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David Burns

MD
Emeritus Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Stanford Medical School

David Burns, MD, is an Adjunct Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford Medical School and has served as a visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of the phenomenally successful Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (> 5 million sold) and host of the popular Feeling Good Podcast (> 8 million downloads).

Dr. Burns was a pioneer in the development of CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and is the founder of the new TEAM-CBT, which is featured in his latest book, Feeling Great. He has received numerous awards for his research and teaching, including the prestigious A. E. Bennett Award for his research on the now-defunct “chemical imbalance” theory of depression and the Irma Bland Teaching Award from the American Psychiatric Association. His new Feeling Great app is now available in app stores.

More than 50,000 mental health professionals have attended his training programs throughout the United States and Canada.

2024 Sessions

Quick, Irreversible Cures for OCD, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, and Phobias

  • Speaker
    • David Burns
Workshop

From Feeling Good to Feeling Great

  • Speaker
    • David Burns
Conversation Hour

Enchantment: The Secret Ally of Psychotherapy

  • Discussant
    • David Burns
  • Speaker
    • Erving Polster
Clinical Demo with Discussant

Feeling Great: A New, High-Speed Treatment for Depression

  • Speaker
    • David Burns
Workshop

Re-thinking Depression: Disease or Social Phenomenon?

  • Speaker
    • David Burns
    • Michael Yapko
Great Conversation

Fast, Effective Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder

  • Presenter
    • David Burns
    • Jill Levitt
Workshop

Overcoming Toxic Shame

  • Presenter
    • David Burns
    • Jill Levitt
Clinical Demo

A Conversation with Dr. Burns

  • Presenter
    • David Burns
Conversation Hour
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