About us
Directors
J. Christopher Muran, Ph.D.
Dr. Muran is Associate Dean and Full Professor at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, where he serves as training director for the doctoral program in clinical psychology. He completed postdoctoral training in cognitive therapy (University of Toronto) and psychoanalysis (New York University). He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA Divisions 12 & 29) and serves on its Clinical Treatment Guidelines Advisory Steering Committee. He is also past-president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) and past-editor of its international journal Psychotherapy Research. He has been on the editorial board for the Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology for the past 10 years. Since 1990, Dr. Muran has been Principal Investigator/Director of the Psychotherapy Research Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and is on faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Muran has authored and edited several books, including The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence Based Guide to Practice (2010; with Jacques Barber), Dialogues in Difference: Diversity Studies in the Therapeutic Relationship (2007), and Self-Relations in the Psychotherapy Process (2001)., along with Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance (2000; with Jeremy Safran).
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E-mail: jcmuran@adelphi.edu
Catherine F. Eubanks, Ph.D.
Dr. Eubanks is Associate Professor of Psychology in the Clinical Psychology Program of the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, as well as Associate Director of the Psychotherapy Research Program, Mount Sinai Beth Israel. She is a recipient of the Early Career Award from the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) and serves as associate editor for Psychotherapy Research and Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, as well as Executive Officer for its North American Chapter. She is also President-Elect and Chair of the Research Committee of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI). Dr. Eubanks completed her doctoral studies at SUNY Stony Brook and her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Mount Sinai Beth Israel.
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E-mail: catherine.eubanks@einstein.yu.edu
Senior Consultant
Lisa Wallner Samstag, Ph.D.
Professor, Long Island University
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E-mail: lisa.samstag@liu.edu
In Memorium - Our Colleague & Co-Founder
Jeremy D. Safran, Ph.D.
Dr. Safran was Full Professor and former Director of Clinical Training at the New School for Social Research. He was also Senior Research Scientist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Clinical Professor at the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, and on the faculty of the Stephen A. Mitchell Center for Relational Studies. In addition, he was Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Sandor Ferenczi Center at the New School for Social Research, and Past-President of the International Association for Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy. Dr, Safran was a fellow of the American Psychological Association and was former Director of the Cognitive Therapy Unit at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. He was the recipient of the international Society for Psychotherapy Research Distinguished Research Career Award, and the American Psychological Association Division 39 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychoanalytic Research. Dr. Safran authored and edited several books including Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Therapies (2012), Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance (2000; with Chris Muran), Interpersonal Process in Cognitive Therapy (1990; with Zindel Segal), and Emotion in Psychotherapy (1987; with Leslie Greenberg).
Dr. Muran is Associate Dean and Full Professor at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, where he serves as training director for the doctoral program in clinical psychology. He completed postdoctoral training in cognitive therapy (University of Toronto) and psychoanalysis (New York University). He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA Divisions 12 & 29) and serves on its Clinical Treatment Guidelines Advisory Steering Committee. He is also past-president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) and past-editor of its international journal Psychotherapy Research. He has been on the editorial board for the Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology for the past 10 years. Since 1990, Dr. Muran has been Principal Investigator/Director of the Psychotherapy Research Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and is on faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Muran has authored and edited several books, including The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence Based Guide to Practice (2010; with Jacques Barber), Dialogues in Difference: Diversity Studies in the Therapeutic Relationship (2007), and Self-Relations in the Psychotherapy Process (2001)., along with Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance (2000; with Jeremy Safran).
Faculty profile: click here
E-mail: jcmuran@adelphi.edu
Catherine F. Eubanks, Ph.D.
Dr. Eubanks is Associate Professor of Psychology in the Clinical Psychology Program of the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, as well as Associate Director of the Psychotherapy Research Program, Mount Sinai Beth Israel. She is a recipient of the Early Career Award from the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) and serves as associate editor for Psychotherapy Research and Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, as well as Executive Officer for its North American Chapter. She is also President-Elect and Chair of the Research Committee of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI). Dr. Eubanks completed her doctoral studies at SUNY Stony Brook and her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Mount Sinai Beth Israel.
Faculty profile: click here
E-mail: catherine.eubanks@einstein.yu.edu
Senior Consultant
Lisa Wallner Samstag, Ph.D.
Professor, Long Island University
Faculty profile: click here
E-mail: lisa.samstag@liu.edu
In Memorium - Our Colleague & Co-Founder
Jeremy D. Safran, Ph.D.
Dr. Safran was Full Professor and former Director of Clinical Training at the New School for Social Research. He was also Senior Research Scientist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Clinical Professor at the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, and on the faculty of the Stephen A. Mitchell Center for Relational Studies. In addition, he was Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Sandor Ferenczi Center at the New School for Social Research, and Past-President of the International Association for Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy. Dr, Safran was a fellow of the American Psychological Association and was former Director of the Cognitive Therapy Unit at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. He was the recipient of the international Society for Psychotherapy Research Distinguished Research Career Award, and the American Psychological Association Division 39 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychoanalytic Research. Dr. Safran authored and edited several books including Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Therapies (2012), Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance (2000; with Chris Muran), Interpersonal Process in Cognitive Therapy (1990; with Zindel Segal), and Emotion in Psychotherapy (1987; with Leslie Greenberg).