Dr. Michael Baker has received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, a Masters degree in Theology, and a certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.  He is licensed as a Clinical Psychologist as well as a Marriage Family and Child Counselor.  Dr. Baker is the Executive Director of the LaVie Counseling Centers with offices in Pasadena and Santa Monica.  In addition to his public appearances, Dr. Baker has made numerous presentations to professional psychological organizations and published articles in professional psychological journals such as Psychoanalytic Psychology, and the Journal of Psychology and Theology.

Dr. Baker's latest boook, The Greatest Psychologist Who Ever Lived:  Jesus and the Wisdom of the Soul was published in 2001.

Martha Bragin, Ph.D., LCSW is Associate Professor at Hunter College School of Social Work, as well as clinical and research faculty in Social Work at the International Program on Refugee Trauma (IPORT) at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.  She is a member of the working group on the psychological effects of social exclusion of the International Psychoanalytic Association, the Committee on Psychoanalysis in the Community of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

For the past 25 years, Dr. Bragin has served as consultant to governments, international organizations, demilitarization and reintegration of soldiers following war with special attention to women and children.  She has developed and assessed psychosocial programs for children and families in conflict situations in South America, Africa and the Middle East.  She also works on the assessment design monitoring and evaluation of programs that address the consequences of violence on children, adolescents and their communities.

Dr. Bragin is the author of numerous publications on mitigating and transforming violence.  She is in private practice in Manhattan.

Dr. Ed Canda is Professor and Chair of the Ph.D. program at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare.  He is also a Courtesy Professor in the Univ. of Kansas Department of Religious Studies.  Founder of the Society for Spirituality and Social Work, he has written widely on this topic and is co-author of Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice:  The Heart of Helping.  This book integrates existentialist, transpersonal, and holistic systems theories with Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Judaic, and Shamanistic traditions of helping, plus ethical guidelines and practical skills and techniques.

Constance Goldberg is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Social Work.  She is currently on the Board and Faculty of the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy of Chicago, and on the Faculty of the Institute for Clinical Work.  She is in private practice and has written clinical papers using a self psychological framework as well as those integrating religion and psychotherapy.

James D. Herbert, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive-behavior therapy (including new mindfulness and acceptance-based models of behavior therapy), mood and anxiety disorders, the distinction between science and pseudoscience in psychology and related fields, and the promotion of evidence-based practice in mental health.  He is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Program at Drexel University,  where he also serves as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.  He also served for several years as Director of Clinical Training of Drexel''s Ph.D. Program in Clinicial Psychology.

Dr. Herbert has received numerous professional honors and awards, including the University''s Outstanding Teach of the Year Award in 1999.  He has an active research program on the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, with particular emphasis on evaluating the effectiveness and mechanisms of action underlying new acceptance-based models of behavior therapy such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).  He has published widely on these and other topics in professional journals, and is known internationally for his writings on quackery and pseudoscience in mental health.  He is currently an Associate Editor of two professional journals (The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice and Cognitive and Behavioral Practice), and serves on the editorial boards of several additonal journals, including the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

Dr. Laurence Miller is the author of Inner Natures:  Brain, Self, and Personality, Freud's Brain:  Neuropsycho dynamic Foundations of Psychoanalysis; and Shocks to the Systems:  Psychotherapy of Traumatic Disability Syndromes.  A psychologist based in Boca Raton, Florida, he specializes in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, forensic psychology, and business psychology.

Currently, Dr. Miller is the Police Psychologist for the West Palm Beach Police Department, a Forensic Psychological Examiner for the Palm Beach County Court, a Certified Trainer by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, an Instructor at the Criminal Justice Institute of Palm Beach County and Florida Atlantic Unviersity, and conducts continuing education programs and training seminars across the United States and Canada.

Dr. Miller is a frequent commentator on radio and TV, and the author of numerous professional and popular publications pertaining to the brain, behavior, health, law, criminal justice, and management psychology.

Nancy C. Murphy is a practicing attorney in Chicago who specializes in Family Law and Domestic Violence. She assisted with the implementation of the Focus on Children Program in Cook County, which teaches parents to understand the effect of divorce and domestic violence on children, and gives the parents tools to use to make the process go smoother. She handles complex domestic violence and divorce litigation which include Hague convention cases (international child abduction), spousal abuse and rape cases as well as child abuse cases. She trains attorneys throughout the Chicago land area on issues dealing with domestic violence and the abuse syndrome.

Dr. Andrew Newberg is Director of Nuclear Medicine, Director of NeuroPET Research, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Newberg trained in Internal Medicine at the Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia.  Newberg's research now largely focuses on how brain function is associated with various mental states -- in particular, the relationship between brain function and mystical or religious experiences.  The results and implications of this research are delineated in Dr. Newberg's book, Why God Won't Go Away.

Bill O''Hanlon, MS, LMFT, has authored or co-authored 28 books, the latest being Write is a Verb (July 2007); Pathways to Spirituality (W.W. Norton), Change 101:  A Practical Guide to Creating Change (W.W. Norton), and Thriving Through Crisis (Penguin/Perigee; winner of the Books for a Better Life Award).  He has published 54 articles or book chapters.  His books have been translated into 16 languages.  He has appeared on Oprah (with his book Do One Thing Different), The Today Show, and a variety of other television and radio programs.  Since 1977, Bill has given over 2000 talks around the world.  He has been a top-rated presenter at many national conferences and was awarded the "Outstanding Mental Health Educator of the Year" in 2001 by the New England Educational Institute.  Bill is a Licensed Mental Health Professional, Certified Professional Counselor, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  Bill is a clinical member of AAMFT (and winner of the 2003 New Mexico AMFT Distinguished Service Award), certified by the National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists and a Fellow, Diplomate and a Board Member of the American Psychotherapy Association.

His books may be ordered from any major retail or online bookseller.