Todd K. Favorite, Ph.D. is Director of the University of Michigan Psychological Clinic. He received his Ph.D. from Fielding Graduate University, and Master’s degrees from Central Michigan University as well as Fielding Graduate University with concentrations in clinical and neuropsychology. He has worked as a psychotherapist and an administrator in health care settings and private practice prior to taking a faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration in 2004, where he is an Attending Psychologist, clinical supervisor, and clinical researcher. He continues research on PTSD, chronic depression, and insomnia and nightmares. He teaches and supervises clinical psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows, medical students, and psychiatric residents and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School.

His clinical expertise is in the integration of cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic/relational psychotherapies, with a particular interest in combined interventions for trauma, depression, and sleep disorders. He is nationally certified to provide and supervise in several evidence-based methods, with advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System for Psychotherapy (CBASP) developed by James P. McCullough, Ph.D. with whom he has presented at a number of national and international seminars and conducted intensive workshops.

Barbara S. Cain , LMSW , is a clinical social worker and senior supervisor of social workers and clinical psychology trainees at The Psychological Clinic where she joined the staff in 1978. She received her BA and MSW from the University of Michigan and served on the staff of Hawthorn Center, a residential treatment center for children and the University`s Counseling and Psychological Services.

Her clinical interests and journal publications include articles on the impact of divorce on youth and the elderly, bereavement and school phobia. She has authored four children`s books on psychological issues and a manuscript on the psychology of siblings of autistic children. Her mass publications include articles in The New York Times Magazine, Science Times, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, on divorce, eating disorders, parenthood, and dual career retirement.

She has conducted a private practice in Ann Arbor since 1975.

Jeff Urist did both his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Michigan, receiving his B.A. in 1966 and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1973. He joined the U of M Department of Psychiatry in 1973, serving as Chief Psychologist in the Adolescent Psychiatry Program from 1979 to 1989. In 1989, he joined the staff of the U of M Psychological Clinic where he continues to teach and supervise trainees on their treatment and evaluation of adult clients.

As a graduate of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, Jeff also serves on their faculty. A significant portion of his professional time is devoted to his private practice, which he has maintained in Ann Arbor since 1973.

Among his areas of interest are adolescent development and treatment, personality assessment, and the role of agency in the development of the self.

Michelle Van Etten Lee (Shelly), Ph.D. is Director of Psychology Training for the Institute for Human Adjustment. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Vermont, and completed additional training at the University of British Columbia, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Michigan. She has worked primarily in academic settings as a researcher, clinician, teacher, and clinical supervisor, and she maintains adjunct faculty appointments in Psychiatry and Psychology.

Her clinical expertise lies in cognitive behavioral treatments, with a special interest in adult anxiety disorders, including social anxiety, specific phobias, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety and worry. Shelly is active in supervising psychology and social work interns at all stages of training, in both individual and group forums.

Susan Watts, LMSW, is Training Director for Social Work and Couples Therapy at the Psychological Clinic at the University of Michigan. She trained as a Social Worker at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and at the University of Michigan. She has practiced in Australia, the United Kingdom and in Michigan in hospital, school, and clinic settings.

She has broad clinical interests in family systems, attachment theory, and couples therapy, particularly the applications of Dr John Gottman’s research. She has been involved in implementing diversity training in a clinical setting and is interested in culturally sensitive clinical practice. Currently she is interested in teaching and training, particularly implementing a competencies-based training model. She is involved with supervising a large group of Social Work interns as they prepare for clinical work in many spheres of Social Work practice.

Teri Wolf, M.D. is a consulting psychiatrist at the University of Michigan Psychological Clinic. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a bachelor's degree in psychology, communications, and music; medical degree from Michigan State University CHM; psychiatry and neurology training from the University of California San Francisco and Stanford University; psychiatry residency at the University of Michigan Hospital and the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Wolf has been licensed to practice medicine in the state of Michigan since 2001. She is board certified in adult psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Areas of special interest include mood disorders, cognitive disorders, sleep disorders, and anxiety.