Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD: Harnessing the Healing Power of Relationships

About Barbara Olasov RothbaumCandice M. MonsonCandice MonsonJulian D. FordNorman B. EpsteinSteffany J. Fredman

Candice M. Monson PhD is Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto Ontario Canada. A Fellow of the American and Canadian Psychological Associations and the Royal Society of Canada she is a recipient of the Traumatic Stress Psychologist of the Year Award from the Canadian Psychological Association and the Distinguished Mentorship Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Dr. Monson is well known for her research on interpersonal factors in traumatization and the development testing and dissemination of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) including cognitive processing therapy and cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD. Steffany J. Fredman PhD is Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Fredman is a recipient of the Martin S. Wallach Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her clinical and research interests focus on the interpersonal context of individual psychopathology with an emphasis on PTSD. Dr. Fredman is the codeveloper of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD and is currently adapting this treatment model for telehealth delivery as a way to increase access to care for traumatized individuals and their significant others.