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Elizabeth Nutt Williams is a Professor of Psychology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, The National Public Honors College, where she has served as Chair of the Psychology Department, Faculty Senate President, and Dean of the Core Curriculum. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford University and her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) (Divisions 2, 17, 29, and 35) and has served in multiple governance roles for the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29), including as president of the Division in 2011 and as Council Representative currently and from 2017 to 2019. Dr. Williams is a psychotherapy researcher who focuses on process research, feminist multicultural approaches, and qualitative and mixed method designs. She received the Jack D. Krasner Early Career Award from Division 29 and the Outstanding Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Psychotherapy Research in 2006 and the Norton T. Dodge Award for Scholarly and Creative Achievement from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2021. Dr. Williams has also served on several editorial boards, including Division 29's Psychotherapy.
Art Therapy with Ukrainian Refugees: A Pilot Program
In recent years, the number of worldwide refugees has skyrocketed. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR, 2025) reported there are over 43 million refugees—more than double what it was just 10 years ago—and 8 million asylum seekers internationally. Displaced people need support in variety of ways ranging from physical security to psychological treatment. […]
Katerina Scott, BA + 1 more
September 25, 2025
The Future of Master’s-Level Psychotherapists Trained in Psychology
Master’s-level psychotherapists have been receiving degrees and practicing psychotherapy for many years. As most are aware, there are different types of training programs at the master’s level. Importantly, some of those training programs are explicitly grounded in psychology. For example, programs in Counseling Psychology often offer both master’s and doctoral training, and there are some […]
Jake Jackson-Wolf, LCPC + 1 more
April 16, 2025
Problematic Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy
What happens when a client recounts a horrible act of violence in which they were the perpetrator and for which they express enjoyment and a lack of remorse? How do therapists react? Would they experience a lack of empathy or would they over-empathize in an attempt to connect with the client? Current research suggests that […]
Alison Shimoda, B.S. + 1 more
December 23, 2018
President’s Column December 2011
In my final column of my presidential year, I’d like to update you on the status of my three initiatives, give an overview of the many accomplishments of the Division, and reflect on my experiences in D29 leadership with an eye to the future. My first and primary presidential initiative was to ask the divisional […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
December 1, 2011
President’s Column, September 2011
I begin this column in the wake of the ever-exciting and everexhausting APA Convention. Many of you joined us in DC for the Convention. Not even the humidity could dampen the experience … the joy of greeting old friends, the wonder of meeting new colleagues, the thoughtful challenges to our intellects from creative and cutting-edge […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
September 1, 2011
The Vision, Details, and People of Division 29
What I Said Last Column: “ … [O]ur divisional slogan is “Be Connected” … We are, and I encourage us to connect in wider, deeper and more meaningful ways during the rest of the year.” “…[W]e have a team of highly energetic passionate people who love psychotherapy who work diligently for our Division. But more […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
June 19, 2011
President’s Column
It is an honor to begin my year as President of Division 29 and to write my first presidential column. The Division of Psychotherapy is an exciting, ground-breaking, and forward-thinking organization where those who have a passion for psychotherapy (practice, research, training, advocacy) can gather, exchange ideas, collect and disseminate cutting-edge research, and connect with […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
January 1, 2011