Discover U Podcast with JD Kalmenson

A Spiritual Approach to Psychotherapy with Kenneth Pargament, PhD


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Montare Media presents Season 2, episode 23 of the Discover U Podcast with JD Kalmenson: A Spiritual Approach to Psychotherapy with Kenneth Pargament, PhD.

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JD Kalmenson’s interviews Dr. Kenneth Pargament to gain a deeper understanding of the intersection of psychotherapy and spirituality. How can psychologists be better prepared to deal with encounters with the sacred dimension of life? How and when is it better to consult a chaplain than a psychotherapist? In what ways can spirituality ease mental health issues like depression? These are some of the questions you will hear explored in this soul nourishing podcast. 

Kenneth Pargament is a professor emeritus of psychology at Bowling Green State University. He has authored The Psychology of Religion and Coping and Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy.  Dr. Pargament is Editor-in-Chief of the two-volume APA Handbook of Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality. With Julie Exline, he has authored the recently released Working with Spiritual Struggles in Psychotherapy:  From Research to Practice. He was Distinguished Scholar at the Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center.  His awards include the Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association in 2009, the first Outstanding Contribution to the Applied Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Award from APA in 2017, and an honorary doctor-of-letters from Pepperdine University in 2013.  He was recently named One of the 50 Most Influential Living Psychologists.

Host Kalmenson is the CEO/Founder of Renewal Health Group, a family of addiction treatment centers, and Montare Behavioral Health, a comprehensive brand of mental health treatment facilities in Southern California. Kalmenson is a Yale Chabad Scholar, a skilled facilitator, teacher, counselor, and speaker, who has provided chaplain services to prisons, local groups and remote villages throughout the world. His diverse experience as a rabbi, chaplain, and CEO has inspired his passion and deep understanding of the necessity for effective mental health treatment and long-term sobriety.

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Discover U Podcast with JD KalmensonBy JD Kalmenson, CEO Montare Behavioral Health