Tom Treadwell

Thomas Treadwell EdD, TEP, CGP, received his EdD in Health Behavior & Group Psychology from Temple University in 1981. He has postgraduate training in Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, & Sociometry, Fellowship in Family Therapy, Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, Fellowship - Licensed Psychologist Training Program, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Cognitive Therapy.

He is currently a psychologist, Center for Cognitive Therapy, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Treadwell’s research interests include Cognitive Group psychodramatic (experiential) Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry, Cognitive Therapy of Depression, Anxiety, Couple/Relationship/Partner Conflicts-Social Network Problems, and is currently studying Social-Psychological Processes of Collaborative Communication Styles of Electronic Groups via the Internet.

Dr. Treadwell serves as Editor of The Group Psychologist, American Psychological Association, Division 49, Co-executive editor for the Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry and serves on editorial boards for International Group Psychotherapy and Group Psychotherapy journals. He is a Fellow Member of American Psychological Association and the American Society of Group Psychotherapy.

He combined the Cognitive Behavioral Theory & Psychodramatic theory to cultivate a blended group model incorporating cognitive behavioral and psychodrama (action) interventions to allow group members to identify and modify negative thinking, behavior, and interpersonal patterns.