Thomas G. Plante
Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP is the Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J., University Professor and professor of psychology at Santa Clara University and adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.
He has served as psychology department chair, acting dean of the school of education, and director of the spirituality and health institute at Santa Clara University. He recently served as vice-chair of the National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Youth for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and is past-president of the Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (Division 36) of the American Psychological Association.
He has authored and edited 23 books including: Living Well: Doing the Right Thing for Body, Mind, Spirit, and Communities (2018, Nova), Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addiction to Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain (2018, Praeger), Graduating with Honor: Best Practices to Promote Ethics Development in College Students (2017, Praeger), Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: A Decade of Crisis, 2002-2012 (2011, Praeger), Spiritual Practices in Psychotherapy: Thirteen Tools for Enhancing Psychological Health (2009, American Psychological Association), Do the Right Thing: Living Ethically in an Unethical World (2004, New Harbinger), Contemporary Clinical Psychology (1999, 2005, 2010, Wiley), as well as published over 200 scholarly professional journal articles and book chapters.
He has been featured in numerous media outlets including Time Magazine, CNN, NBC Nightly News, the PBS News Hour, New York Times, USA Today, BBC, NPR, among many others. He has evaluated or treated more than 950 priests and applicants to the priesthood and diaconate and has served as a consultant for a number of Church dioceses and religious orders. He maintains a private practice in Menlo Park, CA where he lives with his wife, Lori (also a psychologist). Their son, Zach, is a student at Dartmouth College.
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My Most Important Insight as a Psychotherapist
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The Vatican Global Conference on Clergy Sexual Abuse
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Separating Facts About Clergy Abuse from Fiction
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The Priceless Power of Higher Education
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2 Key Filters to Improve Relationships
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If I Want Your Opinion, I’ll Ask for It
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4 Ways to Cope with the People Who Drive You Mad
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Nurturing the Spirit of Goodness
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10 Ways to Maximize the College Experience
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Is Facebook the New Rorschach?
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How Can You Enjoy Exercise More?
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Filtering Political Discussions through Civility, Compassion, and Common Good
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The (Hard and Soft) Science of a Great Night’s Sleep (Part 2)
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Make America Kind Again
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How Sacred Values Influence Our Behavior
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The Holidays Can Be an Opportunity for Great Hope
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Are Love and Romance Possible in a Narcissistic Culture?
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What Santa Clara Does Better than the Ivy League
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Has Civility Become a Quaint Relic of the Past?
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5 Ways to Create a Culture of Ethics
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Life on Other Planets Would Rock Our World
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How to have a Job that Isn’t Work
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How College Protests Can Embrace Ethics
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Do you Pass the Las Vegas Relationship Test?
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Why A CEO Hires SCU Grads Over Stanford Grads
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6 Rules To Stay Healthy In 2016
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Surprising Ways Your Mind & Body Interact
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Helping Others Is Good For Your Health
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4 Things You Need to Know About Happiness
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The College Professor Becomes the College Parent
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7 Rules of Forgiveness
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6 Rules to Avoid Being a Smartphone Jerk
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Is a Liberal Arts Education Dying?
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Why Your Exercise Environment Matters
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"It's fun to be Catholic Again!"
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Randy Wouldn't Do That, He's a Santa Clara Guy
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