Ph.D., Harvard
Stanley B. Messer is dean of GSAPP. Previous to becoming dean, he was
chairperson of the Department of Clinical Psychology. He is interested
in the application of psychodynamic theory and research to the brief
and integrative therapies and has contributed to the debate on
evidence-based practice. His most recent volumes are Models of Brief
Psychodynamic Therapy: A Comparative Approach and Essential
Psychotherapies: Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. Dr. Messer has
contributed to the literature on psychotherapy integration and
eclecticism, examining its implications at the clinical, theoretical,
and philosophical levels. He is an editorial board member of Clinical
Psychology: Science and Practice; Psychotherapy; Journal of
Psychotherapy Integration; and In Session: Journal of Clinical
Psychology. He has been an associate editor of American Psychologist
and a consulting editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology. He is coeditor of and contributor to the volumes:
Psychoanalytic Therapy and Behavior Therapy: Is Integration Possible?;
Hermeneutics and Psychological Theory; History of Psychotherapy: A
Century of Change; and Theories of Psychotherapy: Origins and
Evolution. Dr. Messer is featured in the recently released APA
videotape, Brief Dynamic Therapy. As a licensed and practicing
psychologist, Dr. Messer conducts psychotherapy and clinical
assessments. He is an APA fellow in the divisions of Clinical
Psychology, Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, and
Psychotherapy.
