Our Faculty

Professor, Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MFT)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2010
Systems theory, systemic therapy, medical family therapy, integrated care, prenatal and postnatal depression, pregnancy counseling, training mental health clinicians and medical residents

Professor and Director, Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
Fuller Graduate School of Psychology 2008
Psychotherapy process and outcome, personality disorders, dialectical behavior therapy, interpersonal theory, statistics and research methods, treatment of suicidal behavior

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles 2021

Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Psychology
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA.
Horatius C. Gittens, Ph.D., M.A, M.B.A, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist; AAMFT Approved Supervisor & AAMFT Clinical Fellow. He served as a full-time faculty teaching in the field of Marriage & Family Therapy for over eight years.

Visiting Lecturer, Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MFT)
Pepperdine University 2004
Family therapy, parent-child play therapy, systems theory, child and adolescent therapy, risk assessment, anxiety and mood disorders, clinical supervision

Associate Professor, Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MFT)
The Ohio State University 2017
Emotional processes within the family and children's emotion socialization and regulation

Lecturer in the Graduate School of Psychology
Clinical interests in substance use disorders, LGBTQ populations, and psychodynamic approaches

Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Psychology
University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2012
Clinical behavior analysis, parenting interventions, child, adolescent, and young adult clients. Research interests in behavior theory, psychologist training, multilingualism.

Associate Professor, Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
University of Texas at Austin 2018
Applied Quantitative Methods (Meta-analysis, HLM, SEM)

Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Training
University of Denver 2006
Clinical issues in fire service and first responders, mindfulness, clinical training, anxiety disorders, behavior therapy, racial and ethnic disparities, racial and ethnic identity development

Program Director, Professor, Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MFT)
University of Louisiana at Monroe 2010
Systemic/cybernetic theory & clinical practice, cultural & social justice issues, mental health with oppressed populations, resourcefulness & creativity in therapy, military couples, engaging involuntary clients, clients in crisis, suicide pre