Heidi M. Levitt, PhD
"The Urgency of Humanistic Psychotherapy
Insights and Research at this Moment"
(she/her), is a Professor in Clinical Psychology at The University of Massachusetts Boston and a fellow of APA's Division 32 [Society of Humanistic Psychology]. She is Editor for Qualitative Psychology, and a Consulting Editor for The Humanistic Psychologist. An advocate of humanistic and qualitative methods, she chaired the development of the SQIP recommendations for reviewing and designing qualitative research (Levitt et al., 2017) and the development of the inaugural APA journal article reporting standards (JARS) for qualitative, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods (Levitt et al., 2018), as well as advised on their integration into the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the APA (APA, 2020). She is a past-president of the Society of Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP). Her research is focused on LGBTQ+ gender and psychotherapy and includes writings on the value of humanistic contributions to the practice of both therapy and methods.
Michael Alcee, PhD
“The Creative Heart of Humanism:
Embracing Change While Staying the Same”
Dr. Alcee is a clinical psychologist in private practice and at Manhattan School of Music. He won the American Psychological Association's 2019 Schillinger Memorial Prize for his essay on the link between jazz and psychoanalysis. He is the author of Therapeutic Improvisation: How to Stop Winging It and Own It as a Therapist and the forthcoming book The Upside of OCD: A Both/And Approach to Reclaim your Life.
Andrew M. Bland, PhD
Division 32 President (2023-2024)
"Old Saybrook 3: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Old Saybrook 1 in the Spirit of Old Saybrook 2"
Dr. Bland is an associate professor of psychology at Millersville University in Lancaster County, PA, USA. He earned a master’s degree from the University of West Georgia’s humanistic psychology program and a PhD in counseling psychology from Indiana State University. His teaching emphasizes systemic, holistic, culturally- and contextually-informed, existential, humanistic, and phenomenological approaches in psychology/psychotherapy in dialogue with conventional natural science psychology. He is a licensed psychologist, currently practicing at Samaritan Counseling Center in Lancaster, PA. His scholarly pursuits involve providing both qualitative and quantitative support for the practical application of themes/principles from existential and humanistic psychologies (e.g., negotiating paradoxes and uncertainties in lived experience; meaning-making; cultivating intentionality, authenticity, cultural/ecological sensitivity, resilience, flexibility, and sustainable transformative change) in the domains of relationships, work/careers, the processes of therapy and education, cross-cultural encounters, creativity, leadership, and lifespan development. In addition, he provides professional development and personal growth trainings/workshops both at Millersville and in the Lancaster community on topics including existential/humanistic therapies, mindfulness, trauma work, suicide risk assessment, working with impoverished clients, and Personal Hero Identification (a therapeutic strategy he developed that applies the heroism science literature).
Dr. Bland also serves as current President of APA’a DIvision 32: The Society for Humanistic Psychology, and in many essential areas of Division works such as co-editor of Division 32’s newsletter and as a review editor for its official journal, The Humanistic Psychologist. In addition, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology.
Dr. Bland enjoys listening to and creating music, gardening, traveling, and being with his wife and two children.