Santa Clara University

Dale G. Larson, Ph.D.

Professor of Counseling Psychology Coordinator, Health Psychology Emphasis

Dale G. Larson, Ph.D. did his undergraduate work in Psychology at the University of Chicago and received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from U.C. Berkeley. Professor Larson is a Fulbright Scholar, a Fellow in the American Psychological Association (Division 17, Counseling 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, Professor 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.   Professor 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.