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Training
Dr. Schut received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Pennsylvania State University in 2002. He completed his internship and post-doctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric facility of Harvard Medical School. There he provided individual and group cognitive-behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for clients with varied mood, anxiety, eating, substance and personality disorders. As a Staff Psychologist and Clinical Associate at McLean, Dr. Schut was involved in program development of the Personality Disorders track of the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program and the McLean Center for the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. He also provided clinical supervision to psychology practicum students, interns and post-doctoral fellows.
As part of his work at McLean and for his private practice, Dr. Schut received intensive training and supervision in the provision of DBT through Behavioral Tech, LLC. He later became the Program Director for the Adult Intensive DBT Day-Treatment Program at Two Brattle Center in Cambridge, MA, where he provided individual and group treatment for adolescent and adult clients and oversaw the administrative duties and clinical care of the clients in the six-week intensive day-treatment program.
He maintained a private practice in Concord, MA, until his move to Washington State in 2008.
Research
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Schut is involved in scientific research exploring the process and mechanisms of change in effective forms of psychotherapy. He has authored or co-authored articles and book chapters related to understanding precisely how psychotherapy achieves its positive effects and why it does not work for everyone. Samples of work in which he has been involved are provided in the links below.
Schut, A.J., Castonguay, L.G., Barber, J.P., Bedics, J.D., Smith, T.L., Flanagan, K.M., and Yamasaki, A.S. (2005). Therapist interpretation, patient-therapist interpersonal process, and outcome in psychodynamic psychotherapy for avoidant personality disorder. Psychotherapy, 42, 494-511.
Castonguay, L.G., Schut, A.J., Aikins, D.E., Constantino, M.J., Laurenceau, J-P, Bologh, L., and Burns, D.D. (2004). Integrative cognitive therapy for depression: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 14, 4-20.
Affiliations
Dr. Schut is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT).