About Us

GAINS Advisory Board

We are deeply grateful for the steadfast support, kindness, and wisdom that our Advisory Board members provide to our GAINS community.

• Bonnie Badenoch, Ph.D., LMFT: clinician, author, speaker, and consultant
• Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.: theorist, author, clinician, UCLA professor, and international speaker
• Allan N. Schore, Ph.D.: theorist, author, clinician, and UCLA clinical faculty-member
• Louis Cozolino, Ph.D.: theorist, author, clinician, and Pepperdine professor
• Marco Iacoboni, M.D., Ph.D.: mirror-neuron investigator, UCLA professor, and author
• Stephen Porges, Ph.D.: creator and pioneer of the Polyvagal Theory, researcher, and author
• Pat Ogden, Ph.D.: creator and pioneer of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, clinician, author, consultant, and international speaker
• Diana Fosha, Ph.D.: creator and pioneer of Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy, clinician, and author
• Diane Ackerman: poet, essayist, naturalist, and highly acclaimed author
• Carl D. Marci, M.D., M.A.: psychiatrist, researcher, and Harvard professor
• Eugene V. Beresin, M.D., M.A.: Harvard professor and innovative leader in medical education
• Patty Wipfler: child/parent advocate and founder of Hand in Hand
• James Finley, Ph.D.: clinician, author, renowned retreat-leader, and Merton scholar
• Ross Ungerleider, M.D., M.B.A.: pioneering pediatric heart surgeon; leader in medical innovation, education, and administration
• John O'Donohue, Ph.D. (in memoriam): author, poet, and philosopher

Click here to browse through GAINS Advisory Board members' resources.