R. Reid Wilson, Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D. The Fielding Institute. Clinical Psychology. 1980. Dissertation: The Relationships Among Depression, Pain Perceptions and Therapeutic Activity in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.

M.Ed. Antioch Graduate School. Counseling Psychology. 1977.

B.A. with Highest Honors. University of North Carolina. Sociology. 1973.

Professional Experience

July 1992 - present Department of Psychiatry, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, N.C. Clinical Associate Professor.

February 1989-December 1990 American Airlines' Achieving Flight. Psychologist.

September 1984-present Private Practice. Chapel Hill, N.C.

September 1984-1990 Clinical Hypnosis Training Program, Southeast Institute. Chapel Hill, N.C. Director.

September 1980-July 1984 Private Practice. Daniel Rutrick, M.D., P.C., Cambridge, MA.

May 1983-July 1984 Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA. Associate Staff.

January 1983-June 1981 Department of Psychiatry. Whidden Memorial Hospital, Everett, MA. Specialized Personnel.

January 1981-June 1981 Creative Living Center. West Roxbury Park Community Mental Health Center, Boston, MA. Child Therapist-intern.

August 1977-November 1979 Boston Pain Center, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA. Staff Psychologist.

Summer 1977 Monadnock Family and Mental Health Services. Petersborough, N.H. Therapist-intern.

September 1976-May 1977 Creamery Mental Health Office, Shelburne, VT. Therapist-intern.

September 1973-June 1976 Mental Health Project. Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. Training Coordinator.

October 1971-August 1973 Human Sexuality Information and Counseling Service, Chapel Hill, N.C. Founder and Director.

Certifications

Licensed Clinical Psychologist. State of North Carolina. License #1044.

Certified Consultant in Clinical Hypnosis. American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Certificate No. 0696.

Professional Service

Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Member, Board of Directors, 1986-present.

National Conference on Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Chairman. 1988, 1990, 1991.

North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis. President. 1985-1987.

Phobia Society of America. Southern Regional Governor. 1984-1987.

Phobia Research and Practice Journal. Founding Editorial Board Member. 1987-1995.

The Ericksonian Monographs. Founding Editorial Board Member. 1984-present.

Other Professional Organizations

American Psychological Association. Member.

North Carolina Psychological Association. Member.

Books

Foa, E.B. & Wilson, R.R. Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions, New York: Bantam Books, 1991.

Wilson, R.R. Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks, New York: Harper & Row, 1986; Harper/Perennial Library, 1987; Revised Edition, 1996.

Wilson, R.R. (ed.) Problem Pregnancy and Abortion Counseling, Family Life Publications, Saluda, N.C., 1973.