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Over the years, Prof. Brett Kahr has worked in numerous settings, ranging from the British National Health Service, to various universities, to the British Broadcasting Corporation, where he served for many years as Resident Psychotherapist on B.B.C. Radio 2, broadcasting to 15,000,000 people weekly and chairing the B.B.C.’s mental health campaign. He has also held appointments as Special Media Adviser to the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, and he is the current Chair of the Media Advisory Group for the British Psychoanalytic Council as well as the Chair of its new Academic Membership Committee. Author of twelve books and series editor of more than fifty-five additional titles, his publications include D.W. Winnicott: A Biographical Portrait, which won the Gradiva Award for Biography; Sex and the Psyche – a study of the traumatic origins of sexual fantasies – which became a Sunday Times best-seller; as well as Tea with Winnicott, chosen as a “Book of the Year” in The Guardian; and, also, Coffee with Freud. Most recently, he has published How to Flourish as a Psychotherapist. His most recent books include Bombs in the Consulting Room: Surviving Psychological Shrapnel and, also, Celebrity Mad: Why Otherwise Intelligent People Worship Fame.

 

 

  

John Robinson PhD, D.Min., is a clinical psychologist with a second doctorate in ministry (studying with Matthew Fox), an ordained interfaith minister, the author of nine books and numerous articles on the psychology, spirituality and mysticism of the New Aging, and a frequent speaker at Conscious Aging Conferences across the country. His new book, Mystical Activism: Transforming a World in Crisis, published in February (pre-order at Amazon.com under Mystical Activism). You can learn more about his work at www.johnrobinson.org.  His major works include Death of a Hero, Birth of the Soul; But Where Is God: Psychotherapy and the Religious Search; Ordinary Enlightenment; Finding Heaven Here; The Three Secrets of Aging; Bedtime Stories for Elders; What Aging Men Want: Homer's Odyssey as a Parable of Male Aging; his first novel, Breakthrough; and The Divine Human: The Final Transformation of Sacred Aging; and Mystical Activism: Transforming a World in Crisis.

 John's work has received praise from numerous visionary writers including Angeles Arrien, Arjuna Ardagh, Robert Atchley, Robert Bly, Allan Chinen, Deidre Combs, Matthew Fox, John Gray, Andrew Harvey, Gay Hendricks, Robert Johnson, Aaron Kipnis, Stanley Krippner, Michael Lerner, Malidoma Some, Harry Moody, David Nicol, Carol Orsborn, Ron Pevney, Kenneth Ring, Bernie Siegel, Jacquelyn Small, Jeremy Taylor, Skylar Wilson, and Jonathan Young. A growing audience comes to this work through talks and workshops through conscious aging conferences and organizations. 

Catherine DeMonte has been a licensed Marriage, Family, Child Therapist (LMFT) for over 25 years.  She is the author of the 2019 book, Beep! Beep! Get Out of My Way! Seven Tools for Living Your Unstoppable Life. She is highly regarded in the field and creates a safe, supportive space for her clients where they feel deeply respected and truly heard.  Her work is proactive and direct, and also very nurturing. She sees individuals (children, teens and adults) or couples with a variety of issues.  Her work utilizes mindfulness and Depth Psychology and is about empowering clients to find the answer within themselves. Her works' goal is to help people feel less triggered, more empowered and inspired and living joy-filled lives!  Her approach is about giving tools to deal with the blocks on one's path so that one sees how events don't happen TO us. Events happen FOR us. Everything that happens in our life is an opportunity for our growth, healing and expansion.  This empowering approach moves one from feeling victimized and in overwhelm to feeling hopeful and emboldened.  

She is also the facilitator of 8-session "Abundance Circles" she created which are safe, supportive, small-group gatherings that have helped countless women and men remove blocks that held them back. She provides specific tools at each of the Abundance Circle gatherings which build on each other to create the life that participants deeply desired and deserve.  Each circle is limited to five members and tend to grow quite close, and meet every other week for eight sessions. She is currently working on a book based on these tools. She has led a number of workshops and lectures in the area of relationship and parenting issues, empowerment, Mindfulness, creating authentic, abundant lives, and Inner Child work and has written many articles on the same topics.

Jennifer Dore, MD is a member of the adjunct clinical faculty at Stanford and is a board certified psychiatrist specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy and medication management for conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD and addiction.  Dr. Dore earned her MD from New York Medical College in 2007, with the highest academic distinction, Alpha Omega Alpha and holds a B.A. from Amherst College where she majored in English Literature. Upon graduating, Dr. Dore trained for three years as a surgical resident at Weill Cornell/NY Presbyterian Hospital.  It was while training as a surgeon, specifically time covering the Intensive Care Unit, that Dr. Dore discovered a deep concern and interest in the complexity of human suffering and how difficult it is for patients and their families to make life critical medical decisions. Dr. Dore's training subsequently took her to Northern California where she joined the Stanford Department of Psychiatry as a resident physician.  While at Stanford, Dr. Dore's focus included the treatment of bipolar disorder, intensive individual psychotherapy, family and couples therapy, the treatment of addiction and medical decision making.   Dr. Dore's research in the area of bipolar disorder earned her recognition from the American Psychiatric Association during their 2013 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Dore was also elected Chief Resident for her contributions as a leader and innovator.  With the founding of Helios Psychiatry, Dr. Dore is excited to connect with the community and deliver exceptional care grounded in an integrative approach to wellness and the whole person.

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Dr. Daniel Fincke has his PhD in Philosophy from Fordham University and is certified in philosophical counseling by the American Philosophical Association. Dan spent 11 years teaching in college classrooms before going into business full time for himself as a philosophical advisor and private teacher. In 2005, he won the "Teaching Fellow of the Year" award from Fordham University's Graduate Student Association. 

As a philosophical practitioner Dan helps people reason through their search for meaning and purpose, and their beliefs, values, priorities, identities, emotions, ethical dilemmas, life decisions, existential quandaries, religious or post-religious struggles, love relationships, and interpersonal conflicts. Dan does not treat mental illness. He simply helps people reason more clearly, consistently, ethically, and proactively about their lives. Even psychologically healthy people need someone to talk to. Everyone has struggles that a little conceptual clarification, logical consistency, theoretical sensitivity, emotional intelligence, and an outside perspective could go a long way towards solving.

Dan also teaches philosophy classes independently online. His classes are for anyone interested in philosophy and require no background in the subject. The classes are held as live, casual, personalized, interactive, discussion-driven videoconference sessions. They are tailored to the needs of busy lifelong learners who want stimulating discussion rather than canned programs. They are stress-free, requiring no outside work and neither payment nor guilt for missed sessions.

Neil Pasricha is the New York Times bestselling author of five books, including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation, which together have spent over 200 weeks on bestseller lists and have sold over 1,000,000 copies. His newest book is You Are Awesome: How To Navigate Change, Wrestle With Failure, and Live an Intentional Life. He hosts the Apple 'Best of 2018' award-winning podcast 3 Books with Neil Pasricha, which features live conversations with guests such as Malcolm Gladwell, Judy Blume, David Sedaris, and Chris Anderson of TED. He gives over fifty speeches a year to audiences such as Royal Families in the Middle East, SXSW, and Shopify. Prior to his current work, Neil completed his MBA from Harvard Business School and spent a decade as Director of Leadership at Walmart.

Dr. Aziz Gazipura is the world’s leading confidence expert. He teaches people how to learn confidence so they can eliminate self-doubt, hesitation and social anxiety and master conversations, accelerate in their careers, and create deeply fulfilling relationships.  He completed his doctoral training at Stanford and Palo Alto Universities and is the founder of the Center For Social Confidence. He has a large online following with his podcast and YouTube videos and is the author of three best-selling books, including his most popular book: Not Nice.

Gary Bloom is a clinical sports psychotherapist embedded in a professional football (soccer) club in England - probably the only one working at first-team level. He presents a national radio show on the UK channel talkSPORT called “On the Sporting Couch“ where he runs a 50 minute therapy session with a well-known sports man or woman  about the importance of mental health in their careers. He also works in a Harley Street clinic in London treating elite sportsmen and women. Gary is trained as an integrative psychotherapist and works with elite athletes, private clients, and specializes in adolescent boys who are struggling to find their way in the world.

He is interviewed by UK Broadcast Journalist & Shrink Rap Radio blogger, Issy Clarke.  Dr. Dave is away celebrating Thanksgiving.

Dr. Adam Assoian is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in South East Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, and is the Director of Ally Psychological Services, LLC. Dr. Adam has worked in a variety of settings, including a Community Mental Health Center for low income individuals, a College Counseling Center, Psychiatric Hospital for Civilly Committed Sexually Violent Predators, two different private practices, a Residential Treatment Facility for adolescents and Outpatient services for adults and adolescents with sexually problematic behaviors. Most recently, Dr. Adam opened his own private practice, Ally Psychological Services, LLC, to help fill a gap in his community; a younger male psychologist working with adolescents. Within his practice, Dr. Adam welcomes clients from all walks of life but specializes with adolescents and young adults.

Amanda Lenox is a graduate of The Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis, Philadelphia, PA. Other training and affiliations include the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center, New York, NY; The Westchester Institute for Psychoanalysis, Bedford, NY; and the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic studies, New York, NY. She has additional training from Columbia University's psychiatric institute and medical center in psychosomatic and neuroscience research in psychotherapy. Amanda works as a psychotherapist and supervisor at Blanton-Peale Psychoanalytic Counseling Center. She is also in private practice in Herald Square. In her practice, she works with adults, adolescents, and children. She treats individuals, couples, families, and groups. Amanda is past Chair of Arts and Culture Committee at the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis. She currently presides as Chair of the Analysts in Training Committee at the National Association for the Advancement in Psychoanalysis. Additionally, Amanda sits as a board member at the American Board for Accreditation in Psychoanalysis (ABAP) and Chairs ABAP’s task force to bring psychoanalysis to the public. She is a consultant for Dance Magazine's mental health and wellness publications, and a Gradiva scholarship recipient for her paper "The Analyst's Projective Identifications: A Case Example."