The International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy
Board of Directors
LYNN MCFARR
President
Lynn McFarr, Ph.D. is the Director of the Cognitive Behavioral/Dialectical Behavior Therapy Clinic, Former Interim Training Director, and former Interim Chief of Psychology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She is Professor of Health Sciences in the Department of Psychiatry for the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the Founder and Executive Director of CBT California (CBTC).
JOHN RISKIND
Journal Editor
John H. Riskind, Ph.D. is a specialist in cognitive-behavioral research, treatment, and theory of anxiety, mood, and related disorders. His most recent book, Cognitive Vulnerability to Emotional Disorders, with Lauren Alloy, appeared in 2006. Riskind has been the editor or associate editor of several cognitive-behavioral journals and is the editor of the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy.
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MEHMET SUNGUR
Past President
Mehmet Sungur, MD is Professor of Psychiatry, Istanbul Kent University, Istanbul. President of the Turkish Association for Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapy (TACBP). Former President of European Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapy (EABCT). Diplomate, Founding Fellow Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT), ACT Certified Supervisor, Trainer and Consultant.
LATA K. MCGINN
Representative-at-Large
Lata K. McGinn, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and co-founder of Cognitive Behavioral Consultants. She is also a tenured Professor of Psychology, Director of the Doctoral Clinical Program, and Director of the University-based CBT Training Program for Anxiety and Depressive Disorders at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein College of Medicine.