Santa Clara University

Phone: 408-554-4320

Email:
dlarson@scu.edu

Room number: 140 J

Dale G. Larson, Ph.D.

Professor of Counseling Psychology, Coordinator, Health Psychology Emphasis

Dale G. Larson, Ph.D. is a Fulbright Scholar, a Fellow in the American Psychological Association (Division 17, Counseling Psychology, and Division 38, Health Psychology), and a licensed clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist.  His academic interests bridge counseling and health psychology, including self-concealment, stress management, process experiential therapy, and a variety of issues in the end-of-life area, such as grief counseling research, interdisciplinary team development, and advanced illness care coordination. A recognized national leader in end-of-life care and training, Larson was Senior Editor and a contributing author for the Robert Wood Johnson-funded national newspaper series, Finding Our Way: Living with Dying in America, which reached 7 million Americans.   

Larson has published extensively in his areas of interest, and is the editor of the text, Teaching Psychological Skills: Models for Giving Psychology Away, and the author of the award-winning book, The Helper's Journey:  Working With People Facing Grief, Loss, and Life-Threatening  Illness.

Dale G. Larson's CV