Faculty Descriptions

Adam Fisher

1. Integrative Systemic Therapy (IST)
2. Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
3. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
4. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

1. Sex Therapy
2. Couple Therapy
3. Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB)
4. Discernment Counseling (consultation for couples on the brink of divorce)
5. Family Systems

1. Political Polarization
2. Japanese/Japanese-American
3. Religion/Spirituality

• College Counseling Center (1-3 yrs)
• Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs)
• Private Practice (<1 yr)

• Board Certified in Couple & Family Psychology (ABPP)
• AASECT Certified Sex Therapist (CST)
• Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP)
• President, APA Division 43: Society for Couple & Family Psychology: 2024–25

1. Integrative Psychotherapy with

   Developmental Influences (Humanistic and CBT)

2. Positive Psychology 
3. Solution-Focused Therapy 

1. Brief Therapy 
2. Group Therapy 
3. Supervision
4. LGBTQ+ 
5. Religious or Spiritual Problem

1. Asian/Asian American  
2. Religion/Spirituality 
3. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity 

• College Counseling Center (10+ yrs) 
• Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs) 
• Assessment/Testing (1-3 yrs) 
• Substance Abuse/Rehab (1-3 yrs) 
• Residential Treatment Center (1-3 yrs) 
• Case Manager (1-3 yrs) 

• Board Certified in Counseling Psychology (ABPP)
• Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP)

1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
2. Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
3. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

1. Anxiety
2. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
3. Depression
4. Religious or Spiritual Problems
5. Outreach/Prevention

1. Religion/Spirituality
2. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
3. Racial/Cultural Identity

• Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs)
• College Counseling Center (4-6 yrs)
• Assessment and Testing (4-6 yrs)
• Private Practice (1-3 yrs)
• Child/Adolescent Center (1-3 yrs)

1. Systems/Family Therapy
2. Internal Family Systems
3. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

1. Family-of-Origin
2. Race/Ethnicity
3. Trauma/Abuse/PTSD
4. Depression
5. Couples

1. Pacific Islanders
2. Race/Cultural Identity
3. Historical Trauma/Minority Stress

• Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs)
• College Counseling Center (4-6 yrs)

1. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy
2. Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
3. Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

1. Anxiety
2. Depression
3. Trauma/Abuse/PTSD
4. Chronic Pain/Illness
5. Social Anxiety

1. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
2. Religion/Spirituality
3. Intersectionality

• College Counseling Center (4-6 yrs)
• Hospital Setting (1-3 yrs)
• Assessment/Testing (1-3 yrs)
• Private Practice (1-3 yrs)
• Chronic Pain Clinic (1 yr)
• School Counseling (<1 yr)

1. Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
2. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy
3. Multicultural Therapy
4. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

1. Compassion Focused Therapy
2. Group Therapy
3. LGBTQ+
4. Multicultural Psychology
5. Religious or Spiritual Problem

1. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
2. Religion/Spirituality
3. Intersectionality

• College Counseling Center (+10 yrs)
• Hospital (4-6 yrs)
• Assessment/Testing (1-3 yrs)

• Board Certified in Counseling Psychology (ABPP)
• Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP)

1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
2. Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT)
3. Narrative Therapy

1. Couples Therapy
2. Substance Abuse
3. Anxiety
4. Sex Therapy
5. Trauma/Abuse/PTSD

1. Religion/Spirituality
2. Intersectionality/Intersecting Identities
3. Racial/Cultural Identity

• Couples Therapy Center (4-6 yrs)
• Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs)
• Private Practice (1-3 yrs)
• Career Counseling Center (1-3 yrs)
• Substance Abuse/Rehab (1-3 yrs)
• Residential Treatment Center (1 year)

1. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
2. Multicultural
3. Compassion-Focused Therapy

1. Anxiety
2. Depression
3. Race/Ethnicity
4. Religious or Spiritual Concerns
5. Acute Stress/Trauma

1. Pacific Islanders
2. Religion/Spirituality
3. Intersectionality

1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
2. Positive Psychology
3. Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)

1. Anxiety
2. Developmental disorders
3. Group Therapy
4. Outreach/Prevention
5. Depression

1. Persons with Disabilities
2. Gender
3. Pacific Islanders

• Hospital Setting (4-6 yrs)
• College Counseling Center (4-6 yrs)
• Assessment/Testing (4-6 yrs)
• Child/Adolescent Center (4-6 yrs)
• Employee Assistance Program (4-6 yrs)
• Private Practice (1-3 yrs)
• Sports Psychologist (1-3 yrs)
• Correction Facility (<1 yr)

1. Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

2. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy

3. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

1. Grief/Loss

2. Crisis/Suicide

3. Substance Abuse

4. Family-of-Origin

5. Group Therapy

1. White Privilege

2. Intersectionality

3. Gender

College Counseling Center (+10 yrs)

Substance Abuse/Rehab (7-9 yrs)

Assessment/Testing (1-3 yrs)

Career Counseling Center (<1 yr)

1. Existential Therapy

2. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy

1. LGBTQ+

2. Group Therapy

3. Depression

4. Anxiety

5. Religious or Spiritual Problem

1. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

2. Gender

3. Intersectionality

College Counseling Center

Assessment/Testing (1-3 yrs)

School Counseling (1-3 yrs)

1. Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)

2. Behavioral Therapy

3. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

1. Depression

2. Anxiety

3. Crisis/Suicide

4. Religious or Spiritual Problem

5. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

College Counseling Center (+10 yrs)

Assessment/Testing (+10 yrs)

Private Practice (+10 yrs)

Career Counseling Center (+10 yrs)

Biofeedback/Stress Management (7-9 yrs)

Hospital Settings (4-6 yrs)

Child/Adolescent Center (4-6 yrs)

Inpatient Psychiatric (4-6 yrs)

Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs)

Military/(VA) Hospital (1-3 yrs)

Case Manager (1-3 yrs)

1. Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)

2. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy

3. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

1. Family-of-Origin

2. Religion or Spiritual Problem

3. Learning Disorders

4. Anxiety

5. Depression

1. Religion/Spirituality

2. Intersecting Identities, Intersectionality

3. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Assessment/Testing (4-6 yrs)

College Counseling Center (4-6 yrs)

Private Practice (1-3 yrs)

School Counseling (1-3 yrs)

School Psychology Ed.S.

Inpatient Psychiatric (1-3 yrs)

1. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
2. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
3. Compassion-Focused Therapy

1. Anxiety
2. Depression
3. Gender
4. Religion or Spiritual Problem
5. Race/Ethnicity

1. Intersectionality/Intersecting Identities
2. Latino/Latina/Hispanic
3. Religion/Spirituality

• Assessment (1-3 yrs)
• College Counseling Center (1-3 yrs)
• Private Practice (1-3 yrs)
• Career Counseling (>1 yr)

1. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
2. Existential Therapy
3. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy

1. Group Therapy
2. LGBTQ+
3. Eating Disorders (ED)
4. Anxiety
5. Religious or Spiritual Problem

1. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
2. Intersectionality
3. White Privilege

• College Counseling Center (+10 yrs)
• Assessment/Testing (7-9 yrs)
• Private Practice (4-6 yrs)
• Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs)
• Residential Treatment Center (1-3 yrs)
• Inpatient Psychiatric (1-3 yrs)
• Hospital (<1 yr)
• Child/Adolescent Center (<1 yr)

I love doing about anything in the outdoors, including canyoneering, running, backpacking, camping, snowshoeing, and so forth. I really enjoy travel, movies, reading, and spending time with my family.

1. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

2. Internal Family Systems (IFS)

3. Multicultural Therapy

1. Depression

2. LGBTQ+

3. Couples Therapy

4. Trauma/Abuse/PTSD

5. Sex Therapy

1. Black African American

2. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

3. White Privilege

College Counseling Center (+10 yrs)

Community Health Center (1-3 yrs)

Hospital (1-3 yrs)

Couples Therapy Center (1-3 yrs)

Employee Assistance Program (1-3 yrs)

School Counseling (1-3 yrs)

Child/Adolescent Center (<1 yr)

Substance Abuse/Rehab (<1 yr)

Psychological/IO Consultant (<1 yr)

Biofeedback/Stress Management (<1 yr)

1. Existential Therapy

2. Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Therapy

3. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy

1. LGBTQ+

2. Personality Disorders

3. Bipolar

4. Crisis/Suicide

5. Anxiety

1. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

2. Gender

3. Pacific Islanders

Assessment (<1 yr)

College Counseling Center (1-3 yrs)

Sports Psychology Clinic (1-3 yrs)

1. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy

2. Multicultural Therapy

3. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

1. Depression

2. Anxiety

3. Eating Disorders (ED)

4. Trauma/Abuse/PTSD

5. Race/Ethnicity

Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs)

College Counseling Center (1-3 yrs)

Assessment/Testing (1-3 yrs)

Private Practice (1-3 yrs)

School Counseling (1-3 yrs)

Eating Disorder Clinic (1-3 yrs)

Brigham Young University

Counseling Psychology

1. Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy

2. CBT

3. Mindfulness Based Therapy

1. Anxiety

2. Social Anxiety

3. Depression

4. Religious/Spiritual Problem

5. Outreach/Prevention

1. Religion/Spirituality

2. Intersectionality/Intersecting Identities

College Counseling Center (10+ years)

Private Practice (4-6 yrs)

Career Counseling (7-9 yrs)

1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
2. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
3. Mindfulness Based Therapy

1. Anxiety
2. Social Anxiety
3. Depression
4. Religious or Spiritual Problems

1. Religion/Spirituality
2. International Students
3. Socioeconomic Status (SES)
4. Sociopolitical/viewpoint diversity

• College Counseling Center (+10 yrs)
• Private Practice (4-6 yrs)
• Hospital Setting (1-3 yrs)
• Assessment/Testing (1-3 yrs)
• Inpatient Psychiatric (1-3 yrs)
• Family Practice (<1 yr)
• Military/(VA) Hospital (<1 yr)
• Substance Abuse/Rehab (<1 yr)
• Biofeedback/Stress Management (<1 yr)
• Employee Assistance Program (<1 yr)

1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
2. Positive Psychology
3. Constructivism

1. Religious or Spiritual Problem
2. Pornography/Masturbation
3. Anxiety
4. Depression
5. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

1. Religion/Spirituality
2. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
3. Racial/Cultural Identity

• College Counseling Center (+10 yrs)
• Career Counseling Center (4-6 yrs)
• Military/(VA) Hospital (<1 yr)

1. Mindfulness Based Therapy
2. Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
3. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

1. Biofeedback/Stress Management
2. LGBTQ+
3. Depression
4. Anxiety
5. Trauma/Abuse/PTSD

1. 1. International Students
2. 2. Asian/Asian American
3. 3. Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

• Community Mental Health Center (1-3 yrs)
• Hospital Setting (<1 yr)
• College Counseling Center (1-3 yrs)
• Assessment/Testing (4-6 yrs)
• Private Practice (1-3 yrs)
• Residential Treatment Center (<1 yr)
• Biofeedback/Stress Management (4-6 yrs)
• Child/Adolescent Center (<1 yr)