SANDRA J. COFFMAN, PH.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
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SANDRA J. COFFMAN
2003 Western Ave, Suite 340
Seattle, WA 98121
(206)441-3119
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION AND LICENSURE
1999Founding Fellow, Academy of Cognitive Therapy
1988Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Washington
1983Washington Psychologist License #871
--Ph.D., Counseling, Educational Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
--M.A., The American University, Washington, D.C.
--B.A., Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: PSYCHOLOGY
2005-07CBT Trainer, Group Health Behavioral Services
1997-2003CBT Supervisor, Study of Depression Treatment, University of Washington, Department of Psychology.
1988-presentClinical Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Washington.
1984-1987Clinical Supervisor & Psychologist, University of Washington, Dept. of Psychology, NIMH funded grant on marriage and depression
1987-1999Clinical Consultant, Eastside Domestic Violence Project, Bellevue, Washington.
1995-1997Clinical Consultant, Domestic Violence Advocates, King County, Office of the Prosecutor
1981-1991Co-director, Women’s Counseling Group. Individual, couple, and group therapy.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: EDUCATION & TRAINING
2005Continuing Education symposium on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Washington State Psychological Association, Seattle WA
1996-2007Continuing Education for practitioners on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, School of Social Work, University of Washington.
2002Invited Workshop with Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Severe Depression, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
2000Clinical Roundtable, Collaboration Between Researchers and Clinicians. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, La.
1999Panel Discussion, Clinicians in Research Trials. Washington State Psychological Association.
1991Clinical Roundtable on Innovations in Treating Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse, organized for the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York City.
1991University of Washington, Dept. of Psychology, Psychology 538, Systems of Psychotherapy.
1990Continuing Education workshop at Washington State Psychological Association Conference on Women, Seattle, Washington, on uncovering and treating adult survivors of family violence.
1989Symposium, American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, on victimization and depression.
1988Continuing Education workshop at Washington State Psychological Association Conference on Women, Seattle, Washington, on combined marital and cognitive behavioral treatments for depression.
1986Invited Workshop with Neil Jacobson, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, Massachusetts, on marital therapy for depression.
1986 & 1983Workshops on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, National Institute for Social Work, London, England.
1983Workshop on Independence and Intimacy at the Association of Women in Psychology National Conference, Seattle, Washington.
1983Invited Workshop on domestic violence, Deafness and Rehabilitation Association National Conference, Seattle, Washington.
1978-1978Education and training provided to the following: Shoreline Community College; University of Washington Continuing Education; Edmonds Community College; Renton Vocational Technical Institute; Headstart; Seattle Public Schools.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Academy of Cognitive Therapy (Founding Fellow)
American Psychological Association (Divisions 35 & 9)
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Feminist Therapy Institute (Steering Committee, 1996-2000)
PUBLICATIONS
2008Dimidjian, S., Martell, C.R., Coffman, S., & Hollon, S.D. Cognitve Therapy for severe depression. In M. Whisman (Ed.), ADAPTING COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION: Managing Complexity and Comorbidity. New York: Guilford.
2007Coffman, S., Martell, C., Dimidijian, S., Gallop, R & Hollon, S.D. Extreme nonresponse in Cognitive therapy: can behavioral activation succeed where cognitive therapy fails?Journal of Consulting and ClinicalPsychology,75, 531-541.
2006Mindfulness-Based cognitive therapy for prevention of depressive relapse. Coffman, S., Dimidjian, S., & Baer, R. In R. Baer , MINFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR PREVENTION OF DEPRSSIVE RELAPSE.
2000Considerations for Gay and Lesbian Clients. Sandra Coffman and G. Dorsey Green in Hersen and Biaggio EFFECTIVE BRIEF THERAPIES: A CLINCIAN’S GUIDE. Academic Press.
1993YOU DON’T HAVE TO TAKE IT: A WOMEN’S GUIDE TO CONFRONTING EMOTIONAL ABUSE AT WORK. NiCarthy, G., Gottlieb, and Coffman, Sandra. Seattle: Seal Press.
1991Cognitive behavioral treatment of survivors of victimization by P. Fallon and S.Coffman in PSYCHOTHERAPY IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, Vol. 9, No. 3.
1990Developing a feminist model for clinical consultation: Combining diversity and commonality by S. Coffman in L. Brown and M.P.P. Root, eds., DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY IN FEMINIST THERAPY. New York: Harrington Press.
1990Unmasking and treating victimization: affective and cognitive treatment by S. Coffman and P.Fallon in INNOVATIONS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, 1990. Prof. Resource Exchange.
1990Social Learning-Based Marital Therapy and Cognitive Therapy as a Combined Treatment for Depression by S. Coffman and N. Jacobson in G.I. Keitner DEPRESSION AND FAMILIES: IMPACT AND TREATMENT. Amer. Psychiatric Press.
1984TALKING IT OUT; A GUIDE TO GROUPS FOR ABUSED WOMEN. NiCarthy, G., Merriam, K., and Coffman, S. Seattle, WA: Seal Press.