Aaron T, & Judith S Beck, Drs

Aaron T. Beck, MD, is globally recognized as the father of cognitive therapy (CT) and one of the world’s leading researchers in psychopathology. He has been credited with shaping the face of American psychiatry, and The American Psychologist has called him “one of the five most influential psychotherapists of all time.”

As President of the Beck Institute, Judith S. Beck, PhD, provides the vision and leadership to further our mission: to improve lives worldwide through excellence in Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She is also Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches second and third year psychiatric residents. She received her doctoral degree from Penn in 1982.

Debbie Joffe Ellis, Dr

Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis is a licensed psychologist (Australia) and mental health counselor (New York), adjunct professor at Columbia University TC, and is affiliated with several major psychological associations and societies − including being a Member of the Australian Psychological Society, and an International Affiliate Member of the American Psychological Association. She has a doctorate in alternative medicine (MDAM) from the Indian Board of Alternative Medicine in affiliation with the World Health Organization, from whom she also received a gold medal (1993) in recognition of her service to the field of alternative and holistic medicine.

Dedicated to her husband, the great pioneering and remarkable psychologist Albert Ellis PhD, they worked together for several years giving public presentations and professional trainings on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), as well as collaborating on writing and research projects, until his death in 2007. She continues to present, practice and write about his groundbreaking approach of REBT.

She currently has a private practice in New York City, and also delivers lectures, workshops and seminars throughout the U.S.A. and across the globe.

Freedom Yiu Kin Leung, Dr

Dr Freedom Y.K. Leung is a Professor and Head of Shaw College, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr Leung also serves as the senior consulting clinical psychologist for the Office of Student Affairs and the Human Resources Office of CUHK. His research expertise includes eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, self-harm behavior and mindfulness therapy. Dr Leung is a board member of the Asian Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association.

Keith Dobson, Dr

Dr Keith Dobson is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary, Canada, where he teaches multiple undergraduate and graduate courses. Dr Dobson’s recent focus of work has been on stigma related to mental disorders, especially in the workplace. His research interests include cognition and various psychopathological states, notably depression. Dr Dobson is also the President of the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies.

Lata K. McGinn, Dr

Dr Lata K. McGinn is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Doctoral Clinical Program (PsyD), and Director of the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Training Program and Clinic for Anxiety and Depression at Yeshiva University, USA. Dr McGinn is currently adapting her CBT intervention program to target universal prevention of anxiety and depression among youth in school settings. Dr McGinn is also the Secretary of the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies.