Background

Dr. Pamela Hays

Pamela Hays is the author of Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Therapy, and co-editor of Culturally Responsive Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.  She is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked in the areas of substance abuse, rehabilitation, neuropsychological assessment, posttraumatic stress, geriatrics, domestic violence, and individual and family therapy.  Her training includes a B.A. in psychology from New Mexico State University;  an M.S. in counseling psychology from the University of Alaska; a certificate in French language studies from La Sorbonne in Paris, France;  a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Hawaii (1987); and a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellowship in geriatric psychology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine (1987-1988). 

 From 1989-2000, Dr. Hays worked full-time as a core faculty member in the graduate psychology program at Antioch University Seattle.  During that time, she also worked part-time in community mental health and with a geropsychiatry unit conducting neuropsychological assessments of older and head-injured patients. In 2000, she returned to her home community in rural Alaska where she has since worked as a psychologist with Central Peninsula Counseling Services in Soldotna and the Kenaitze Tribe's Nakenu Family Center.  She serves on the State Board of the Alaska Psychological Association (AK-PA), and as AK-PA's Rural Health Coordinator.  She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the International Council of Psychologists.

Dr. Hays conducts trainings and continuing education workshops for a variety of organizations (see Workshops & Trainings).  Her research on the topics of cognitive behavior therapy, couples therapy, older adults, multicultural and feminist issues have appeared in Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, the Journal of Counseling & Development, the International Journal of Psychology, and Women & Therapy.