lessons For A Happier Marriage.
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Ray Lemberg, PHD

Ray Lemberg, PHD

Ray Lemberg, PhD is a clinical psychologist in practice over 30 years. He is known as a pioneer in the field of research and treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Lemberg has edited two reference sourcebooks on eating disorders and published numerous professional articles. He is currently an associate editor of the Eating Disorder Journal: Treatment and Prevention.
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Terry Gorski, MA, MAC, NCAC II

Terry Gorski, MA, MAC, NCAC II

Terry Gorski, a pioneer in the development of Relapse Prevention Therapy, is the Founder and President of The CENAPS® Corporation and is currently a lecturing professor and Coordinator of the Addiction Studies Concentration at the Tampa Bay Campus of Springfield College. He is considered a leader and authority in the addiction, behavioral health, social services, and correctional industries for his work in recovery and relapse prevention.
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Douglas Braun-Harvey, MFT, CGP

Douglas Braun-Harvey, MFT, CGP

Doug Braun-Harvey received his master’s degree in counseling from National University in 1982. He has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 1982 and a Certified Group Psychotherapist since 1994. He founded The Sexual Dependency Institute of San Diego in 1993 to provide outpatient treatment for men with out of control sexual behavior (OCSB). Mr. Braun-Harvey presents nationally and internationally on issues of sexual health, OCSB and group psychotherapy. His sexual health based approaches for OCSB are published in several journals. He is lecturing faculty at San Diego State University, Masters of Counseling Program.
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Harville Hendrix, PhD

Harville Hendrix, PhD

Harville Hendrix, Ph. D. is a Clinical Pastoral Counselor who is known internationally for his work with couples. He and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. cocreated Imago Relationship Therapy and developed the concept of "conscious partnership." Their partnership and collaboration has resulted in nine books on intimate relationships and parenting.
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Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD, LD

Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD, LD

Founder of the Dartmouth College Eating Disorders Prevention, Education and Treatment Program, one of the most respected programs of its kind in the nation. Currently, she runs a busy private practice specializing in children and adults with weight issues and eating disorders. Dr. Herrin received her master's of public health from the University of California at Berkeley, and her doctorate in nutrition education from Columbia University.
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Robert Johnson, DO

Robert Johnson, DO

Robert Johnson, DO is the Medical Director of Sierra Tucson. Dr. Johnson is a board certified psychiatrist and an addictionologist; his research background is in psychopharmacology, depression, immune functioning in psychiatric patients, and psychosomatic medicine. He is also a certified executive coach who has worked with executives at Sony, O'Neil Sports, Rockwell, and the USOC, among other organizations.
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Anita Johnston, PhD

Anita Johnston, PhD

Anita Johnston, Ph.D. is the Director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii which she co-founded in 1982 and is the Clinical Director and the Founder of the 'Ai Pono Intensive Out-Patient Eating Disorders Programs in Honolulu. She is the Senior Expert Clinical Consultant to Focus Center for Eating Disorders in Tennessee.
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Walter Kaye, MD

Walter Kaye, MD

Dr. Walter Kaye joined the UC San Diego faculty from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he was research director of the eating disorder program, and where he received a NIMH senior scientist award.
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Jack Kuo, MD

Jack Kuo, MD

Jack Kuo, MD is Director of Psychiatric Services at Promises Treatment Centers and Staff Psychiatrist, at Pleasant Valley State Prison. Dr. Kuo has been evaluating and treating substance abuse and co-occurring disorders for 10 years. His expertise in online gaming addictions and substance abuse has been the source of television interviews and extensive presentations at conferences and universities across the country and internationally. He won the Leo G. Rigler M.D. Award, Department of Psychiatry, resident of the year in 2004, and is Board certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine.
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John Lee, PhD

John Lee, PhD

Born in Detroit, Michigan John Lee was raised in Florence, Alabama. He is a graduate of the University of North Alabama (B.S., Sociology & English); the University of Alabama (M.A., American Studies & Religious Studies); and the University of Texas (Ph.D. Candidate in American Studies). John served as an instructor at the University of Texas, Austin Community College and University of Alabama before becoming a writer, best-selling author, and public speaker. He has been featured on Oprah Winfrey (three times), 20/20, Barbara Walter’s The View, CNN, PBS, and NPR, and has been interviewed by Newsweek, Glamour, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and dozens of other national magazines and radio talk shows.
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Harriet Lerner, PhD

Harriet Lerner, PhD

Harriet Lerner, PhD is one of our nation’s most respected voices on the psychology of women and family relationships. For two decades, she was a staff psychologist at the Menninger Clinic. A distinguished lecturer and workshop leader, she currently has a private practice in Lawrence, Kansas. Lerner is the author of ten books, including the New York Times bestseller, The Dance of Anger and, most recently, The Dance of Fear.
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Pat Love, ED

Pat Love, ED

Distinguished professor, Certified Love Educator, Pat Love, Ed.D. is known for warmth, humor and commitment to learning. For more than twenty-five years, she has contributed to relationship education and personal development through her books, articles, training programs, speaking and media appearances. Dr. Love has published several professional articles, been featured in many professional books and developed relationships education media and materials being used nationally and internationally. Her ever-popular books Hot Monogamy and The Truth About Love have literally taken her around the world spreading the good news about marriage and committed relationships. She released her new book in February 2007, co-authored with Dr. Steven Stosny, and entitled How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It.
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Margo Maine, PhD, FAED

Margo Maine, PhD, FAED

Dr. Margo Maine, cofounder of the Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group, is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in eating disorders and related issues for nearly 30 years. Author of : Effective Clinical Treatment of Eating Disorders: The Heart of the Matter, co-edited with William Davis and Jane Shure (Routledge, 2009); The Body Myth: The Pressure on Adult Women to Be Perfect (with Joe Kelly, John Wiley, 2005); Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters and the Pursuit of Thinness (Gurze, 2004); and Body Wars: Making Peace With Women's Bodies (Gurze, 2000), she is a senior editor of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention and vice president of the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action.
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Donna Markus, PHD

Donna Markus, PHD

Donna Markus has her doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She began working in the addiction field in 1976. Since that time, she has worked in outpatient and residential programs providing clinical, program development and administrative services for adolescents, adults, and women & children programs. She has provided consultation and training services for individuals and treatment programs in addition to presenting papers on addiction and addiction-related issues internationally.
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G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D

G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D

G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington and Director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at that institution.

He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Indiana University in 1968. After serving on the faculties of the University of British Columbia and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he joined the University of Washington faculty in the fall of 1972.
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Don Meichenbaum, PhD

Don Meichenbaum, PhD

Don Meichenbaum, PhD is Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Visiting Professor at the University of Miami, and Research Director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention, Miami, Florida. He is one of the founders of Cognitive behavior therapy and a survey of North American clinicians indicated that he is "one of the ten most influential psychotherapists of the century."
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Philip Mehler, MD, FACP

Philip Mehler, MD, FACP

Philip Mehler, MD, FACP, a Denver native is the Chief Medical Officer of Denver Health. A Phi Beta Kappa and Honors Graduate of the University of Colorado and an Alpha Omega Alpha Graduate of the CU Medical School, Mehler has been at Denver Health since training there as a resident in the early 1980’s. He served as Chief of Internal Medicine from 1993-2003 and was named Denver Health’s Associate Medical Director in 2003. He served in that position until 2008, when he was promoted to Chief Medical Officer for Denver Health. Philip Mehler is also a Professor of Medicine at the CU Medical School where he holds the Glassman Endowed Chair of Medicine. This was the first ever endowed chair at a public hospital.
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Clifton Mitchell, Ph.D.

Clifton Mitchell, PhD

Clifton Mitchell, PhD is Professor of Counseling at East Tennessee State University, where he received the Teacher of the Year award in 2002, and a motivational speaker who specializes in cutting-edge approaches to the management of therapeutic resistance. He is also the author of Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients.
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James Mitchell, MD

James Mitchell, MD

James E. Mitchell, MD is the NRI/Lee A. Christofferson MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, a Chester Fritz Distinguished University Professor, and President and Scientific Director of the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute. His research activities focus on the areas of eating disorders, obesity and bariatric surgery.
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Cardwell C. Nuckols, PHD

Cardwell C. Nuckols, PHD

Dr. Cardwell C. Nuckols is described as "one of the most influential clinical trainers in North America." Dr. Nuckols’ passion and mission is to assist in the integration of emerging scientific research with traditional spiritual and self-help knowledge. From this integration comes knowledge and technique helpful to those whose practice assists alcoholics, addicts and other mental health patients find healing and their personal road to recovery.
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Bill O’Hanlon, MS, LMFT

Bill O’Hanlon, MS, LMFT

Originally trained as a psychotherapist, Bill became known for his collaborative respectful approach, irreverent humor, storytelling, clear and accessible presentation style and his infectious enthusiasm for whatever he is doing. He teaches seminars, leads trainings, writes books, coach’s people and offers websites, podcasts, blogs, web-based courses, teleclasses and audio and video programs. Bill is often invited as a keynote speaker, conference speaker, motivational keynote presenter and business speaker.
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Dennis Ortman, PhD

Dennis Ortman, PhD

Dennis Ortman, PhD is a psychologist in private practice specializing in the treatment of those with emotional problems and addictions. He is the author of The dually Diagnosed, Dual Diagnosis Recovery Sourcebook, and most recently, Transcending Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder: The Six Stages of Healing.
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Laurel Parnell, PHD

Laurel Parnell, PHD

Laurel Parnell, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized psychologist, author, consultant and EMDR trainer. She is the author of four books; Tapping In: A Step-by Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation, A Therapist's Guide to EMDR, Transforming Trauma: EMDR, and EMDR in the Treatment of Adults Abused as Children as well as articles and a chapter in The EMDR Casebook.
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Laurie Pearlman, PHD

Laurie Pearlman, PHD

Laurie Anne Pearlman is a clinical psychologist and independent trauma consultant based in Massachusetts. She has received awards for her clinical and scientific contributions from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) and the Connecticut Psychological Association; for her work in media and trauma from ISTSS; and for contributions to professional practice from the American Psychological Association Trauma Division.
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Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH

Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH

A physician, author, and nationally recognized speaker, Dr. Carolyn Ross is a graduate of the University of Michigan School and an alumnus of Dr. Andrew Weil's Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. She holds a master's degree in public health with an emphasis on international health.

She has more than 20 years experience as a practicing physician specializing in women's health and integrative medicine. She served as the Head of the Eating Disorder Program and Head of Integrative Therapies at Sierra Tucson, an internationally respected treatment center in Arizona. Dr. Ross understands the powerful role that a mind/ body/ spirit approach plays in healing, particularly in her area of expertise - eating disorders. Her first book, "Miracles in Healing" recounts her journey of self healing while offering a mesmerizing exploration of alternative and complementary healing modalities. Her second book, due out next year, guides professional in an integrative medicine approach to the treatment of eating disorders based on the highly successful program Dr. Ross has developed at Sierra Tucson.
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Colin Ross, MD

Colin Ross, MD

Colin Ross, MD is an internationally renowned clinician and researcher in the field of traumatic stress and trama related disorders. He is founder and President of the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma and Executive Medical Director of three trauma programs located in Dallas, Grand Rapids, and Del Amo. His areas of expertise include PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Addictive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, and OCD. Dr. Ross is also the best-selling author of The Trauma Model: A Solution to the Problem of Co-morbidity in Psychiatry and Schizophrenia: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment.
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David Sack, M.D.

David Sack, MD

David Sack, MD is CEO of Promises Treatment Centers. Prior to joining Promises, Dr. Sack enjoyed successful careers in clinical, research, and administrative psychiatry, and served as a senior clinical scientist at MIMH, where his research interests included affective disorders, seasonal and circadian rhythms, and neuroendocrinology. He is Board certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine, with extensive experience in substance abuse treatment.
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Jenni Schaefer

Jenni Schaefer

Jenni Schaefer is an internationally known author and speaker whose work has helped change the face of recovery from eating disorders. Her appearances on shows like Dr. Phil and Entertainment Tonight, in publications ranging from Cosmopolitan to The Washington Post, and before live audiences have brought a world of hope to men and women seeking real solutions.
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Allan Schore, Ph.D

Allan Schore, PhD

Allan Schore, PhD is on the clinical faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and at the UCLA Center for Culture, Brain, and Development. Dr. Schore is author of three seminal volumes, Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self, Affect Dysregulation and Disorders of the Self, and Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self, as well as numerous articles and chapters. He is Editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology, and a reviewer or on the editorial staff of 30 journals. He is a member of the Society of Neuroscience, and of the American Psychological Association Division of Psychoanalysis, from which he recently received its Scientific Award. His ground-breaking contributions have impacted the fields of affective neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, trauma theory, developmental psychology, attachment theory, pediatrics, infant mental health, psychotherapy, behavioral biology, clinical social work, and psychoanalysis.
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Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CSSD

Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CSSD

Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CSSD is known around the globe as an eating disorders expert with a sense of humor. The practical ideas she proposes and the hilarious way she presents them have endeared her to community and professional audiences alike.

Jessica conveys authority without judgment and analysis without disapproval, allowing listeners to reflect on and laugh at their own imperfections. With lighthearted lessons on serious subjects, Jessica conveys that the eating and weight problems we face have roots in our past, but the power to change is very much in our present. As she says, "Small changes are the heart of any revolution… as long as we change the things that really matter."
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Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP

Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP

Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D., ABPP, is a nationally acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy, and forgiveness. In private practice for over three decades, Dr. Spring is a recipient of the Connecticut Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Practice of Psychology and has served as a clinical supervisor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. She is author of the best selling books, After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful, How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To, and, her latest, Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent.
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David Spiegel, MD

David Spiegel, MD

Dr. David Spiegel is the Jack, Lulu & Sam Willson Professor in the School of Medicine, Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975.
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Leah Leonard Steckline, Ph.D

Leah Leonard Steckline, PhD

Dr. Leonard Steckline, PhD began employment at the Center for Hope as the DBT skills therapist in 2004 and later transitioned into the role of primary therapist. While working with Dr. Oliver-Pyatt as a primary therapist for several years, Dr. Leonard Steckline was intimately involved in the philosophies and principles inherent to the Center. During her one year absence from CHS, she completed requirements for her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno and served as a Clinical Fellow in Psychology at Harvard Medical School.
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Maureen O'Connor-Strout , MC, NCC, LPC

Maureen O'Connor-Strout , MC, NCC, LPC

Maureen O'Connor-Strout , MC, NCC, LPC, EMDR Coordinator and Clinical Supervisor of EMDR clinicians at Sierra Tucson with a background in adult and pediatric work. She is passionate about the process of EMDR and the healing that patients are able to achieve in EMDR sessions.
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Sonnee D. Weedn, Ph.D.

Sonnee D. Weedn, PhD

Sonnee D. Weedn, PhD is a clinical and forensic psychologist in private practice in Novato, CA. She has been in practice since 1980. In addition to her psychology practice, Dr. Weedn provides continuing education and training programs for mental health professionals.
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Ken Weiner, MD, CEDS

Ken Weiner, MD, CEDS

Ken Weiner, MD, CEDS has been active in the treatment of Eating Disorders in Denver for more than 25 years. Recognized as a national expert in the treatment of Eating Disorders, he lectures extensively in the United States. He continues to be instrumental in designing and delivering state-of-the- art, high quality patient care.

Dr. Weiner created and directed Columbine Psychiatric Center Eating Disorders Program from 1988-1992, Bethesda Eating Disorder Program from 1992-1998 and Eating Disorder Center of Denver from 2002-2007. Eating Recovery Center was established October 2008 in Denver, Colorado as a joint effort with colleague Dr. Emmett Bishop.
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Dawn Zurlinden, LCSW, MSSW

Dawn Zurlinden, LCSW, MSSW

Dawn Zurlinden, LCSW, MSSW works exclusively with adults and families who struggle with addictions that are complicated by other psychiatric or emotional issues. She has provided individual, group and family therapy in settings including the Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Nashville Veteran's Administration Medical Center. Specialist in experiential therapy.
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