Judith S. Beck

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. No one is better positioned to write about Cognitive Therapy for weight loss than Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Aaron Beck -- the founding father of Cognitive Therapy. The Beck Name is known throughout the world. Aaron Beck is known as one of the top ten most influential psychotherapists in history, on the same list as Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

Nationally distributed newspapers and magazines often seek out Dr. Beck for her expertise on a range of psychological topics. She is also a frequent guest on national television and radio news broadcasts.