“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…
Sylvia Byrne Pollack ‘93
Sylvia Byrne Pollack ‘93 (Seattle, MA) was featured in an article in the Seattle Times. Pollack is a Seattle poet and scientist who, at the age of 80, published her…
Creating a Safe Space for Expression and Acceptance Through Art Therapy
There is a common thread that connects Antiochians together: a passion to support, advocate, and empower others. Although the journeys are different, the passion and pursuit for social justice remains…
Training Model Invented at AU Seattle Finds Big Audience
How can student therapists get the training—and training hours—that they need to graduate and move towards being licensed, when a global pandemic has shut down so many training sites? A…
Motivational Interviewing for Vocational Rehabilitation: Why it Matters for People with Disabilities | Dissertation Watch
Alicia Wein-Senghas, in fulfilling the requirements of the PsyD in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University’s New England campus, has written and published a dissertation titled Motivational Interviewing for Vocational Rehabilitation:…
Gertrude Lyons ‘06
Gertrude Lyons ‘06 (Midwest, MA) wrote about the importance of allowing children to express their emotions in a parenting article in MindBodyGreen. She encourages parents to validate their kids and…