Brett Deacon received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northern Illinois University in 2002. He completed a predoctoral internship at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Mayo Clinic. He worked at the University of Wyoming from 2004-2014 as an Assistant and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. He relocated to Australia in 2014 and worked as an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Wollongong for 2.5 years, after which he left to focus on clinical practice, supervision, training, research, and writing. Dr. Deacon trains clinicians in cognitive-behavioral therapy and exposure therapy for anxiety, supervises therapists, mentors student research, sees clients in private practice, and conducts research on the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders and related topics.
Contact Information
E-mail: drbrettdeacon@gmail.com
Address: 12 Alvan Parade, Mount Pleasant, NSW 2519, Australia
Phone: +61 04 1510 1588
Representative Publications
Deacon, B. J. (2013). The biomedical model of mental disorder: A critical analysis of its validity, utility, and effects on psychotherapy research. Clinical Psychology Review, 33, 846-861. PDF
The Chemical Imbalance Explanation: How It May Harm Rather Than Help Depression Recovery
The Gap Between Evidence and Practice: Why Anxiety Treatment Often Falls Short