In today’s interview, conducted by Vanessa Pergher, we get to know Dr. Jessica Schleider, learning how she approached Single Session Therapy, what use she makes of it and her ideas about the future prospects and developments of SST.
Who is Jessica Schleider?
Jessica Schleider is a researcher in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Stony Brook University (NY). She has published over 60 articles and book chapters.
She created and co-created single-session mental health intervention programs for youth and adults.
In 2020, she was chosen as one of Forbes’ Under 30 in the Healthcare category.
Lineup of questions:
00.23 Prof. Schleider, would you like to introduce yourself and tell us something about your career?
01.27 Your research on creating a scalable intervention for juvenile depression and anxiety won several awards: what were the premises of this work, and what were the results?
06.54 Do you think this type of intervention can work with adults as well?
08.30 Do you think a Single Session mindset can help young people approach therapy?
10.20 How do you envision the future of Single Session Therapy?
11.20 What kind of advice would you give to a therapist who is approaching Single Session Therapy?
13.40 You approached Single Session Therapy almost by chance: can you tell us more?