CBT for Reducing Suicide Risk

American Psychological Association (APA)

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)

National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey (NASW-NJ)

New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)

New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)

New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)

Whitley Lassen, Psy.D.

Whitley was the Clinical Director at Psych Hub where she was responsible for ensuring all of our content is evidence-based and trauma-informed. As a Clinical Psychologist, she is licensed in Colorado and California. She has over 15 years of experience working with people to reduce mental health symptoms, achieve their goals, and live a meaningful life. Using evidence-based techniques including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Whitley helps her clients learn coping skills and strategies to understand the interaction between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. She specializes in helping people with panic attacks, specific phobias, social anxiety, and excessive worrying. Whitley offers teletherapy to adults in her private practice, for more information visit drlassen.com.

Whitley received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Virginia where she also completed a Master of Teaching in Elementary Education. Graduating in 2011 from an APA accredited program, she received her PsyD, a Doctorate of Psychology, in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Most recently, Whitley earned an MBA in Business Administration, with a concentration in Healthcare Administration, from the Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati.

Before joining Psych Hub, Whitley worked as a leader in mental health treatment in healthcare. She served as the Lead Pain Management Psychologist for Dimensions Pain Management at Centura Health in the Denver Metro Area where she focused on developing a behavioral health program offering evidence-based mental health and substance use treatment to individuals dealing with chronic pain. Prior to that Whitley worked at Kaiser Permanente in California as a Behavioral Health Manager in the Psychiatry Department, overseeing the Intensive Outpatient Program and Crisis/Triage Teams. Whitley helped to ensure that people experiencing a mental health crisis received the appropriate level of treatment in order to stay safe, stabilize, and maximize recovery, using evidence-based interventions and a brief treatment model including medication management, group therapy, individual therapy, and case management.

When not working, Whitley enjoys meditation, running, hiking, spending time with her pets, international travel, and being in nature. Whitley lives in Colorado with her family.

Barbara H. Stanley, Ph.D.

Dr. Stanley is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of individuals with borderline personality disorder, depression, and self-harm. With her colleague, Dr. Gregory Brown, she developed the Safety Planning Intervention that is used in Emergency Departments, inpatient and outpatient facilities, throughout the VA and on crisis hotlines. She currently holds numerous leadership positions as Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, the Director of the Suicide Prevention Training, Implementation and Evaluation for the Center for Practice Innovation and Research Scientist in Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the Leader of the Conte Center for Suicide Prevention Project 5, “Stress, Inflammation, Aggression and Emotion Regulation in Suicidal Behavior”.

Gregory K. Brown, Ph.D.

Dr. Brown is an internationally renowned expert in suicide prevention whose work has led to transformational advances in the treatment of suicidal individuals. His research aims to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of innovative, targeted interventions designed to reduce vulnerability factors associated with suicidal behavior in high-risk populations and to examine and improve the implementation of evidence-based treatments into “real world” settings to prevent suicide. With colleagues, Dr. Brown developed two clinical interventions for individuals at risk for suicide: the Safety Planning Intervention and Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention. The Safety Planning Intervention is an evidence-based, brief suicide prevention strategy that has been used in research and widely disseminated in health care settings, including the VA. Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention, one of the few existing evidence-based psychotherapy interventions, has been shown to prevent suicide attempts among individuals at high risk for suicide. He also provides clinical training for clinicians in suicide assessment and risk management, cognitive behavior therapy for depression, and suicide prevention.