BARRY DUNCAN, PSY.D.

Barry L. Duncan, Psy.D. is a therapist, trainer and researcher with over 17,000 hours of clinical experience. He is a best-selling author of The Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering what Works in Therapy (APA, 2010), What's Right with You and On Becoming a Better Therapist (APA, 2010). Dr. Duncan is a sought after media expert and has appeared on Oprah and The View. The author of over 100 publications and 15 books, Dr. Duncan travels the globe providing seminars and workshops.

Dr. Duncan is the director of the Heart and Soul of Change Project, a practice-driven, training and research initiative that focuses on what works in therapy, and more importantly, how to deliver it on the front lines. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to the mental health field, including the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology's first annual "Outstanding Alumnus Award," the Menninger Foundation's 15^th Annual Award for Scientific Writing for the book The Heart and Soul of Change, and the Psychotherapy Networker  "20th Anniversary All Time Top Ten Award" for the article "Exposing the Mythmakers," recognizing it as one of the most influential features in the magazine's history. Barry's other books include The Heroic Client (2^nd edition, Jossey Bass, 2004); Heroic Clients, Heroic Agencies: Partners for Change 2^nd ed., 2010 Edition); the 2^nd edition of Brief Intervention for School Problems (Guilford, 2007)