Lydia V. Flasher, PhD
Director, Psychology Training Programs
Education and Degrees
- BA, Duke University
- MA, Vanderbilt University
- PhD, Vanderbilt University
Licenses - Board Certifications
- La Corporation Professionnelle des Psychologues du Quebec
- California Board of Psychology
Professional Experience
Lydia is currently the Director of the Psychology Training Programs at CHC and a Co-Director for Stanford Affiliated Internship Consortium. She has experience with program development and maintenance. Her clinical specialties include psychological assessment in school-age children and adolescents, family therapy, interpersonal therapy, and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders.
She has held positions including Internship and Staff Psychologist at Montreal Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor at Colorado State University, and Director of Clinical Services and Assistant Professor at the University of the Pacific. She also has experience teaching and supervising graduate students in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, interns and postdoctoral fellows.
Professional Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- California Psychological Association
- Western Psychological Association
Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Summa Cum Laude, Duke University
Recent Presentations
- Schultz, D.S. and Flasher, L.V. “The Ethical Significance of Illness Narrative.” Paper invited for presentation at symposium, “Questions in Contemporary Medicine and the Philosophy of Charles Taylor,” co-sponsored by University of Montreal and McGill University, October 2007.
- Flasher, L.V. and Brentar, J. “Best Practices in Supervision.” Continuing Education Workshop for Professionals, Children’s Health Council, May 2005.
- Flasher, L.V. “Clinician Responsibilities Regarding Financial Matters: Money—The Last Taboo.” Children’s Health Council, 2004.
- Flasher, L.V. “Impact of ADHD on Siblings and the Family System.” Parents Helping Parents, Lecture Series and Support Group, Santa Clara, CA, May 2003.
Recent Publications
- Schultz, D.S. and Flasher, L.V. - Charles Taylor, Phronesis, and Medicine: Ethics and Interpretation in Illness Narrative. Accepted for publication in Journal of Medicine and Philosophy.Oxford University Press
- Flasher, L.V. and Fogle, P.T. (expected 2010) Counseling Skills for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (2nd Edition). Cengage Learning
- Flasher, L.V. and Fogle, P.T. (2003) Counseling Skills for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Thomson/Delmar Learning.
- Flasher, L.V. and Fogle, P.T. (2003) Instructor’s Manual for Counseling Skills for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Thomson/Delmar Learning.
- Flasher, L.V. (2000) Cyclical Maladaptive Patterns: Interpersonal Case Formulation for Psychotherapy with Children. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 30, 239-254.
