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Richard W. Sears, PsyD, MBA, ABPP, DMin, is the Director of the Center for Clinical Mindfulness & Meditation and a core faculty member of the Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology at Union Institute & University.  He is also Clinical/Research faculty at the UC Center for Integrative Health and Wellness, Volunteer Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences at the UC College of Medicine, Research/Psychologist Contractor with the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Wright State University School of Professional Psychology.  He received his MBA and PsyD from Wright State University, and his Doctorate of Ministry degree in Buddhist Studies from Buddha Dharma University.  Dr. Sears is a board certified clinical psychologist in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he conducts a small private psychology and consultation practice, specializing in mindfulness-based groups.  He is lead author of five books: Consultation Skills for Mental Health Professionals; Mindfulness in Clinical Practice; Mindfulness: Living through Challenges and Enriching Your Life in This Moment; Competence in Building Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy; and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for PTSD.  Dr. Sears is also a fifth degree black belt in To Shin Do/Ninjutsu.  He once served as a personal protection agent for the Dalai Lama of Tibet with his teacher, Stephen K. Hayes.  He has studied and practiced mindfulness, meditation, Zen, and other Eastern Wisdom traditions for over 30 years, and has been ordained as a teacher in three traditions.  He received authority to teach koans (inka) from his Zen teacher Paul Wonji Lynch, in the lineage of Seung Sahn.  Dr. Sears’ website is: www.psych-insights.comAlison Niblick, PsyD, currently works as an adult outpatient psychologist with low-income and homeless adults at a community mental health agency in northern Kentucky.  Dr. Niblick received her PsyD from Wright State University School of Professional Psychology, and completed BA degrees in psychology and religious studies at Albright College.  Her completed doctoral dissertation is titled “The Impact of Minority Faith on the Experience of Mental Health Services: The Perspectives of Devotees of Earth Religions.”  She also completed her predoctoral internship at The Fremont Community Therapy Project in Seattle under the direction of Dr. Laura S. Brown, where she received training in feminist psychological theory, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).  Dr. Niblick’s clinical and research interests are in issues of diversity, feminist theory, social justice, and psychological trauma, broadly defined.