Michael S. Broder, Ph.D. is a psychologist, author and acclaimed expert in CBT, specializing in high achievers.
Dr. Broder was trained and supervised in the 1970s by the late Dr. Albert Ellis at the Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy in New York City (which later became the Albert Ellis Institute), where for two years (2003-2005) he served as Executive Director to oversee its difficult transition to the post Albert Ellis era.
He has trained many thousands of psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals worldwide, in various applications of CBT/REBT and couples’ therapy. He has also served as chief psychologist for the Philadelphia Police Department, president of the Media Psychology Division (Division 46) of APA; and as a radio host in Philadelphia, New York and nationally for NBC Talknet.
Michael hasmade countless radio and TV guest appearances, including Oprah and The Today Show; been featured in Newsweek, Time, USA Today, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer and many others.
He is presently an adjunct professor at Villanova University and a faculty member of the International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health.
Dr. Broder earned his Ph.D. at Temple University. Throughout his career he has presented his work at over a hundred professional conferences and university settings, in addition to more than twelve hundred presentations in settings as diverse as Esalen Institute and The Beck Institute as both a popular speaker and CE workshop/seminar leader.
He has written eight books, including Seven Steps to Your Best Life, the bestselling- Art of Living Single, The Art of Staying Together, Secrets of Sexual Ecstasy and Can Your Relationship Be Saved? How to Know Whether to Stay or Go. Michael’s many audio programs include Positive Attitude Training, Self-Actualization: Reaching Your Full Potential, The Help Yourself Audiotherapy Series, and 23others. He has also written numerous articles and book chapters for both lay and professional readers.