2012 PhD Clinical Psychology
Josh Cohen Ph.D. Media Psychologist
Dr. Cohen is clinically trained as a researcher from Pacifica Graduate Institute and Walden University. He has experience as a film/video editor, which includes “A” list work in Hollywood with significant people in the film world. He is a Media Psychologist with Peer Mental Health and staff with the Kolnoam school of video therapy. Dr. Cohen’s clinical experience involves working with people of several populations in various settings, including hospitals and community mental health. Dr. Cohen is the author and co-editor of Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy: Research and Practice and the forthcoming book Film/Video-Based Therapy and Trauma: Research and Practice. As a guest lecturer and volunteer at the University of Southern California (USC), Dr. Cohen has experience introducing this material to students in the social work department. The book is the first of its kind, proposing to make films as a part of psychotherapy in comprehensive academic writing. It is also in the national library of medicine. Dr. Cohen is the founder and CEO of Your Digital Storytelling Project in Los Angeles, USA.