Addressing Suffering and Flourishing in Psychotherapy

Steven J. Sandage, PhD, is the Albert and Jessie Danielsen professor of psychology of religion and theology at Boston University School of Theology with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. He is also the research director and senior staff psychologist at the Danielsen Institute. Sandage is the co-author of 9 books and over 200 articles or chapters, and his research has been funded by the Lilly Endowment, the John Templeton Foundation, the Fetzer Institute, and the Peale Foundation. He has over 30 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings and has also taught in graduate therapy training programs for most of that time. He is a licensed psychologist with clinical specializations including couple and family therapy, multicultural therapy, and spiritually integrative therapy. Jesse Owen, PhD, is a professor of counseling psychology and associate dean for research for the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver. He is a licensed psychologist specializing in couple therapy and multicultural therapy. He maintains a private practice in Denver and serves as the lead psychologist at Lifelong Inc. Additionally, he is research director for CelestHealth, senior research advisor for SonderMind, and editor for the journal Psychotherapy. At the University of Denver, Dr. Owen leads the Relationship and Psychotherapy (RAP) Lab, where his research focuses on psychotherapy processes and outcomes, therapist expertise, multicultural orientation (MCO), and relational interventions, including couple therapy. He has co-authored three books and contributed to over 225 publications and book chapters.