Joellen works with children, families, adolescents, and adults from an interpersonal, developmental, and self psychology perspective. She has a specialization in issues related to adoption, including work with adult adoptees, birth parents, and families going through reunions. She has presented papers related to adoption on the local, regional, and national level. After completing her PhD at UT Austin, Joellen participated in a 2 year post-doc, which focused on self psychology. She has been a member of ASPP since she was in graduate school. This is her 3rd year on the board and most recently she served as Education Chair. JoAnn Ponder, Ph.D. - Past President