robert geffner, PhD, ABPP, ABN, co-founder & advisor

Robert Geffner, PhD, ABPP, ABN, is Founding President of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute; Founding President of the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT); Clinical Research Professor of Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant, San Diego; licensed psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist in CA and TX. He is Editor of four internationally disseminated journals and former clinical director of a large private practice mental health clinic in East Texas for over 15 years. He has a Diplomate in Clinical Neuropsychology and in Family Psychology. Dr. Geffner is a Past President of the Trauma Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, and is currently Co-Chair of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan. He has been a researcher, trainer, practitioner, and consultant for more than 30 years.