John Robbins, PhD, LMFT is an Associate Professor for Walden University's Clinical Mental Health Program. He is also President of PassageWise, LLC, a training and consulting company focused on guiding healthy and effective professional practices to mental health professionals and companies around the United States. Dr. Robbins is an AAMFT Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, providing clinical supervision for professionals seeking licensure. He is also a member of the AAMFT Ethics Committee. Dr. Robbins’ professional passion is twofold: training student and Associate mental health professionals in the practice of marriage and family therapy and training supervisors in working with new counselors in the mental health field. Prior to joining Walden, he served as the Director of Clinical Training for the COAMFTE accredited MA-MFT program at Argosy University - Salt Lake City. Dr. Robbins has over 150 presentations focusing on counselor self-care, creative ways of practice, expanding maneuverability and range in the counseling room, maintaining a self-reflective habit as a clinician, at-risk adolescents, substance use treatment, and suicide prevention. In 2000, he received national acclaim in USA Today for his cutting-edge work in the area of integrating spirituality and psychotherapy. His book with Haworth Press, entitled The Power of Spirituality in Therapy: Integrating Spiritual and Religious Beliefs in Mental Health Practice, was published in 2004.