Larry E. Beutler BS, MS, PhD

Dr. Larry Beutler received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska and subsequently served on the faculties of Duke University Medical Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, and the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the Past Director of the National Center for the Psychology of Terrorism and the continuing Director of the Institute for the Study of Equine Assisted Change at Palo Alto University (PAU). He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology a previous Chair of the Faculty, and Director of Clinical Training at Palo Alto University. He is also Professor Emeritus at the University of California, a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), a fellow of both the American Psychological Association (APA) and Association of Psychological Science (APS), a Past President of Divisions 29 (Psychotherapy) and 12 (Clinical) of APA, and a two term Past President (international) of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR).

His publications are as follows:
Holt, H., Beutler, L. E., Castonguay, L. G., Silberschatz, G., Forrester, B., Temkin, R.; Wolf, A. W., Piotrowski, N. A., Hayes, J. A., Norcross, J. N., Goldfried, M., Weiner, I. B., & Miller, T. W. (2013). A critical examination of the movement toward evidence-based treatments in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Clinical Psychologist, 66(4), 8-12.
Beutler, L. E., Forrester, B., Holt, H., & Stein, M. (2013). Common, specific, and cross-cutting psychotherapy interventions. Psychotherapy: Research and Practice, 50, 298-301.
Beutler, L. E., Forrester, B., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Thompson, L., & Tomlins, J. B. (2012). Common, specific and treatment fit variables in psychotherapy outcome. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 22, 255-281.
Beutler, L. E.& Forrester, B. (in press). What needs to change: Moving from “research informed” practice to “empirically effective” practice. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.
Beutler, L. E., Harwood, T. M., Kimpara, S., Verdirame, D., & Blau, K. (2011). Coping Style. In Norcross, J. C. (Ed). Relationships that work: Therapist Contributions and Responsiveness to Patient Needs (2nd ed; pp. 336-353). New York: Oxford University Press.
Beutler, L. E. (2011). Prescriptive matching and systematic treatment selection. In Norcross, J. C., VandenBos, G. R., & Freedheim, D. K. (Eds), History of Psychotherapy (2nd ed; 402-407). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.