ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeffrey J. Magnavita, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, is a licensed psychologist andmarriage and family therapist in active clinical practice. A diplomate of theAmerican Board of Professional Psychology and fellow of the AmericanPsychological Association, Dr. Magnavita has received awards for his workin the practice and theory of psychotherapy and personality disorders, onwhich he speaks at a national level. He is the founder of GlastonburyPsychological Associates, PC, and the Connecticut Center for Short-TermDynamic Psychotherapy and is an affiliate professor of clinical psychologyat the University of Hartford and lecturer at Smith College of Social Work.He authored Restructuring Personality Disorders: A Short-Term Dynamic Ap-proach, Relational Therapy for Personality Disorders, and a textbook, Theoriesof Personality: Contemporary Approaches to the Science of Personality, andwas the volume editor of the Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy:Psychodynamic/Object Relations: Volume I and the Handbook of PersonalityDisorders: Theory and Practice. He is on the editorial board of the Journal ofClinical Psychology/In Session: Psychotherapy in Practice. He is a member ofthe affiliate medical staff at a number of Hartford, Connecticut area hospi-tals, where he consults and conducts training. He is an active member ofthe International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, Society forPsychotherapy Research, New York Academy of Science, and Society forthe Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration and is a founder of the Interna-tional Association for Experiential Dynamic Therapy.

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