About
Founder
Dr. Kira Mauseth
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who sees patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates, teaches as a Senior Instructor at Seattle University and serves as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. Her work and research interests focus on resilience and recovery from trauma as well as well as disaster behavioral health. She has worked extensively in Haiti with earthquake survivors, in Jordan with Syrian and Palestinian refugees and Jordanian relief workers, and with first responders and health care workers throughout Puget Sound the United States.
She also conducts trainings with organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities. Dr. Mauseth is currently working on research related to human recovery from and resilience to large-scale disaster. Influences on resilience including faith, culture, substance use and other coping mechanisms are explored.
Author
Dr. Kira Mauseth
The Psychology of Change: Why Therapy Works is an exploration of the way human beings experience change and growth throughout their lifetimes, and the way in which professional therapy can facilitate that progression. In four sections related to change Foundations, Sources, Reactions and Facilitation, this text explores the many significant influences on all our lives that result in change and growth. Subject areas include historical and contemporary applications of clinical practice, neurology, behaviorism, humanistic theory, diagnosis and treatment, resilience, relationships and communication, social learning, and developmental influences.