EDUCATION
The Catholic University of America, Ph.D. with Distinction in Clinical Psychology
University of Virginia, B.A. Psychology, Business concentration
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical Director, CBT Solutions, LLC--Minneapolis, MN, 2022-present
Psychotherapist, Consutant,Trainer, independent practice, Minneapolis, MN, 2014-present
Clinical Director, Rogers Behavioral Health--Minneapolis, MN, May 2016-June 2020
Provide intensive day treatment services for adults with OCD and anxiety, PTSD, and mood disorders, as well as children and adolescents with OCD and anxiety, and eating disorders.
University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2017
Trainer and Supervisor/Consultant; part-time
University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2014
Director of Supervision and Dissemination
Bereavement Program of Pennsylvania Hospital’s Joan Karnell Cancer, 2006-2010
A collaborative project with University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Psychiatry and the Garroway Laboratories
Private Practice Psychologist, Philadelphia, PA, part-time, 2008-2013
Conduct training workshops and provide consultation in evidence-based treatments for mental health professionals
Provide psychological assessments and psychotherapy with adult individuals
Clinical Psychologist II, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, May 2002 – December 2005
Conduct over 200 comprehensive diagnostic evaluations with participants in OCD genetics study
TRAINING AND LECTURE EXPERIENCE
Consultant, weekly didactic lecture and PE group supervision for military therapists, Operational and Trauma Stress Support Centres, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Lectures include PE Refresher for PTSD: Emotional Processing of Traumatic Experiences; Exposure Treatment for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia, Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD, Treatment of Complicated Grief.
Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, Fort Campbell, KY
Trainer, Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Related Disorders, 1-day Workshop, Minnesota Center for Psychology, St. Paul, MN
Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, Fort Campbell, KY
Lecturer, OCD: Treatment by Exposure and Ritual Prevention, Canvas Health, Oakdale, MN
Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, Fort Bliss, Texas
Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, Fort Bliss, Texas
Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, Fort Carson, Colorado
Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, Fort Carson, Colorado
Trainer, Exposure and Ritual Prevention for OCD: Intensive 3-day Workshop, Minnesota Center for Psychology, St. Paul, MN
Supervising Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, MN
Invited Speaker, Recent Advances in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: One-day Workshop, National Institute of Health and National Center of Disaster Mental Health, Tokyo, Japan
Invited Speaker, PE Treatment for Traumatic and Prolonged Grief: One-day Workshop, National Institute of Health and National Center of Disaster Mental Health, Tokyo, Japan
Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, Operational Trauma and Stress Support Centre, National Defence, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Trainer, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Intensive 4-day Workshop, Riverside County California Department of Mental Health
Lichner, T. K., & Brinen, A. P. (2010, June). Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Clinical workshop presented at the annual convention of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, PA.
University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA)
As Training Faculty:
Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD, 4-day Workshop, CTSA, 2007-2013 (twice annually)
Exposure and Ritual Prevention for OCD, 4-day Workshop, CTSA, 2006-2013 (annually)
PE Supervisor Workshop for PTSD, 5-day Workshop, CTSA, 2010-2013 (6 workshops)
Lectures:
Exposure and Ritual Prevention for OCD, University of Pennsylvania psychiatry medical residents
Assessment using the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), CTSA
Assessment using the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) for DSM-IV
Bereavement Program of Pennsylvania Hospital’s Joan Karnell Cancer Center
Living with Loss during the Holidays
Living with Loss for Caregivers
Cancer Survivorship and Personal Growth
Grief Counseling
Complicated Grief Treatment and Case Presentation
Grief in the Workplace
Grief and Loss in Chronic Illness, Sickle Cell Anemia Symposium
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Foa, EB, McLean CP, Zang Y, Rosenfield D, Yadin E, Yarvis JS, Mintz J, Young-McCaughan S, Borah EV, Dondanville KA, Fina BA, Hall-Clark BN, Lichner T, Litz BT, Roache J, Wright EC, Peterson AL. (2018). Effect of Prolonged Exposure Therapy Delivered Over 2 Weeks vs 8 Weeks vs Present-Centered Therapy on PTSD Symptom Severity in Military Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 319(4), 354-364.
Fina, B., Lichner, T., Foa, E., & Peterson, A. (2016). Case study of Prolonged Exposure therapy for comorbid combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. In C. Martin, V. Preedy, & V.B. Patel (Eds.), Comprehensive guide to post-traumatic stress disorder. New York, NY: Springer.
Fina, B., Wright, E., Lichner, T., Borah, E., & Foa, E. (2014). Common challenges in conducting Prolonged Exposure therapy with active duty service members: Case discussion and strategies for intervention. Social Work in Mental Health, 12(5-6), 482-499.
Foa, E. B., Yadin, E., & Lichner, T. K. (2012). Exposure and response (ritual) prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder (Treatments that work): Therapist guide (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Yadin, E., Foa, E. B., & Lichner, T. K. (2012). Treating your OCD with exposure and response (ritual) prevention (Treatments that work): Workbook (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Foa, E., McLean, C., Fina, B., Wright, E., Lichner, T., Mintz, J., Evans, B., Peterson, A. (2012, November). Efficacy of massed PE for PTSD among active duty military personnel. In C. McLean (Chair), Treatment of combat-related PTSD with two weeks of intensive Prolonged Exposure therapy. Symposium conducted at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
Peterson, A., McLean, C., Lichner, T., Mintz, J., & Foa, E. (2012, November). Massed Prolonged Exposure therapy for PTSD delivered to active duty soldiers: Predictors of treatment completion and outcome and comparison. In C. McLean (Chair), Treatment of combat-related PTSD with two weeks of intensive Prolonged Exposure therapy. Symposium conducted at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
Foa, E., Lichner, T., Fina, B., Wright, E., & Hall-Clark, B. (2012, November). Challenges and successes in delivering Prolonged Exposure to active duty soldiers. Panel presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
Foa, E., Lichner, T., Fina, B., Wright, E., & Hall-Clark, B. (2012, September). Challenges and successes in delivering Prolonged Exposure to active duty soldiers. Panel presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
Yadin, E., & Lichner, T. K. (2012, April). Enigma Variations: Treating Outside the Box. Clinical workshop presented at the annual conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Arlington, VA.
Lichner, T. K., Foa, E. B., & Lynch, M. P. (2010, April). Grief adjustment in prolonged grief therapy: Case reports. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, Kansas City, MO.
Granda-Cameron, C., Lichner, T. K., Lynch, M. P., Alcorn, T., & Foa, E. B. (2007, June). Implementing a bereavement program at a cancer center. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, Orlando, FL.
Lichner, T. K., & Marmarosh, C. L. (2000, April). Stages of change in psychotherapy. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Lichner, T. K., & Marmarosh, C. L. (1999, August). Stages of change: Client progress and outcome in psychotherapy. Preliminary findings. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Lichner, T. K., Glass, C. R., & Arnkoff, D. B. (1997, April). Development and validation of a measure to assess clients' perceptions of their psychotherapy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Toronto, Canada.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
