Speakers
Penny Allport
is a Creative Explorer with a passion for all that is possible in the living inquiry of what it means to be an embodied human. For over two decades she has facilitated individuals and groups through explorations in Yoga, Continuum Movement, Perceptual Inquiry, Creative Expression, Storytelling, Dream Inquiry and process oriented writing and painting. The imagination of the natural world continually inspires and informs her offerings.
More information: www.pennyallport.com
Martin Antony, Ph.D. is Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto. He is also Director of Research at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario, and President (2009-2010) of the Canadian Psychological Association. Dr. Antony has published more than 25 books and 130 scientific articles and book chapters in the areas of anxiety disorders and cognitive behavior therapy. His contributions to research and training have been recognized by awards from the Society of Clinical Psychology (American Psychological Association), the Canadian Psychological Association, the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, and a number of other professional organizations. Dr. Antony is widely recognized as a top trainer in the area of cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders. He has given more than 200 workshops and presentations to professionals from across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia.
More information: www.martinantony.com
David Burns, M.D.
is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine and has served as Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. His best-selling book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy has sold over 4 million copies worldwide and is the book most often recommended by American and Canadian mental health professionals to clients suffering from depression. In a national survey of mental health professionals, Feeling Good was rated #1 - from a list of more than 1,000 self-help books - for individuals suffering from depression. His most recent work is titled When Panic Attacks.
Although he is best known for his work in psychotherapy, Dr. Burns has also done significant research on the central nervous system and received the A.E. Bennett Award for his studies of serotonin metabolism. Currently he is investigating variables associated with therapeutic success or failure and is involved in the development of more powerful, empirically based treatment methods for depression and anxiety.
Dr. Burns has been named “Teacher of the Year” on three occasions by the graduating residents at the Stanford Medical School.
More information: www.feelinggood.com
Patrick Carnes, Ph.D. is a nationally known speaker on addiction and recovery issues. He has authored 15 books, including of Open Hearts, Facing the Shadow, In the Shadows of the Net, and The Clinical Management of Sex Addiction.
Dr. Carnes is currently the Executive Director of the Gentle Path program at Pine Grove Behavioral Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is the primary architect of Gentle Path treatment programs for the treatment of sexual and addictive disorders. He also pioneered the founding of the Certified Sex Addiction Therapist program. This has evolved into a network of local, regional, and residential programs which specialize in this work.
Dr. Carnes holds a Ph.D. in counselor education from the University of Minnesota. He has been honored with numerous awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health.
More information: www.sexhelp.com
Carolyn Coker Ross, Ph.D. completed medical school at the University of Michigan, did a residency in Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University and completed a two year fellowship at Dr. Andrew Weil's Center for Integrative Medicine. She was the Chief of the Eating Disorders Program at Sierra Tucson and currently is a consultant for treatment centers in eating disorders and integrative medicine. Her most recent book is Healing Body, Mind and Spirit: Nn Integrative Medicine Approach to the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Her new book The Binge Eating Disorder and Compulsive Overeating Workbook is has just been released. Dr. Ross has also developed a line of supplements as a result of her research designed to support the recovery of patients with eating disorders, addictions and obesity. She is currently in an integrative medicine private practice in Denver and Boulder, Colorado specializing in treating eating disorders and obesity. Dr. Ross is the eating disorders consultant for The Ranch’s extended care program near Nashville, Tennessee.
More information: www.carolynrossmd.com
Ray DiGiuseppe, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. from Hofstra University in 1975. Dr. DiGiuseppe joined St. John's in 1987, where he developed the doctoral program in school psychology. He is presently professor and chair of the psychology department.
Since 1980, Dr. DiGiuseppe also served as Director of Professional Education of the Albert Ellis institute. He has trained hundreds of therapists in Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Dr. DiGiuseppe has been very active in the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Dr. DiGiuseppe has contributed to the scientific and clinical literature with 6 books, more than 100 chapters and articles, and more than a hundred conference presentations. He has served as Chair of the Publications Board of the Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association. With his collaborator Chip Tafrate, he has published the Anger Disorder Scale and Understanding Anger Disorders. He lives with this wife and four children, ages 13 through 27, and cooks great risotto.
Pat Love, Ed.D. is known for warmth, humor and commitment to learning. Her books Hot Monogamy and The Truth About Love have taken her around the world and afforded numerous appearances on Oprah, CNN and The Today Show. Her newest book co-authored with Steven Stosny entitled How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It has been translated into ten languages. Pat also has a new university level Love Education DVD course Love: What Everyone Needs to Know which is currently featured on PBS. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Approved AAMFT Supervisor, and a past president of the International Association for Marriage and Family Counseling. Her hobbies include travel, hiking and hanging out with friends and family.
More information: www.patlove.com
Dale MacIntyre, M.Div., R.C.C. is intrigued by communication and the potential for growth that occurs when people relate meaningfully with one another. His exploration of the power of communication began with careers as a newspaper columnist and current affairs producer with CBC radio. Pursuing his interest in the social, face-to-face aspect of communication, Dale turned to counseling and after becoming a registered clinical counselor, ran a private practice as a marriage and family counselor. His interest in addiction and its effect on the family brought Dale to EDGEWOOD Treatment Center as an addictions counselor. He is currently the Supervisor of Family Programs at EDGEWOOD where he continues his work helping families develop healthy communication and coping skills as they begin healing from the devastating effects of addiction.
Gabor Maté, M.D. is a physician, author, seminar leader and public speaker. He is a former medical columnist for The Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail. His four books are all Canadian bestsellers, including the recently-published In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. His books have been widely translated internationally, in twelve languages, on five continents. For twenty years Dr. Maté had a family practice, and for seven years was Medical Coordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital. For the past eleven yeas he has worked at a clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV.
In 2008, in addition to his many other speaking engagements, Dr. Maté has been guest lecturer at Washington State University and a visiting professor at McGill University in the Faculty of Medicine. His next book, to be published in 2010, will be The Making and Unmaking of Bullies and Victims: A New Look at a Contemporary Malaise, co-written with developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld.
More information: www.drgabormate.com
Nancy McConkey, M.S.W. is a leading Canadian authority on the solution-focused approach. She is author of the book Solving School Problems: Solution-Focused Strategies for Principals, Teachers and Counsellors and has produced two DVDs: A Solution-Focused Parent-Teacher Meeting and Solution-Focused Conflict Resolution: School and Family Issues. Her book, which has been sold in five countries, is considered a "must read" for school divisions.
Nancy has over 20 years of experience as a family therapist, consultant, trainer, and has given hundreds of workshops for health care, education, counselling and allied helping professionals. A dynamic and informative speaker, she is known for her engaging style and impactful involvement of the audience.
More information: www.solutiontalk.ab.ca
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 Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation, A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR, Transforming Trauma: EMDR, and EMDR in the Treatment of Adults Abused as Children. An EMDR pioneer and innovator, Dr. Parnell has immersed herself in the practice and development of EMDR bringing a client-centered, attachment-focused approach to the work.
More information: www.emdrinfo.com
Gary Richardson, M.D. was born and raised in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He completed early medical training in Johannesburg, graduating in 1989. Immigrating to Canada in 1992, Dr. Richardson spent 5 years in Saskatoon in full-time emergency medicine at Royal University Hospital. Dr. Richardson moved to Nanaimo in 1998 and practiced family medicine until joining the EDGEWOOD team as Director of Medical Services in 2002. Dr. Richardson obtained his ASAM certification in 2004 and is actively involved in professional addiction education and training at EDGEWOOD.
Colin Ross, M.D.is an internationally renowned clinician, researcher, author and lecturer in the field of traumatic stress and trauma related disorders. He is the founder and President of the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma.
Dr. Ross is the Executive Medical Director of three trauma programs, located at Timberlawn Mental Health System in Dallas, Texas, Forest View Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Del Amo Hospital in Torrance, California. Dr. Ross provides treatment for patients with trauma related disorders and symptoms.
Dr. Ross has written extensively on the subject of dissociation and trauma. His latest books include The Trauma Model: A Solution to the Problem of Comorbidity in Psychiatry and Trauma Model Therapy: A Treatment Approach for Trauma, Dissociation and Complex Comorbidity (co-authored with Naomi Halpern.)
More information: www.rossinst.com
Robert Scaer, M.D. received his B.A. in Psychology, and his medical degree at the University of Rochester. He is Board Certified in Neurology, and has been in practice for 39 years. His primary areas of interest and expertise have been in the fields of brain injury and chronic pain, and more recently in the study of traumatic stress and its role in all mental illness, as well as in physical symptoms and many chronic diseases.
He has lectured extensively on these topics, and has published several articles on the whiplash syndrome and other somatic syndromes of traumatic stress. His books include The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation and Disease and The Trauma Spectrum: Hidden Wounds and Human Healing. He is currently retired from clinical medical practice, and continues his career in writing and lecturing.
More information: www.traumasoma.com
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