Department Chair J. Edward Lynch In addition to being department chairperson, Ed's speciality is Gestalt Therapy. He has been trained in Structural Family Therapy with Salvador Minuchin, Object Relations Therapy at the Washington School of Psychiatry, and trained with Laura Perls, Erv and Miriam Polster, and Joseph Zinker. He also trained for ten years at the New York Institute of Gestalt Therapy with Isadore From. He brings over 30 years of experience in working with individuals, couples, and families from both a Gestalt and Structural focus. He teaches and facilitates workshops through out the United States and Europe. His current research interests include Post Modern Ideas in Gestalt and Family Therapy. He is the co-author of Principles and Practices of Structural Family Therapy. Barbara J. Lynch Barbara Lynch is the MFT Program Director and the Director of the Family Therapy Clinic associated with the training program. She has developed the Supervised Visitation Program, and the Anger Management Center, primary functions of the Family Clinic. She is on the Board of Directors of the National Supervised Visitation Network and a Accareditation Site Visitor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. She studied with Jay Haley, Milton Erickson, and Salvador Minuchin. Her speciality is couples and couples therapy and her current research interest is in Adolescent Relationship Training. She is co-author of Principles and Practices of Structural Family Therapy. Suzy Carroll Suzanne Carroll joined the faculty first as an adjunct professor and later as a full time member. She is trained in Structural and Systemic Therapies and has a particular speciality in Cultural Competence and Life Cycle Issues from a systemic perspective. She has a background of depth and breadth that includes experiences in Africa and Europe. She has been instrumental in the growth and development of the Supervised Visitation Program at the Family Clinic and her dissertation research focused onchildren's experience in supervised visitation programs. Secretary Ms. Carmen Afanador Carmen Afanador-Padua has been with the department for approximately fifteen years. She is bi-lingual and instrumental in facilitating clients with supervised visitation and other matters related to appointments at the Family Clinic. In addition to administrative duties, she is welcoming to students, new and old, and a support to faculty, students, and staff. She brings a wealth of life experience to her position and is the first person most perspective students encounter.

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