Professor and Chair of New England’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program Cathy Lounsbury EdD, LCPC was featured in the cover story of Counseling Today: “Growing Awareness for Trauma-informed Care.” In Lounsbury’s view, a significant number of clients…
Antioch University Psychology Departments Gather in Nation’s Capitol for Convention
The first weekend of August, students and faculty from the New England PsyD and the Seattle PsyD converged in Washington, DC for this year’s American Psychological Association’s annual convention.
Research Spotlight: Shirley Lo Wins Prize at APA Convention
For Shirley Lo, traveling to her first in-person APA Annual Convention proved to be exciting. That’s because Lo, a third-year student in the PsyD in Clinical Psychology offered on Antioch University’s Seattle campus, won an award for the research poster she submitted.
Sharing You: A National Coming Out Story
Sitting there wanting to share your truth, choking on the words that describe your true self. Fear races through your mind that you may not be enough for them to stay. Your truth, a deep vulnerability, is not enough. A simple comment is like pulling tar from your mouth. “This moment is perfect,” you think to yourself,
Anthony Pennant ’22
Anthony Pennant, LMFT, PhD ’22 (New England, PhD in Couple and Family Therapy), Associate Chair of the Couple and Family Therapy program in Seattle, was featured in the episode Socially…
PsyD Professor Publishes Book on Bruce Springsteen’s Women Fans
From Beatlemania to the BTS Army, musical fandom has long included girls and women—and for just as long, there’s been a stereotype of female fans as full of lust for the male objects of their obsession. But is this a fair description? And how should we understand older female fans, the ones who have been a fan for decades?
Lauren Arienzale Publishes Debut Poetry Collection
New England PsyD in Clinical Psychology student Lauren Arienzale recently published her debut poetry collection, Mud Pie. “As a lifelong writer, and a psychologist in training, I am continuously fascinated…
Research Spotlight: Reconciling the Principles of Forensic Psychology and Cultural Competency
A team of psychologists from the Clinical Psychology Department at Antioch’s Seattle campus has published their research on how forensic psychologists are taking into account cultural considerations in their pre-trial evaluations and how a failure to do that can perpetuate implicit biases
Cool Course: Communication and Counseling Skills
Every interaction we have with another person utilizes some kind of communication. From the coffee shop to the classroom, we’re constantly relaying our needs and thoughts in the hopes that another person will understand. But the process isn’t a given.
Jude Bergkamp ’98, ’10
Jude Bergkamp ’98, ’10 (Seattle, MA in Psychology, PsyD), Chair and Core Faculty of Seattle’s PsyD program, led an 11-member research team that recently published the article “Pathways to the…
Shoshana D. Kerewsky ’98
Shoshana D. Kerewsky’s ’98 (New England, PsyD) memoir, “Cancer, Kintsugi, Camino: A Memoir,” recently won the Firebird Book Award in the LGBTQ Nonfiction category. Published in 2022, Kerewsky’s memoir conveys the rhythms…
Leveraging Her Identity and Experience, Marina Masaki Brings Mental Health Awareness to Asian-American Communities
When she was a kid, Marina Masaki’s family didn’t talk openly about sex. This wasn’t unusual for a young person growing up in the U.S., and in particular in Japanese-American families like the one she grew up in. Sexuality is a subject that many parents are uncomfortable discussing with their children—even if this reticence puts them at risk later on.