Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity Hardcover - 2014 - 2nd Edition

Dr. Richards is coauthor of A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy (1997, 2005), coeditor of the Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity (2000), and coauthor of Spiritual Approaches in the Treatment of Women with Eating Disorders (2007), all of which were published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

He received the William C. Bier award in 1999 from APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) for outstanding contributions to findings on religious issues. He is a fellow of APA Division 36 and served as president of the division from 2004 to 2005.

Dr. Richards is a licensed psychologist and is the Director of Research at the Center for Change in Orem, Utah.

Allen E. Bergin received his PhD in clinical psychology in 1960 from Stanford University. He was a faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University (1961-1972). He was a Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University from 1972 until his retirement in 1999.

Dr. Bergin is past-president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and co-editor of the classic Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. He is co-author of A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy (1997, 2005).

In 1989 he received an Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge from the American Psychological Association (APA). In 1990, APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) presented him with the William James Award for Psychology of Religion Research. He also received the Society for Psychotherapy Research's Distinguished Career Award (1998) and the American Psychiatric Association's Oskar Pfister Award in Psychiatry and Religion (1998).