William J Dubin, Ph.D.

Education

• Bill received his doctoral degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa. His mentor, Donald Levis, was a pioneer of exposure treatments for anxiety disorders.

Licenses & Certificates

• Licensed Psychologist
• Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders awarded by the American Psychological Association

Brief History

• After returning to New York City from Iowa, Bill became director of the Adult Clinic and Diagnostic Center in New York City. The distinguished faculty of this clinical group included Oliver Sachs, neurologist and Max Bruck, psychiatrist. Bill then became Chief of Service of the Intensive Care Unit of Adolph Meyer Psychiatric Center.
• Bill moved to Austin to become Director of Clinical Services of the Brown Schools, Ranch Treatment Center. This 120-bed psychiatric hospital specialized in providing state-of-the-art treatment to individuals with severe behavior problems.
• Bill met and married Tina, also a licensed psychologist, in Austin. They have been in private practice together ever since. They have two children: David is studying to be a psychologist at the University of Houston, and Emily works for the World Bank in Washington, D.C.

Treatment Approach

• Bill's practice is restricted to high-functioning individuals. In most cases their problems are not the result of a disease or defect that requires an externally imposed cure. Rather, the problems that motivate them to seek therapy result from patterns of thinking and behavior that are best changed by the individual.
• Solving these problems are tricky because everything looks different when you are angry, anxious, or depressed than when you are cool, calm, and confident [see the Soul Illusion]. Bill's role, rather than being omnipotent doctor who cures the passive patient, is the objective collaborator with knowledge of psychological cause-and-effect principles.
• Over the years, Bill has developed a wide range of strategies to cope with crises of stress and temptation as well as exercises to strengthen the faculties required to perform as intended during the critical moments. Invitations to explore these methods, including cognitive, behavioral, and hypnotic protocols are available at no charge on this web site.
• Solving puzzles of the Psyche is Bill's passion. If you have questions, suggestions or comments pertaining to this topic, please email him by clicking "the PIG" in the right column. For more on the puzzles of the Psyche and solution strategies, please visit Bill's blog: Too Much is Not Enough.