Justin M. Smith, PsyD
Director, Counseling Program
Associate Professor, Professional and Pastoral Counseling
- PsyD, Wheaton College
- MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Experience
Dr. Smith first started working with troubled youth in 1981 as a volunteer with Youth for Christ. He has also worked full-time with Community Mental Health, Child Protective Services, and the Wisconsin State Hospital. Dr. Smith is a licensed psychologist and has specialized in couples and family therapy; abuse, neglect, and delinquency issues; assessment; and the treatment of sexual addictions. Dr. Smith has special interest in restoration and conciliation of individuals and marriages within the church as well as working with third-culture and missions care issues. Before coming to Phoenix Seminary he taught at Beloit College in Wisconsin.
Memberships and Associations
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
- Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS)
Publications and Presentations
- Book review of Integrative Psychology, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51 (2008)
- “Achieving Success by Understanding Failure: Relapse Prevention,” annual meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Mesa, AZ (April 2008)
- Abstract Reader, 65th AAMFT Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA (October 2007)
