Our Editorial Board

Michael Callans

MSW

Content Reviewer and Founding Advisor

Founder of Psychology.com and steward of its editorial standards since 1995. Reviews the site's condition guides and educational content for accuracy and clarity.

David A. Brooks

PhD, ABPP, ABN

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified rehabilitation psychologist and neuropsychologist, and certified EMDR provider with more than 30 years of clinical experience in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

Seph Fontane Pennock

Founder, Psychology.com

Founder of Psychology.com and of PositivePsychology.com, co-founder of Quenza, and a mental health entrepreneur with more than a decade spent building digital mental health platforms. Writes the site's AI therapy coverage.

Matt Edelstein

PsyD, BCBA-D

Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Behavior Analyst

Child psychologist and board certified behavior analyst who runs the Brief Treatment Clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute and teaches at Johns Hopkins.

Kalen D. Zeiger

PhD, LMFT, EMDRPT-II, CCTP, CFTP

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Marriage and family therapist, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, and Antioch University core faculty member whose clinical work centers on trauma, LGBTQ+ affirmative care, and relationships. Reviews Psychology.com's trauma, relationships, and LGBTQ+ mental health content.

Suzanne Degges-White

PhD, LCPC, LPC, LMHC, NCC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Professor of Counseling

Licensed counselor, professor and department chair at Northern Illinois University, and author of six books on friendship and family relationships.

Jack Bartel

PsyD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Clinical psychologist and founder of The Evergreen Initiative, a telehealth practice for LGBTQ+ adults licensed in more than 35 states.

David Chadorchi

PsyD

Licensed Psychologist

Licensed psychologist in Los Angeles and founder of the Healing With Meaning practice, with experience across an anxiety disorders clinic, inpatient psychiatry, substance use treatment, and forensic work in a maximum security prison. Reviews Psychology.com's anxiety, depression, and addiction content.

Briana Bass

M.Ed., LPC, PhD(c)

Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Clinical Sexologist

Dallas-based therapist, Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, and former corporate executive. She provides direct, effective therapy for individuals and couples across a range of emotional and relational challenges, with particular expertise in the pressures of modern life and relationships.

Christie Leonard

LCSW, LICSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensed clinical social worker whose attachment-focused work with individuals and couples uses somatic and mindfulness-based approaches, with a specialty in preparation for and integration of psychedelic experiences, including ketamine-assisted therapy.

Amy Trachter

Psy.D., Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Licensed clinical psychologist with more than 20 years of experience treating adolescents and adults, including individuals and couples living with medical illness and substance use problems, with specialized training in trauma treatment and in executive business coaching.

Noni Vaughn-Pollard

LCPC, LMHC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Therapist licensed in New York and Maryland who works with girls and women, particularly Black individuals and people of color, using multicultural, feminist and creative approaches to help clients establish strong boundaries and practice daily self-care.

David Tzall

Psy.D.

Licensed Psychologist

Licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey with a Brooklyn private practice for individuals and couples, after extensive clinical work in civil and forensic hospitals and correctional facilities. Reviews Psychology.com's anxiety, relationships, and trauma content.

Kezia Jackson

PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

Clinical psychologist and founder and CEO of Healing Spaces Psychological Services, a culturally responsive group practice in Clayton, Missouri, with more than a decade of experience in psychological assessment, culturally informed evaluation, and differential diagnosis. Reviews Psychology.com's assessment, trauma, and neurodivergence content.

Julie Landry

PsyD, ABPP, MSCP

Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist

Board-certified clinical psychologist and co-founder of NeuroSpark Health, a practice specializing in adult autism and ADHD assessment, and a former United States Army psychologist. Reviews Psychology.com's neurodivergence, assessment, and relationships content.

Nikki Press

Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Licensed clinical psychologist in New York City specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders, trauma, adult ADHD, and stress, with specialized training in evidence-based treatments for PTSD. Reviews Psychology.com's anxiety, trauma, and ADHD content.

Angela Orlando Cameli

LCSW, CADC

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Chicago with over 15 years of experience providing trauma-informed and culturally responsive care in schools, hospitals, shelters, outpatient addiction programs, and private practice, specializing in addiction, dual diagnosis, and emotional and behavioral challenges.

Jacqueline Prince

LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Pennsylvania-licensed clinical social worker with Avers & Biddle Counseling Associates in Lancaster who works with adults, adolescents, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, burnout, and major life transitions. Writes for Psychology.com on anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions.

Yoni Mandelbaum

Psy.D., M.S.Ed.

Licensed Psychologist

Licensed psychologist in Scarsdale and White Plains, New York, with nearly a decade of experience across private practice, schools, a nursing home, and a hospital school health program, working with children, adolescents, and adults. Reviews Psychology.com's anxiety, depression, ADHD, and adolescent mental health content.

Noah Lau Branson

PsyD, MAT

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Mixed Roots Psychotherapy in Pasadena, California, who works with individuals and couples whose mixed and complex identities have been hard for other therapists to hold, supervises doctoral students, and serves as an affiliate professor at Fuller's School of Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy. Reviews Psychology.com's identity, couples, and relationships content.

Kamran Eshtehardi

PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Clinical psychologist in Pasadena, California, with over a decade of experience with clients across the lifespan, specializing in teens and young adults and in problematic technology and video game use, seeing clients in person and online in California and Florida. Reviews Psychology.com's teen, young adult, and technology use content.

Ty'Kia Brown

LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in North Carolina and Georgia and a two-time Savannah State University graduate with experience across inpatient and outpatient behavioral health settings, working with people navigating mental health challenges, substance use and co-occurring disorders, trauma, domestic violence, grief, relationship difficulties, anxiety, and depression. Writes for Psychology.com on mental health, substance use, trauma, and relationships.