Margaret Rutherford, PhD
Margaret Rutherford, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, author, podcaster, and TEDx speaker, with experience working in schools, hospitals, community mental health centers, and private practice. She is the author of Perfectly Hidden Depression: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism That Masks Your Depression and the forthcoming Perfectly Hidden Depression Workbook. Her popular podcast, The SelfWork, has been continuously rated as one of the best podcasts for depression by websites such as HealthLine and VeryWellMind, and ranks internationally in the top 0.5% of all podcasts. Dr. Rutherford provides training to mental health clinicians worldwide as well as the general public about the dangers of perfectionism and the inherent need for increased transparency around depression. Her work has been featured on Psych Central, Psychology Today, The Gottman Blog, Readers Digest, HuffPost, The Mighty, the Visibility Gap, and many other mental health outlets. A past president of the Arkansas Psychological Association, she is the recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Private Practice Award for establishing mental health services at a free health center, now named Welcome Health.
Dr. Rutherford has made it a mission to try and reach individuals suffering from perfectly hidden depression – to help them feel understood, seen, and hopeful that there’s another way out of the intolerable but silent pain they feel.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Margaret Rutherford is a podcast host of The SelfWork Podcast and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium from CEYou! and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Margaret Rutherford has no relevant non-financial relationships.
