GUS KAUFMAN JR., PHD

Gus B. Kaufman, Jr., PhD, is an experienced clinical psychologist, who works with individuals, couples, families and groups as well as providing training and supervision for other therapists. In addition to lecturing and teaching around the US, Europe and Asia, Gus has co-founded five non-profit organizations and published many chapters and articles.



Gus is a senior trainer in Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor therapy, a powerful, gentle, body-based method of emotional re-education and healing. He has used this work with a variety of groups including teens in trouble at a residential school in Massachusetts, people in chronic pain and other therapists seeking personal growth. Gus is also a student of Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and incorporates this approach in his work.



Speaker Disclosures:


Financial: Gus Kaufman maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with The Link Counseling Center and Pesso-Boyden System Psychomotor Therapy. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.


Non-financial: Gus Kaufman has no relevant non-financial relationships.