Bradley Lewis MD, PhD is a psychiatrist, therapist, and humanities professor. He is devoted to enriching clinical practice and everyday life through integration with the arts, humanities, and cultural/religious study. In therapy, he works with people in collaborative dialogue, creative meaning-making, and imaginative problem-solving (including the possibility of medication).
Brad has dual degrees in psychiatry and humanities. He trained at George Washington University, and he is on faculty at the New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. He is an associate editor for the Journal of Medical Humanities. Many of his articles can be found at academia.edu and his books include: Narrative Psychiatry: How Stories Shape Clinical Practice; Depression: Integrating Science, Culture, and Humanities; Moving Beyond Prozac, DSM, and the New Psychiatry: The Birth of Postpsychiatry.
Montana Queler, PhD, LMHC is a psychologist and licensed mental health counselor. Her approach to therapy honors suffering and difference. Therapy is a place for healing through words, stories, and a trusting relationship. Through this relationship new narrative possibilities arise, as empathy and compassion open a path for creative collaboration, leading to relief from old narratives and relationship patterns that no longer serve. As you develop greater insight and awareness, you gain the freedom to make more intentional decisions about how and who you want to be.
Montana earned a Master’s degree in Psychological Counseling at Columbia University Teachers College and a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at The Derner Institute at Adelphi University. She has worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, hospitals, and college counseling, and has experience working with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship conflict, psychosis, and the impact of past trauma. She is the co-author and co-editor of the book Lives Interrupted: An Analysis of Life Narratives of Persons with Chronic Psychiatric Struggles.
Joanne Rendell PhD is the author of six novels (published by Penguin and Simon & Schuster) and teaches fiction writing to kids, teens, and adults. She offers Art of Life Practice sessions for the Poiesis Institute and has individually mentored many writers and artists through various stages of their creative processes. Joanne teaches bestselling fiction writing courses on Udemy, Writing Mastery, and Linkedin Learning. She holds a PhD in English Literature and is a board member for the youth Shakespeare company, New Genesis Productions. For more about her books and online writing courses, visit her website at www.joannerendell.com.