Professional Training Program Faculty

Current Faculty

North America

Canada
Alexis Arbuthnott, PhD
Regina, SK Canada
email: aeiarbuthnott@gmail.com
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Su Baker, MEd
Montreal, QC Canada
email: subaker@videotron.com
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Fern Banner
London, ON Canada
email: info@fernbanner.com
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Sandra Bouabjian, MA
Montreal, QC Canada
email: sbouabjian@hotmail.com
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Jillian Hosey, MSW, RSW, LICSW
Toronto, ON Canada
email: jillhoseymsw@gmail.com
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John A. O’Neil, MD FRCPC
Montreal, QC Canada
email: john.oneil@mcgill.ca
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United States
Krista Behrens, LPC
Georgia
email: kristabehrens@gmail.com
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Deborah Cohen, LCSW
Manhasset, NY
email: dcohenlcsw@gmail.com
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Faige Flakser, LSCW
New York, NY
email: faigeflakserlcsw@gmail.com
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Rebeca Gonzalez Scherman, PsyD
New York, NY
email: rebeca.scherman.psyd@gmail.com
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Jean M. Goodwin, MD
Galveston, TX
email: jmgoodwin@aol.com
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Edward Groenendal, LCPC
Crystal Lake, IL
email: egreenvalley@earthlink.net
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Dawn Hinton, MEd, LPCC
Union, KY
Email: hintoncounseling@gmail.com
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Rosalie W. Hyde, LCSW
Houston, TX
email: rosaliehyde@aol.com
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Kathia Lopez Murdock, LCPC
Chicago, IL
email: kathia@kathialopezchicago.com
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John Lovern, PhD
Dacula, GA
email: johnlovern@live.com
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Holly Maddy, LCSW
Crestview Hills, KY
email: hmaddy@fuse.net
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Peter Maves, PhD
Longmont, CO
email: petermaves@aol.com
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Rachel Sage, LCSW-C
Baltimore, MD
email: rachel.iva.sage@gmail.com
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Emma Sunshaw, PhD
Oklahoma
email: ptpadmin@isst-d.org
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Rebecca Szymanski, MA, LPCC
Albuquerque, NM
email: rebeccaszyman@gmail.com
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Julie Trana, LCPC
Meridian, ID
email: tranacounseling@gmail.com
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Joan A. Turkus, MD, DLFAPA
McLean, VA
Email: joan.turkus@verizon.net
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Victor W. Welzant, PsyD
Lutherville, MD
email: drwelzant@verizon.net
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Europe

BelgiumMalta
Doris D’Hooghe, BA
Sint-Margreite, Oost-Vlaanderen
email: doris.dhooghe@skynet.be
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Kirsten Stach, IACP
St. Peters, Zabbar
email: kirstencounselling@gmail.com
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Scotland
Richard Cross, UKCP
Falkirk, Scotland  
email: richard.m.cross@protonmail.com
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PTP Program Leadership

PTP Chair
Faige Flakser, LCSW
Email: faigeflakserlcsw@gmail.com
PTP Past Chair
Peter Maves, PhD
email: petermaves@aol.com
PTP Chair Elect
Jillian Hosey, MSW, RSW, LICSW
email: jillhoseymsw@gmail.com
Curriculum Directors



Su Baker, MEd 
Email: subaker@videotran.ca

Joan A. Turkus, MD
Email: joan.turkus@verizon.net