As the digital continues to take over corners of our lives we never imagined would include screen time—think QR code restaurant menus and virtual exercise classes—these changes can feel overwhelming….
How Affirmation Helps Queer Youth Thrive Despite Ongoing Discrimination
As Pride Month comes to an end, we discuss the continued need for LGBTQ+ activism, the challenges facing youth today, and ways to radicalize pride in the fight for social justice with Cynthia Ruffin, the director of COLORS LGBTQ Youth Counseling. As director of this free therapy service, Cynthia has great insight into how these young people continue to experience discrimination and trauma in our country, and she urges us to find new ways to show up for the LGBTQ+ community.
A Post-Mudslide Career Change Leads to Joy
Sometimes the things that cause us to change our lives are as small as a poem or a nagging thought. For other people—for instance, Jennifer Rapp, a recent graduate of…
Dr. Brian Zuzelo to Speak at PsyD’s June Colloquium
The PsyD in Clinical Psychology program in New England is honored to announce Dr. Brian Zuzelo as the guest lecturer for the program’s colloquium on Monday, June 14. Dr. Zuzelo’s presentation…
COLORS Celebrates 10 Years of Progress For LGBTQ+ Youth
Cynthia Ruffin directs COLORS LGBTQ Youth Counseling Services, a program that provides therapy for youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other diverse sexualities and genders at…
Therapist Champions Somatic Experiencing Modality to Heal Trauma
“I’ll tell you a story,” says Sergio Ocampo, a Marriage and Family Therapist who is passionate about the Somatic Experiencing approach to healing trauma. The story is about Dr. Peter…
Compassion for Foster Youth Leads to Love of Play Therapy
Rachel Stewart-MacTavish loves working with children, and especially with those who most need help: children in difficult situations like the foster system, mental health treatment, or conflict with their families….
Antioch University Seattle’s MA in Couple and Family Therapy Program Ranked as One of the Top 50
The Master’s in Couple and Family Therapy at Antioch University Seattle has been ranked as one of the top 50 programs in 2021 by Intelligent.com. Antioch received the additional distinction…
Parents of Non-Binary Children: Stories of Understanding and Support | Dissertation Watch
Brooks Bull, in fulfilling the requirements of the PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy at Antioch University’s New England Campus, has written and published a dissertation titled Parents of Non-Binary…
Bringing Treatment to Prisoners, Guided by Empathy and Service
How do you develop the skills to challenge the prison industrial complex, arguing for rehabilitation and treatment? For the homeless advocate, prison reform activist, and therapist-in-training Dante Roussos, a major…
Disability Activist Joins Key Psychology Committees
“There’s not a lot of psychologists with disabilities,” says Dr. Craig Kramer. As a psychologist with a speech disability—he stutters—Dr. Kramer can see quite clearly how few others like him…
Deborah Anthony ‘02
Deborah Anthony ‘02 (Santa Barbara, MA), a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, appeared on “Women Leaders: Secrets to Success” with host Jessica Franzini. Anthony started her early work by helping survivors…