DAVID A CLARK, B.SC., M.A., M.PHIL, PH.D.
David A Clark, B.SC., M.A., M.PHIL, PH.D., is a licensed, practicing clinical psychologist and professor at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. Trained at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, England and Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, he has worked extensively with Dr. Aaron T. Beck, founder of cognitive therapy. With more than 25 years of research and clinical experience in treatment of depression and the anxiety disorders, Dr. Clark is a leading expert in cognitive therapy for the emotional disorders. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and received the Aaron T. Beck Award for Significant and Enduring Contributions to Cognitive Therapy in 2008 by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.
Dr. Clark wrote Cognitive Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Science and Practice (2010, Guilford Press) and Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Therapy and Therapy of Depression (1999, Wiley), which he co-authored with Dr. Aaron T. Beck. He also authored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD (2004, Guilford Press), as well as co-authored Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts: Free Your Mind from OCD with Dr. Christine Purdon (2005, New Harbinger Press). He has published over 100 research papers and scholarly publications in referred journals and edited books, and his research continues to be well-funded by various national grants. He was associate editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research and is current associate editor of the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. He has been a keynote speaker at national and international conferences such as the World Congress of Behavior and Cognitive Therapy (2010, Boston) and the British Association for Behavior and Cognitive Psychotherapy (2010, Manchester). Over the years he has conducted numerous workshops and professional training seminars on cognitive therapy throughout North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Currently he is completing a client workbook on cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders with Dr. Beck that will be published by Guilford Press.