CURRICULUM VITAE

                                               Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D.

CURRENT POSITION

2001- Present                          Assistant Professor

                                                Department of Counseling Psychology

                                                Santa Clara University

2001- Present                          Senior Research Psychologist

                                                Department of Psychiatry

                                                San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

                                                Northern California Institute for Research and Education

2003- Present                          Adjunct Research Faculty

                                                Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

EDUCATION

1999- 2001                              Postdoctoral Fellow

                                                Department of Psychiatry

                                                University of California, San Francisco

                                                Treatment Research Center

1995-1999                               Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

                                                Miami University

                                                Oxford, Ohio

                                                Dissertation, Passed, 9/11/98

                                                Dissertation Title: “Development of a manual for rating  assimilation in psychotherapy.”

                                                Comprehensive Examinations, Passed, 9/25/96

1993 - 1995                             M.A., Clinical Psychology

                                                Miami University

                                                Oxford, Ohio

EDUCATION (continued)

Master’s Thesis Title: “A qualitative comparison of a successful and unsuccessful process-experiential case within the framework of the assimilation model.”

1988 - 1992                             University of Michigan

                                                Ann Arbor, MI

                                                B.A., Psychology, Highest Distinction

HONORS AND AWARDS

2001                                                                                College on Problems of Drug Dependence Early Career Investigator Award

1998                                                                                The Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychology recognition of early career contribution.

1997                                                                                Dissertation Scholar, Miami University

1996, 1998                              Graduate Student Achievement Award, Miami University

1993                                        Letter of Commendation, Miami University

1992                                        Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, University of Michigan

1991                                        Phi Beta Kappa, University of Michigan

1990, 1991, 1992                    James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan

1989                                       William Branstrom Freshman Prize, University of Michigan

GRANT ACTIVITY AND FINANCIAL AWARDS

Honos-Webb, L. & Plante, T. (2003). Exploring psychological reactions of students to the war on Iraq. Presidential Research Grant, Santa Clara University. Awarded $5,000.

Honos-Webb, L. & Melinda J. Manley (2002). Post-Traumatic Stress among Students in the Wake of 911. Presidential Research Grant, Santa Clara University. Awarded $4,000.

Honos-Webb, L. & Havassy, B.E. Assessing substance abuse in mental health treatment programs. (2000). Awarded $4,950.

Psychology Department Dissertation Grant, Miami University (1998). Awarded $600.

Graduate School Dissertation Grant, Miami University (1998). Awarded $600.

Dissertation Scholar Award, Miami University (1997). Awarded $5,000.

Society of Psychotherapy Research Travel Award  (1995, 1996).

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

2001-2003                               San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

                                                Senior Research Psychologist

                                                Responsibilities included supervising four doctoral level  therapists who were treating clients diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and Depression.  Trained therapists in emotion-therapy, and monitored clinical work for adherence to this model. Trained master’s level therapist’s in rating experiential level of clients. Managed clinical emergencies and ethical standards.

1998-1999                               Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center

                                                APA approved internship

                                                Cincinnati, Ohio

Responsibilities included individual psychotherapy, diagnostic testing, group psychotherapy, and development and implementation of a six session workshop on relapse prevention.

NIDA Research Assistant. Minor rotation in a research position funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse.  Activities included conducting screening assessments and manualized cognitive-behavioral therapy for research participants.

1996-1997                               Community Mental Health Centers of Warren County

                                                Springboro, Ohio

As a Psychology Assistant I conducted psychotherapy with a diverse clientele including adults, children and families (10-12 clients a week).  Clients ranged in age from 5 years to 60 years and came from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. 

1995-1996                               Student Counseling Services for Miami University

                                                Oxford, Ohio

In the context of a placement, conducted individual psychotherapy (6 ongoing clients a week), and two intakes a week.  Co-facilitated an eating disorders group and an interpersonal relationships group.          

1994 - 1996                             Benton Hall Psychology Clinic

                                                Oxford, Ohio                      

Conducted individual psychotherapy under supervision with undergraduate students in conjunction with a Client - Centered practicum, an Archetypal psychology practicum, and an Experiential Personal Construct Therapy practicum.  Covered “on-call” duties for four hours each week which included emergency assessment and crisis intervention.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California

Research Methods

Clinical Assessment I

Clinical Assessment II

Short-Term Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Abnormal Psychology: (3 credit hours) Full responsibility in a lecture course.    

Introductory Psychology : (4 credit hours) Lab instructor for a small discussion section oriented to introduction to psychology. Assigned and graded papers, assisted students in developing individual research projects (10 students). 

Personality Psychology: (3 credit hours) Graduate assistant for a discussion-oriented, student-centered class. Primary responsibilities included grading papers (40 students).

Book                 

                        Honos-Webb, L. (2005). The Gift of ADHD: How to Transform Your                         Child’s Problems into Strengths. New Harbinger Publications.

PUBLICATIONS

Honos-Webb, L. (in press). The Meaning vs. The Medical Model in the Empirically Supported Treatment Program: A Consideration of The Empirical Evidence. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy.

Honos-Webb, L., Stiles, W. B., Greenberg, L. S., & Goldman, R. (in press).  Responsibility for "being there": An assimilation analysis.  In C.T. Fischer (Ed.) Qualitative research methods for psychology. Vol. 1. Human science case demonstrations. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Honos-Webb, L., Sunwolf, & Shapiro, J.L. (2004). The Healing Power of Telling Stories in Psychotherapy. In Raskin, J.D., & Bridges, S.K. (Eds.). Studies in Meaning 2. New York: Pace University Press.

Honos-Webb, L., Stiles, W.B., & Greenberg, L.S. (2003). A method of rating assimilation in psychotherapy based on markers of change. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 189-198.

Honos-Webb, L. (2002). Introduction to special section: Making meaning of 911. The Humanistic Psychologist, 30, 237-238.

Honos-Webb, L. & Stiles, W.B. (2002). Assimilative integration and responsive use of the assimilation model. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 12, 406-420.

Honos-Webb, L. (2002). Postmodern psychology as politics. [A review of Postmodern Psychologies, Societal Practice & Political Life by Morss, J.R & Holzman, L. (Eds.)]. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 15, 315-322.

Honos-Webb, L., Gal, L., Shaikh, A., Harrick, E. A., Lani, J. A., Knobloch,  L. M., Surko, M., & Stiles, W. B. (2002). Rewards and risks of exploring negative emotion: An assimilation model account. In S. Fussell (Ed.), The verbal communication of emotions: Interdisciplinary approaches. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, pps. 231-251.

            Honos-Webb, L., & Leitner, L. M. (2002). Therapy case formulation as           interventional assessment. The Humanistic Psychologist, 30, 102-113.

Honos-Webb, L., Sunwolf, Shapiro, J. L. (2001). Toward the Re-Enchantment of Psychotherapy: Stories as Container. The Humanistic Psychologist, 29, 70-97.

Honos-Webb, L. & Leitner, L.M. (2001).  How using the DSM causes damage: A client’s report.  The Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 41, 36-56.

Mezinskis, J., Honos-Webb, L., Kropp, F., & Somoza, E. (2001). The measurement of craving. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 20, 67-85.

Honos-Webb, L., Havassy, B.E., & McCoy, K.A. (2001). Assessing substance abuse in mental health treatment settings (abstract). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 63 (Suppl 1), S68.

Honos-Webb, L., Harrick, E. A., Stiles, W. B., & Park, C. (2000). Assimilation of traumatic experiences and physical health outcomes: Cautions for the Pennebaker paradigm. Psychotherapy, 37, 307-314.

Honos-Webb, L., Lani, J. A., & Stiles, W. B. (1999). Discovering markers of assimilation stages: The fear-of-losing-control marker.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, 1441-1452.

Honos-Webb, L., Surko, M., Stiles, W. B., & Greenberg, L. S. (1999). Assimilation of voices in psychotherapy: The case of Jan.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 46, 448-460.

Stiles, W. B., Honos-Webb, L., & Knobloch, L. M. (1999). Treatment process research methods.  In P. C. Kendall, J. N. Butcher et al. (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology.  New York: Wiley, pps. 364-402.

Stiles, W. B., Honos-Webb, L., & Lani, J. A. (1999). Some functions of narrative in the assimilation of problematic experiences. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, 1213-1226.

            Honos-Webb, L. & Stiles, W. B. (1998).  Reformulation of assimilation                        analysis in terms of voices.  Psychotherapy, 35, 23-33.

Honos-Webb, L., Stiles, W. B., Greenberg,  L.S., & Goldman, R. (1998).  Assimilation analysis of process-experiential psychotherapy: A comparison of two cases.  Psychotherapy Research, 8, 264-286.

Stiles, W. B., Honos-Webb, L. & Surko, M. (1998).  Responsiveness in  psychotherapy. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 5, 439-458.

Honos-Webb, L., Stiles, W. B., & Coleman, L. H. (1996). Approach number 401. [Review of Psychotherapy: An eclectic-integrative approach,

second edition, by S. L. Garfield]. Contemporary Psychology, 41, 1058-1059.

Coleman, L. H., Stiles, W. B., & Honos-Webb, L.  (1996). Revolution through evolution [Review of From cognitive-behavior therapy to psychotherapy integration: An evolving view by M. R. Goldfried].  Contemporary Psychology, 41, 1045.

Stiles, W. B., Flores, A. L, Twomey, H. B., Surko, M., Wanicur, E., & Honos-Webb, L. (1994).  The state of the art [Review of Handbook of  psychotherapy and behavior change, 4th Ed., by A. E. Bergin & S. L. Garfield (Eds.)].   Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 1, 104 -108.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

 Honos-Webb, L. & Havassy, B.E. (2004) Strategies for detecting substance use disorders in severely mentally ill clients.

Honos-Webb, L., Sunwolf, Hart, S.L. & Scalise, J. (2004).  A comparison of assimilation vs. accommodation based narrative approaches in the treatment of trauma symptoms following 9-11. Manuscript submitted for publication..

Honos-Webb, L., Sunwolf, Godbole, P., & Hart, S.L. (2004). Examination of health service utilization and trauma symptoms following 9-11. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Honos-Webb, L. (2004). The Gifts of ADHD: Wide Open Sensitive Souls.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION

Honos-Webb, L., Kalebjian, R., Williams, A., & Mohr, D. C. Exploring an aptitude-treatment interaction in depressed clients with multiple sclerosis. 

                    Honos-Webb, L. & Leitner, L.M. Responsive use of therapist experience in psychotherapy integration.

Honos-Webb, L.,  Manley, M.J. &. (2003). Qualitative Investigation of September 11^th-Related Persistent Trauma Symptoms. Manuscript in preparation.

Honos-Webb, L., Biegel, G., Williams, A., Fan, Y., Pacini, R., Celentana, M., Plante, T. (2004). Predictors of Psychological Distress Related to U.S. War against Iraq.

Honos-Webb, L., & Weir, S.. A review of the benefits of hypnosis for pregnancy, labor and delivery and post-partum recovery.

PRESENTATIONS

Honos-Webb, L., Biegel, G., Williams, A., Fan, Y., Pacini, R., Celentana, M., Plante, T. (August, 2004). Predictors of Psychological Distress Related to U.S. War against Iraq. Poster presentation accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Honos-Webb, L., Godbole, P., Sunwolf, & Hart, S.L. (August, 2004)Examination of health service utilization and trauma symptoms following 9-11. Poster presentation accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honos-Webb, L. (2003). Wide open sensitive souls: Gifts of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. In Leitner, L.M. (moderator) Resisting the DSM: Defending psychological meaning in a diagnostic age. A symposium accepted for presentation at the meeting of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Canada.

Kalebjian, R., Williams, Fan, Y., Honos-Webb, L., & Mohr., D.C. (2003). Exploring an aptitude-treatment interaction in depressed clients with multiple sclerosis.  Poster presentation accepted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Canada.

McMahon, J., Radu, D., Celentana, M., & Honos-Webb, L. (2003). Exploring the psychological reactions of NYC Students to the War on Iraq. Poster presentation at the meeting of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Canada.

Williams, A.M., Kalebjian, R., Fan, Y., Honos-Webb, L., & Mohr, D. C.

(2003). Description of target complaints in depressed patients with multiple sclerosis.  Poster presentation accepted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Canada.

Honos-Webb, L. (2003). Publishing Case Studies. An invited paper presentation at the University of California, San Francisco Clinical Seminar Series.

Honos-Webb, L., Sunwolf, Ashraf, S., Diego, D., Godbole, P., Irving, C., Karas-Lekashman, K., Manley, M.J., Prakash, R., & Scalise, J. (2002, July). The psychological impact of the terrorist attacks on the United States. In Sewell, K. (moderator) The September 11 attacks: Does constructivism have anything to offer? A plenary panel presented at the meeting of the North American Personal Construct Network in Vancouver, Canada.

Honos-Webb, L., Sunwolf, & Shapiro, J.L. (2002, July). The healing power of telling stories in psychotherapy. In Inventing, evolving, and elaborating constructivist practice. A panel presented at the meeting of the North American Personal Construct Network in Vancouver, Canada

Prakash, R., Ashraf, S., Aliyar, A., Godbole, P., Karas-Lekashman, K., & Honos-Webb, L. (2002, July). The impact of rational vs. experiential personality traits on constructions of terrorist attacks. A paper presented at the meeting of the North American Personal Construct Network in Vancouver, Canada

Scalise, J. & Honos-Webb, L. (2002, July). Exploring customized trauma interventions: Story-listening for the bereaved. A paper presented at the meeting of the North American Personal Construct Network in Vancouver, Canada.

Honos-Webb, L. & Stiles W.B. (2001, November). Impact of accessing a subdominant voice on the community of voices. In Greenberg, L. (moderator) The creation of new meaning in Experiential Therapy: Reflexivity and dialectical-constructivist processes. A panel presented at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Honos-Webb, L. (2001, August). The client as co-investigator: Applications to a case study. In Epting, F.R. (moderator) The psychopathologizing of everyday life: Examples and alternatives. A symposium presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.

Honos-Webb, L.& Stiles, W.B. (2001, June). Assimilative integration and responsive use of the assimilation model. Paper presented at the  meeting of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Santiago, Chile. Honos-Webb, L., Havassy, B.E. (2001, June). Assessing substance abuse in mental health treatment settings. Poster presented at the meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Honos-Webb, L. & Havassy, B.E. (2001, January). Strategies for detecting substance use disorders. Paper presented at conference on Bridging the Gap in San Francisco: Harm Reduction Research, Policy, & Practice, San Francisco, California.

Honos-Webb, L. & Surko, M., & Stiles, W. B. (1998, June). Development of a marker-based manual for rating assimilation in psychotherapy. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Snowbird, Utah.

Leitner, L. M. & Honos-Webb, L. (1998, July). Empathy in Experiential Personal Construct Psychology. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California

Surko, M., Honos-Webb, L., & Stiles, W. B. (1998, June). Development of the change of topic marker for making assimilation ratings from therapy transcripts. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Snowbird, Utah

Honos-Webb, L., Harrick, E.A., Park, C. & Stiles, W.B. (1997, June).  Assimilation of traumatic experiences: Applications to the Pennebaker paradigm.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Geilo, Norway.

Honos-Webb, L. & Leitner, L.M. (1997, July).  The DSM and the destruction of client-meanings: A client speaks.  Paper presented at the International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology, Seattle, Washington

Stiles, W.B., Honos-Webb, L. & Leiman, M. (1997, June).  Assimilation of problematic voices by clients in psychotherapy: Theoretical reformulation. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Geilo, Norway. 

Honos-Webb, L. & Stiles, W.B. (1996, June). Assimilation analysis of process-experiential psychotherapy: A comparison of two cases.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Amelia Island, Florida.

Celentana, M.A., Honos-Webb, L., Surko, M. & Stiles, W.B. (1996, June).  Assimilation analysis of item-level change on the BDI, IIP, RSE, and WAI in a single case of process-experiential psychotherapy.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Amelia Island, Florida.

Stiles, W.B., Honos-Webb, L. & Surko, M. (1996, June).  Responsiveness as a challenge to process research.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Amelia Island, Florida..

            Stiles W.B., Honos-Webb, L., Surko, M & Leiman, M. (1996, September).    Assimilation analysis and dialogical sequences in transcripts of process-               experiential psychotherapy.  In J. Frommer (Moderator), Qualitative analyses of psychotherapy transcripts.  Panel presentation at the European                     Society for Psychotherapy Research conference, Cernobbio, Italy. 

Surko, M., Honos-Webb, L., Stiles, W.B. (1996, June).  Development of a manual for rating assimilation in process-experiential psychotherapy. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Amelia Island, Florida

Honos-Webb, L. (1995, June).  Assimilation in Process-Experiential Psychotherapy:  A High-Change Case and a Low-Change Case. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Vancouver, Canada.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Editor of special section for the Humanistic Psychologist (Journal of APA division 32): “Making Meaning of 911”

Consulting Editor, The Humanistic Psychologist (2002, continuing).

Division 32 of the American Psychological Association, Liaison to the Board of Educational Affairs (2001, continuing).  

Division 32 of the American Psychological Association, Committee for Continuing Education (2000, continuing).

Division 32 of the American Psychological Association, Hospitality Suite Chair (2001).

Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, Psychotherapy Research, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, and British Journal of Medical Psychology, Journal of Constructivist Psychology.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Psychological Association (Also division 32 – Humanistic Psychology)

North American Personal Construct Network

Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration                                         

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

 Licensed Clinical Psychologist, number 17980, since 3/04/02

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