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Cheri L. Marmarosh Faculty Member
Positions
- Associate Professor, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences , The George Washington University
- Assistant Professor, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences , The George Washington University
- Director, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences , The George Washington University
- Associate Professor of Professional Psychology, Professional Psychology , Columbian College of Arts and Sciences 2005 -
- Work on APA Self Study, The George Washington University 2013 -
I have been a licensed psychologist and professor of psychology for almost 20 years. During this time, I have developed a line of research that focuses on how attachments influence the psychotherapy relationship in individual, couple, and group treatment. The research has led to over 40 publications, two books on group therapy, and a recent invitation to produce a training video demonstrating group therapy techniques for the American Pyschological Association. I am a fellow of two divisions of the American Psychological Association, Division 29 (Psychotherapy) and Division 49 (Group Therapy). I am also currently the associate editor for Psychotherapy (Division 29) and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, and Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.
Research Areas
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Affiliation
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Therapists’ Perceptions of Online Group Therapeutic Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey-based Study.. Group Dynamics. 2021
- Group as a Specialty. American Journal of Psychotherapy. 2021
- Rupture and Repair: Introduction to the Special Edition. Group Dynamics. 2021
- Rupture and repair in group psychotherapy: Introduction to the Special Edition. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 2021
- The Psychology of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Group-Level Perspective.. Group Dynamics. 2020
- Repeated terminations in one treatment: Transferring therapists in training clinics.. Psychotherapy. 2020
- Security in error self-monitoring: An event related potential study.. Human Development.. 2020
- Using Event-Related Potentials to Explore the Processes of Change in Counseling Psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 2020
- Carrying Jeremy Safran Into Sessions: Relying on Internal Representations of Researchers to Facilitate Emotion Regulation, Clinical Intervention, and Self-Efficacy. Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome. 2019
- Applications of Attachment Research: Evidence You Can Apply to Your Group. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 2018
- Attachment in group psychotherapy: Bridging Theories, Clinical Practice, and Techniques. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 67, 157-160. 2017
- Fostering engagement during termination: Applying attachment theory and research. Psychotherapy, 54, 4-9. 2017
- Therapists-in- training experiences with working with transfers clients: One relationship terminates and another begins.. Psychotherapy, 54, 102-113. 2017
- Counselor's Attachment and Accuracy in Judging their Clients' Working Alliance: A Truth-and-Bias Analysis. Psychotherapy Research. 2016
- Can we collaborate? Mistakes made when group and individual therapists ignore multiple realities. Psychotherapy, 53, 320-324. 2016
- Emphasizing the complexity of the relationship:The next decade of attachment-based psychotherapy research.. Psychotherapy, 52, 12-18. 2015
- Neurosciences and adult health behaviors: Recent findings and implications for counseling psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 61, 528-533. 2015
- Novice therapist attachment and perceived ruptures and repairs: A pilot study. Psychotherapy, 52, 140-144. 2015
- Patients’ self-object needs in psychodynamic psychotherapy: How they relate to client attachment, symptoms, and therapy alliance.. Psychoanalyic Psychology, 31, 297-313. 2015
- Client and therapist therapeutic. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 61, 15-23. 2014
- Empirical research on in group psychotherapy: Moving the field for. Psychotherapy, 51, 88-92. 2014
- Fostering new relational experience: Clinical process in couple. Psychotherapy, 51, 1-6. 2014
- Love and sexuality in the therapeutic. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70, 123-34. 2014
- Adult Attachment Anxiety: Using Group Therapy To Promote Change. Journal of Clinical Psychology In Session. 2013
- Empirical studies of attachment in group psychotherapy: What took you so long. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, and Training. 2013
- Adult Attachment, Attachment to the Supervisor, and the Supervisory Alliance: How They Relate to Novice Therapists’. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice. 2013
- Fostering New Relational Experience: Clinical Process in Couple Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, and Training. 2013
- Adult attachment anxiety: Using group therapy to. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69, 1172-1182. 2013
- Adult attachment, attachment to the supervisor, and. Psychotherapy, 50, 178-188. 2013
- The insecure psychotherapy base: Using client and therapist attachment styles to predict early alliance. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, and Training. 2013
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article
- Introduction to Special Edition: Feedback in Group Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy. 2018
- Working with transfer clients. Psychotherapy Bulletin. 2017
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book
- Depression in Group Psychotherapy. Hogrefe Publishers. 2021
- Attachment in Group Psychotherapy. Taylor and Frances. 2018
- Group Work Practice Kit. Sage Publishers. 2013
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chapter
- Ruptures and Repairs in Group Psychotherapy.. Ruptures in Psychotherapy. 2021
- Alliance and cohesion in online groups.. Advances in Online Therapy.. 2021
- Attachment to God in Psychotherapy.. Handbook of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies. 2021
- Client Experiences of Termination. Client Experiences of Psychotherapy.. 2021
- Group Selection and Pre-Group Preparation Methods. CORE-R For Group Psychotherapy Practice. 2021
- Group Cohesion: Empirical Evidence from Group Psychotherapy For Those Studying Other Areas of Group Work. The Psychology of Groups: The Intersection of Social Psychology and Psychotherapy Research. 2019
- Group Cohesion: What Social Psychologists Can Learn from Clinicians. Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy: An Interdisciplinary Handbook. 2018
- The moderating effect of adult attachments in counseling.. Oxford Handbook of Counseling Psychology. 2014
- Group Therapy for Attachment Disorders. Handbook Of Group Psychotherapy. 2013
- Group cohesiveness. The Oxford Handbook of Group Psychotherapy. 2010
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conference paper
- Attachment and Coping with COVID-19: The Importance of Race 2021
- Rupture and Repair in Group Psychotherapy. 2020
- The importance of group leadership: What we all should know. 2020
- Attachment and Interpersonal Psychotherapy 2019
- Should I Stay or Should I Go: Preventing Dropout in Group Psychotherapy 2018
- Group Psychotherapy Research Panels 2018
- The Psychotherapy relationship: Therapist Attachment Ruptures and Repairs. 2017
- Microaggressions and group psychotherapy: Training group leaders to engage in difficult dialogues 2015
- Training the next generation of group therapists 2015
- Becoming More Relational: The Future of Attachment in Psychotherapy Research 2013
- Closing the Scientist Practitioner Gap Applying Interpersonal and Attachment Theory to Group Work 2013
- One size does not fit all: Applying attachment theory to group work. 2013
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conference poster
- Online Supervision During COVID19: A Supervisor Perspective 2021
- Life experiences and qEEG 2021
- Online Group Psychotherapy During Covid 2021
- Online Group Psychotherapy: Members Perspectives 2021
- Online Group Therapy: Applications of Attachment Theory 2021
- Attachment and Ruptures 2020
- Pets in therapy: It may not be for everyone 2020
- Attitudes About Pets in Psychotherapy 2020
- Do Broken Bones Heal Stronger? Rupture and Repair, The Alliance, and the Real Relationship 2019
- Therapist Perceived Ruptures: Comparisons Between Therapist and Observer Ratings and the Impact of Therapist Attachment 2019
- Therapist and Patient Attachment and Changes in the Therapy Alliance 2019
- Attachment: Therapist and Client Influencing the Therapy Relationship 2018
- Client Perceived Session Alliance, Attachment to Therapist, and Ruptures: The Impact of Therapist Attachment 2018
- How Much Does Race Influence Alliance within the Patient-Therapist Dyad? 2017
- Client perception of ruptures: The influence of therapists' attachment style. 2015
- Does Openness to diversity moderate racial/ethnic biases among dynamic clinicians 2015
- Assessing racial/ethnic biases among novice psychodynamic clinicians 2015
- Attachment Styles, Perceived Ruptures and Attachment to the Therapist 2015
- Openness to Diversity and Multicultural Competency: Do they relate to early intervention attrition rates among Do they relate to early intervention attrition rates among 2015
- Therapist attachment and client perceived ruptures 2015
- Who Falls Through the Clinical Cracks: 2014
- Perceptions of Rupture After the Transfer: Impact of Therapists’ Attachment Styles 2013
- Perceptions of ruptures after 2013
presentations
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presentation
- Is There a Room for Us? When, Why and How Group Therapy is a Modality of Choice for Vulnerable, Marginalized, Underserved and Challenging Individuals, and Sometimes Clinicians Themselves., Division 39 Spring Conference 2021
- PARTICIPATING IN PSYCHODYNAMIC RESEARCH: FACILITATING TRAINEES’ EMOTION REGULATION, CLINICAL SKILLS, AND SELF-EFFICACY, American Psychological Association 2020
- The importance of group leadership: What we all should know., APA 2020
- Invited WEBINAR Attachment and Group Psychotherapy: The Basics, American Group Psychotherapy Association 2020
- Invited talk on Attachment and Psychotherapy: Changing the Brain. 70 Years of Attachment Research: A Multidisciplinary Social Neuroscience Perspective., Society of Emotion and Attachment Studies 2020
- Attachment and Culture, Cultural Factors in Neuropsychiatric Disease: An Interdisciplinary Analysis at GWU 2019
- Attachment and Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy, American Psychological Association 2019
- Invited Louis Ormont Lecture: Attachment in Group Psychotherapy, American Psychological Association 2015
- Presentation at the American Psychological Association, Training Ethical Group Therapist: Multicultural Competency 2015
- Invited Discussant on a paper presented by Frank Lachmann on Empathy, Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Washington, DC 2011
- The Real Relationship with Higher and Lower Functioning Patients, American Psychological Association, Division 29, Toronto, Canada 2009
- The real relationship: Moving forward. Presentation honoring the achievement of Charles Gelso, The American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California 2007
- Attachment styles, the real relationship, and the therapeutic alliance: Relationships to therapy Outcome, International Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), Scotland 2006
- Group attachments: Therapists and Clients, Staff at American University’s Counseling Center 2005
- The Sexual Relationship in the Life of a Couple, Washington School of Psychiatry 2004
- Risk taking in group psychotherapy: A modern relational perspective, Graduation speech for the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy, Washington, D.C 2001
- Stages of Change and Psychotherapy Outcome, American Psychological Association, Boston, MA 1999
- The therapy group identity, Catholic University Psychology Department, Catholic University 1997
- Putting the group in your pocket: Teaching group therapy members to use the collective identity, Central State Hospital, Petersburg, VA 1995
- Problem-solving appraisal: Can it predict who will sink or swim in higher education?, American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA 1994
- Problem-solving appraisal as a predictor of Caucasian, African-American, and Asian-American college performance, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, GA 1993
- The effectiveness of social cognitive variables in the prediction of academic performance among black and white college students, American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada 1993
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Service
reviewer of
- American Group Psychotherapy Association (Journal)
- American Psychological Association (Journal)
- CPSD Times, Center for Psychological Services and Development, VCU (Journal)
- Division 29's Psychotherapy (Journal)
- Group Dynamics (Journal)
- Group Dynamics (Journal)
- Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, & Practice (Journal)
- Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, & Practice 2010-2014 (Journal)
- Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice (Journal)
- Interational Journal of Group Psychotherapy (Journal)
- International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (Journal)
- International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (Journal)
- International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (Journal)
- International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (Journal)
- International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology, University of Florida (Journal)
- Journal of Counseling Psychology (Journal)
- Journal of Counseling Psychology (Journal)
- Journal of Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice (Journal)
- Journal of Psychotherapy Research (Journal)
- Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (Journal)
- Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice The British Psychological Society (Journal)
- Psychotherapy (Journal)
- Psychotherapy (Journal)
- Psychotherapy Research (Journal)
- Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, & Training (Journal)
- Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice (Journal)
professional service activities
- Elected Board Member for Division 29 APA, Education and Training Director Other 2021 -
- American Group Psychotherapy Association, Group Specialty Council Member 2020 -
- AGPA Member 2016 -
- American Group Psychotherapy Association Member 2016 -
- American Group Psychotherapy Association Member 2015 -
- The American Group Psychotherapy Assocaition AGPA Member 2015 -
- American Psychological Association Other 2013 -
- Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy Other
- Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) Other
- Washington Center for Psychoanalysis Other
- American Psychological Association Member 2019 - 2199
- American Group Psychotherapy Association Other 2017 - 2199
- APA Div 49 Past President Other 2019 - 2021
- American Psychological Association President 2019 - 2020
- American Group Psychotherapy Association Other 2016 - 2018
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Background
education and training
- B.S. degree in Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Ph.D. degree in Counseling Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
awards and honors
- Nominated for Group Psychologist of the Year 2021, conferred by American Psychological Association Division 49, 2021
- Alonso Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy, conferred by American Group Psychotherapy Association AGPA, 2021
- Certified Group Psychotherapist, conferred by American Group Psychotherapy Association, 2021
- Fellow of American Group Psychotherapy Association, conferred by AGPA, 2021
- Author Teicher Group Psychologist of the Year Awardee, conferred by American Psychological Association Division 49, 2021
- Nominated for Fellow of the American Psychological Association, conferred by American Group Psychological Association, 2020
- Teaching and Mentor Award, conferred by Division 29 of the American Psychological Association, 2020
- President of Division 49 of the American Psychological Assocation, conferred by American Psychological Association, 2020
- President Elect for Division 49, Group, conferred by American Psychological Association, 2019
- Guest Editor: Special Edition of Group Dynamics, conferred by American Psychological Association, 2019
- Nominated and running for President of Division 49 of the American Psychological Association, conferred by American Psychological Association, 2018
- Offered the Editor Position of International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, conferred by American Group Psychotherapy Association, 2018
- Nominated for Editor of Psychotherapy, conferred by American Psychological Association, 2018
- Associate Editor, conferred by American Group Psychotherapy Association, 2016
- Attachment and Mourning in Groups, conferred by Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Association, 2016
- Editorial Board, conferred by Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2015
- Awarded Fellow Status for Division 49, conferred by The American Psychological Association, 2015
- Associate Editor Of Psychotherapy, conferred by Associate Editor, 2014
- Awarded Fellow Status, conferred by American Psychological Association, 2011
- Certified APA Accreditation Site Visitor for Pre-Doctoral Internships, conferred by None, 2005
- Dissertation advisee awarded the APA Division 17 student poster award, conferred by None, 2003
- Dissertation Research Grant, conferred by Virginia Commonwealth University, 1995
- Graduate Research Travel Grant, conferred by Virginia Commonwealth University, 1994
- Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, conferred by None, 1994
- American Psychological Association Student Travel Award, conferred by None, 1994
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Contact
full name
- Cheri L. Marmarosh
mailing address
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Professional Psychology Ctr
2300 M St NW Ste 910
Washington, DC 20037
USA
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