About the Authors

Jeffrey E. Barnett, PsyD, ABPP

Dr. Barnett is a professor and associate chair of the Department of Psychology at Loyola University Maryland. He is a licensed psychologist in Maryland, board certified in clinical psychology and clinical child and adolescent psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and is a distinguished practitioner in the National Academies of Practice. He specializes in ethics and professional practice issues for mental health professionals to include self-care, psychological wellness, and burnout prevention.

Jodi L. Bartley

Jodi is a doctoral student in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She holds master’s degrees in both Mental Health Counseling and Educational Psychology. Her current research interests include relational depth and spirituality.

Amber E. Blews

Amber is a doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, California. She holds an MA in Educational Counseling from the University of Redlands and an MA in Psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary. Blews studies the effects of religion and spirituality, goals, and virtue/character development in adolescent and young adult populations.

Virginia Brabender, PhD, ABPP

Dr. Brabender is a professor at Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology. She has authored or coauthored five books, four on group psychotherapy. Her most recent contribution is a volume coedited with April Fallon titled Working with Adoptive Parents: Research, Theory, and Therapeutic Interventions.

David Brazier, PhD

Dr. Brazier is an authority on Buddhist psychology, is current president of Instituto Terapia Zen Internacional, a Buddhist priest, psychotherapist, head of the Amida Order, and founder of the Eleusis project. Author of Zen Therapy and eight other books, he lectures regularly in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Gina M. Brelsford, PhD

Dr. Brelsford is an associate professor of psychology at Penn State Harrisburg and a licensed clinical psychologist with a specialization in working with children and families. Her research agenda focuses on the psychology of religion and spirituality and the family, positive psychology, and cognitive-behavioral work with children and adolescents.

Craig S. Cashwell, PhD

Dr. Cashwell is professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is a fellow of the American Counseling Association and maintains a part-time private practice specializing in couple counseling and addiction counseling.

Sharon E. Cheston, EdD

Dr. Cheston is a full professor in the Pastoral Counseling Department at Loyola University Maryland. Her more than 30 years of experience as an educator, supervisor, mental health counselor, and author has led to her attaining an expertise in trauma, the integration of spirituality in counseling, and counselor education and supervision. Dr. Cheston distinguished herself as a leader in the counseling field both at the state and national levels, serving in leadership roles in the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and with her gubernatorial appointment to the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists where she served as chair, spearheading the process of obtaining licensure for professional counselors in Maryland.

Patricia A. Engert, PhD

Dr. Engert is a licensed clinical psychologist at Psychology Resource Consultants in South Pasadena, California, where she specializes in psychological assessment and individual, group, and family therapy. Additionally, she works as an adjunct lecturer at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University and the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Robert D. Enright, PhD

Dr. Enright is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a board member of the International Forgiveness Institute, Inc. He has been researching the psychology of forgiveness in clinical contexts since 1985.

Melissa D. Falb

Melissa is a doctoral student at Bowling Green State University. She holds MA degrees in theology and psychology. Her primary interests include coping, positive psychology, Buddhism, and mindfulness, especially the interpersonal benefits of mindfulness and relational practices.

Jaelyn R. Farris, PhD

Dr. Farris is an assistant professor of Human Development & Family Studies at Penn State Harrisburg. Dr. Farris earned an MSEd in Community Counseling from Youngstown State University, and an MA and PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. Her work as a clinical counselor with impoverished urban children and adolescents provided the foundation for her primary research interest in the onset, progression, and prevention of psychopathology among at-risk youth. Dr. Farris has more than 20 scholarly publications, including numerous journal articles and two books. She maintains a general interest in the promotion of positive development among at-risk youth and is currently pursuing research on the delivery of interventions in the context of after-school programming.

Jessica A. Foss

Jessica Foss is a doctoral student in the Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology. Her clinical interests include working with adolescents, college students, couples, and adults. To meet the unique needs of each client, Jessica incorporates attachment theory as well as person-centered, family systems, and developmental approaches into her therapeutic work.

Paul Giblin, PhD

Dr. Giblin is associate professor of pastoral studies and pastoral counseling at Loyola University of Chicago, the Institute of Pastoral Studies, where he began and directs the master’s program in pastoral counseling. He is a clinical member and approved supervisor in AAMFT and fellow in AAPC. His research interests have focused on healthy marital and family functioning and the psychology and spirituality of men. He especially finds renewal in alpine skiing and instruction.

Cheryl A. Giles, PsyD

Dr. Giles is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Francis Greenwood Peabody Senior Lecturer on Pastoral Care and Counseling at Harvard Divinity School. She has extensive experience in the treatment of children, adolescents, and families with significant mental illness, high-risk behaviors, and traumatic stress. Her primary research interests are identifying the role of risk and resilience in developing healthy adolescents in the lives of queer youth, health care disparities in African Americans, and fostering sustainable resilience in caregivers who practice contemplative care for the dying. Professor Giles is a core faculty member of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative at Harvard Divinity School and coeditor of The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work (Wisdom Press, 2012).

Rev. Kaye N. Glennon

Kaye was a pastor in the United Methodist Church for 14 years before beginning an independent, inclusive progressive Christian community in 2011 in Racine, Wisconsin. Currently she pastors the new congregation, Sacred Journeys Spiritual Community, and teaches courses on religion and women’s spirituality at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Kathleen Gregory, PhD

Dr. Gregory is course convener of the master of counseling program in the School of Public Health and Human Biosciences at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She is a counseling psychologist and holds a PhD in Comparative Philosophy. She has been a Buddhist practitioner in the Tibetan Tradition for 20 years. Her current research focus is to extend the psychotherapeutic application of Buddhist principles and practices.

Deborah G. Haskins, PhD

Dr. Haskins is assistant professor and director of counseling programs at Trinity Washington University (DC). She specializes in and publishes in the areas of cultural competency, service delivery to cultural communities, and gambling addiction treatment. She has a PhD in pastoral counseling from Loyola College (now Loyola University Maryland).

Matthew J. Hirshberg

Matthew is a graduate student in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is interested in interventions to reduce negative affect and promote well-being and prosocial behaviors, particularly in educational contexts.

Katie E. Katuzny

Katie is a doctoral student at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Francisco, and senior research assistant at the Rockway Institute for LGBT Psychology and Public Policy. Her dissertation is focused on heterosexuals’ attitudes toward same-sex marriage. Previously, Katie was the public policy assistant at Equality Florida where she worked to promote LGBT-affirmative legislation.

Suzanne Mayer, IHM, PhD

Dr. Mayer is the coordinator of pastoral and theological studies and a full professor in the pastoral care counseling program at Neumann University. Nationally certified [NBCC], with a small practice as a pastoral counselor, she also works with a number of groups as a teacher of formation and human development, consultant, retreat director, lecturer, and team builder. Licensed as a professional...