Debra M. Kawahara
Debra M. Kawahara, is the associate dean of Academic Affairs and distinguished professor at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University. She is the 2025 APA President. As a licensed clinical psychologist, her independent practice focuses on psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and families, as well as consulting and conducting trainings to organizations. Further, Dr. Kawahara is a multicultural feminist scholar whose work centers on intersectionality, Buddhist psychotherapy, women’s issues, leadership, and the application of multicultural, feminist, and social justice principles in practice. She is widely published and has presented nationally and globally.
Buddhist Psychotherapy: Connecting Early Buddhism to Mindfulness and Western Psychotherapy
A rich resource enabling therapists to bring Buddhist philosophy to modern psychotherapy.
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