Denise F. Beckfield, Ph.D.

Denise Beckfield, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the treatment of panic and anxiety over the past eighteen years, treating individuals and groups, and offering training for professionals at various levels. She has written and spoken to both professionals and anxiety sufferers on topics including the emotional underpinnings and susceptibility to panic, and has also authored a chapter on that subject in a text for professional clinicians. She contributes articles to several self-help newsletters on panic and anxiety, and is currently a member of the ADAA's Bookstore Task Force, reviewing new books for anxiety sufferers and their families.

Though she's recently decreased her professional commitments in order to spend more time with her husband and two children, Dr. Beckfield remains active in the area of panic disorder, speaking and writing on the topics of panic and anxiety.

Career

• Psychologist (1987-1996): Dean Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin

• Psychologist (1982-1987): The Monroe Clinic, Monroe, Wisconsin

Education

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University Wisconsin, Madison

• M.S., Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison