Exploring Identities of Psychiatric Survivor Therapists

Alexandra L. Adame is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Seattle University, USA.  As a qualitative researcher, she has written about the Psychiatric Survivor Movement and existential approaches to psychology.      Ronald Bassman was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his early 20s. He is now a licensed psychologist. He is the current chair of The Community Consortium, an organization that promotes civil and human rights of people with psychiatric disabilities.Matthew Morsey is a psychotherapist in full time private practice. He has spent the last two decades promoting and providing alternatives to the medical model and organizing conferences, workshops, and protests within the Psychiatric Survivor Movement. Kristina Yates is a retired Marriage and Family Therapist. After surviving forced electroshock treatment, she has been a mental health activist with MindFreedom International and has published in anthologies such as Beyond Bedlam: ContemporaryWomen Psychiatric Survivors Speak Out.