COUNSELLINGRESOURCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Professor of Critical Counselling Studies at Sheffield Hallam University
Colin Feltham is Professor of Critical Counselling Studies at Sheffield Hallam University and a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and of the Royal Society of Arts. His publications include What's Wrong With Us? The Anthropathology Thesis (Wiley, 2007), The Sage Handbook of Counselling & Psychotherapy (edited with Ian Horton, Sage, 2006), Brief Counselling (2nd edition, with Windy Dryden, Open University Press, 2005), Dictionary of Counselling (3rd edition, with Windy Dryden, Whurr, 2004), Controversies in Psychotherapy and Counselling (Sage, 1999), and Psychotherapy and its Discontents (edited with Windy Dryden, Open University Press, 1992). He has edited three book series for Sage and is a former editor of the British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. He has given conference keynotes throughout the UK, Europe, Canada and Kenya.
Professor Feltham's abiding interest in the ‘big questions' of the human condition has led him to question the origins of widespread human distress, the current environmental crisis and the prospects for humanity; his research focuses on how mental health is compromised laterally and continuously by the stresses of modern society and its institutions. Professor Feltham joined CounsellingResource.com in 2007 as a member of our International Advisory Board and also contributes to our book reviews section.
A licensed psychologist in the states of Colorado and Texas (retired), Dr Liz Chamberlain received her PhD and MA in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Texas and her BA in English and Psychology from the University of Michigan. In addition to having worked in private practice, Dr Chamberlain has provided therapy, testing and assessment to individuals, families and couples at university counseling centers and community mental health centers. She is a member of the American Psychological Association as well as credentialed by The National Register of Health Service Psychologists.
Dr Chamberlain's internship training in systems-oriented, narrative therapy as well as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy guides her practice. She specializes in anxiety, stress, depression/mood disorders, relationships, parenting/custodial grandparenting, vocational counseling, testing/assessment and developmental issues across the life span.
In addition to her practice, Dr Chamberlain has held an adjunct faculty position in the Counselor Education program at Texas State University and has taught undergraduate courses in the psychology of women, child development, and introductory psychology at UNT. She is also a published author on grandparents raising grandchildren, and has presented her research on creativity and affective traits at professional conferences.
Dr Chamberlain joined the CounsellingResource.com team in 2012 as a contributor to Ask the Psychologist. For more information about Dr Chamberlain and her work, visit www.thecoloradocenter.com.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Psychologist
- CounsellingResource.Com in 2007 As a Member of Our International Advisory Board
A Clinical Psychologist, Dr Furber completed his PhD in 2006 in the area of psychological recovery following heart attack and has additional clinical training in cognitive-behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and motivational interviewing. Based in Adelaide, Australia, Dr Furber is now involved in developing a clinical research program around relationship-based therapies for children and their caregivers as well as providing CBT interventions as part of the Flinders Medical Centre CAMHS liaison team.
Dr Furber joined CounsellingResource.com in 2007 as a member of our International Advisory Board.
Dr Simon received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Texas Tech University. He has spent much of the last 25 years gathering information about, and working with manipulators, other disturbed characters and their victims. His book In Sheep's Clothing has been a five-star rated bestseller for nearly 13 years, is published in several foreign languages, and is regarded by many as the definitive work on manipulative characters.
A sought-after speaker who has conducted over 250 workshops and instructional seminars across the country, Dr Simon has consulted with business organizations and civic institutions about disordered personalities and has appeared on national television networks such as CNN and Fox News Network, as well as numerous regional TV and radio talk shows.
Dr Simon joined the site in 2008 as a member of our International Advisory Board and regular contributor to the main CounsellingResource.com blog, Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life. During 2009-2010, Dr Simon also became our primary contributor for the Ask the Psychologist service.
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Job Titles:
- Consulting Clinical Psychologist
With a career as a psychologist spanning over three decades, Dr Carver's background includes work in psychiatric and medical hospitals, community mental health centres, private practice, and teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels. He provides expert witness testimony for a US government agency and advises state governments. Having appeared on radio and in newspapers like The New York Times, Dr Carver is well known for his articles "Are You Dating a Loser? Identifying Losers, Controllers and Abusers" and "Stockholm Syndrome: The Psychological Mystery of Loving an Abuser", as well as for his work on parenting, depression, PTSD, and other areas.
After contributing to CounsellingResource.com for more than a year, Dr Carver formally joined the site in 2007 as the original author of our popular Ask the Psychologist column and is now a member of our International Advisory Board.
Dr Peter Thomas has been practicing therapy in Texas since 1995. He is well known for his work with adolescents and for his workshops and training on topics including suicide and self injury, bullying, self-care in the helping professions, and diversity training for mental health professionals. He graduated from the University of North Texas with his doctorate in Counseling Psychology and completed his internship and post-doctorate training at Southern Methodist University and Texas Woman's University. Dr Thomas practices Interpersonal and Relational Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Transactional Analysis.
Dr Thomas joined the CounsellingResource.com team in 2014 as a contributor to Ask the Psychologist. Learn more about his work at www.psychologistmckinney.com.
Sarah Luczaj is a humanistic counsellor/therapist, poet and translator from the UK. She has been living in rural Poland since 1997 with her husband and two daughters. Especially interested in focusing oriented therapy and Buddhism, she has published in this field (see Spirituality and Counselling, Experiential and theoretical perspectives, edited by C Purton and J Moore and published in 2006 by PCCS Books) and is now writing a PhD on the topic. Her website at www.sarah.luczaj.com is at present in Polish only.
Sarah joined the site in 2007 to add a new perspective to the main CounsellingResource.com blog, Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life, and is now a member of our International Advisory Board.