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Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., is Director of Education
and one of the principal instructors with the
internationally acclaimed Beck Institute for
Cognitive Therapy and Research in
Philadelphia. She has taught cognitive therapy
to professional and para-professional groups,
nationally and internationally, on such topics as:
depression, anxiety, personality disorders,
stress management, psychosis, substance
abuse, and couples’ problems. In addition to her
roles at the Beck Institute, she maintains a
private practice in a primary care setting in the
Philadelphia area. In her role as Chairman of
Behavioral Science in the Family Practice
Department at Mercy Suburban Hospital, she
taught psychiatry to family medicine residents
for twenty-two years. She continues to serve as
the staff psychologist in the cardiac and physical
rehabilitation departments.
Dr. Sokol, is a distinguished founding fellow of
the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and a past
president. Currently she serves as Treasurer
and Chairman of its Credentials Committee.  In these roles, she was intricately
involved in the provision and development of training protocols to insure
competency in Cognitive Therapy, and in the testing and utilization of tools to
evaluate this competency.  To further her mission of spreading accurate
knowledge of cognitive therapy worldwide, she was Representative at Large
for the IACP (International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy).

Dr. Sokol coauthored the book Think Confident, Be Confident: A Four-Step
Program to Eliminate Doubt and Achieve Lifelong Self-Esteem.  Dr. Sokol has
published in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Sokol has been interviewed for
articles in multiple national magazines, such as Redbook, Cosmopolitan,
Women’s Health and Shape Magazine.  She also has been interviewed for
television WCAU NBC10 “10Show” and Better TV, a nationally syndicated
show. She is often interviewed by many national and international radio
stations including such shows as WLAC_AM “He said she said”, “Martha
Stuart Radio ”Sirius Satellite, “I Hear America Talking” WRDC-FM and WLBS-
FM, “Montel Williams Show” Air America Radio Network, and “Chefs Table”
WHYY.
LESLIE SOKOL, Ph.D.

Director of Education
Beck Institute for Cognitive
Therapy and Research

Distinguished
Founding Fellow
Academy of Cognitive Therapy
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