Ryan C.T. DeLapp, PhD, is a psychologist who specializes in treating individuals struggling with anxiety, phobias, panic disorder, ADHD, racial trauma and depression. He draws from evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Dr DeLapp is widely recognized for his expertise in supporting minority individuals with healing from and learning to navigate cultural stressors within their lives and has developed a novel program at The Ross Center called REACH (Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Healing). With an engaging, compassionate, and relatable style, Dr. DeLapp is committed to helping clients build the skills needed to thrive in their daily lives. Dr. DeLapp earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Louisville and is a licensed psychologist in New York, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY, and has received advanced training in CBT, DBT, and ACT. Dr. DeLapp has practiced in a variety of clinical settings, including as assistant professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, attending psychologist at Montefiore’s Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Division, and psychologist at Einstein’s Student Mental Health Center. A highly regarded speaker and educator, he has taught master’s and doctoral level students and frequently presents at schools and clinical conferences. His expertise is often sought out by the national media, and he has participated in numerous podcasts and webinars for the public. Dr. DeLapp recently published a workbook titled Empower Yourself Against Racial and Cultural Stress: Using Skills from the REACH Program to Heal, Cope, and Thrive.

Jennifer Caspari, Ph.D., is a Registered/Licensed Psychologist in British Columbia and Colorado. She currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC, providing care to clients at an integrated health clinic, Tall Tree Health. Dr. Caspari specializes in delivering evidence-based psychotherapies to adults with acute and chronic health issues, including chronic pain, chronic fatigue, sleep difficulty/insomnia, health anxiety, cancer, body image issues, and other health concerns. She also provides evidence-based psychotherapies for stress, life transitions and adjustment concerns, anxiety disorders, depression, and grief.  

Dr. Caspari has expertise in health psychology, helping clients to live full and meaningful lives with acute and/or chronic illness and chronic pain. Her collaborative, warm, and empathetic approach focuses on enhancing functioning, the ability to engage in values-based behaviors, and overall quality of life. Dr. Caspari aims to support clients in gaining awareness of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and to translate that insight into helpful and personally worthwhile changes in their daily lives. She views much of her role as helping clients enhance their cognitive, emotional, and behavioral flexibility to improve their well-being. 

Dr. Caspari has an extensive skill set in evidence-based psychotherapies with diverse populations. For example, she is trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), CBT for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Dr. Caspari lives with mild cerebral palsy and writes a Psychology Today blog titled Living Well When Your Body Doesn't Cooperate. She is the author of You Are More Than Your Body: 30+ Evidence-Based Strategies for Living Well with Chronic Illness – By a clinical therapist living with cerebral palsy, which was published by North Atlantic Books in June 2025. She is also a freelance writer for The Globe and Mail, contributing to an “Ask A Therapist” column. Dr. Caspari also has experience training professionals on how to provide evidence-based therapy interventions. For example, she is the creator and instructor of a chronic pain course with PESI, a leader in providing continuing education to mental health professionals across the United States. 

Dr. Caspari completed her psychology training in the US. She earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from American University and a master’s degree in community counseling from George Washington University. She earned her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Denver. Dr. Caspari completed internship training at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, where she focused on behavioral medicine and health psychology, and completed specialized post-doctoral training in psycho-oncology at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute (CBCI) in Denver, Colorado.  In her free time, Dr. Caspari enjoys spending time with loved ones, moving her body while listening to audiobooks, reading, watching cooking and baking shows, and eating delicious food. She can be found on social media @moxie_mindset. 
 

Michelle D. Sherman, PhD, LP, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist who has dedicated her career to supporting families of adults living with a mental illness or trauma history. She is a Fellow of APA’s Society for Couple and Family Psychology, and was named their Family Psychologist of the Year in 2022. She is the Editor in Chief of the journal, Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Michelle has served as a therapist for over 30 years, providing individual and couples psychotherapy to adults in a VA medical center, urban primary care clinic, community clinic, inpatient psychiatric unit, and private practice. As an educator, she served as a Full Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the University of Minnesota Medical School, teaching and supervising trainees from numerous disciplines. She enjoys public speaking, having given over 250 workshops nationally and internationally. She has published over 75 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and over 80 book chapters and articles in other sources. In her personal life, she writes books (with her co-author mother) for family members who love someone living with a mental illness/PTSD.