Keynote Speakers
Laura S. Brown Ph.D.
Keynote Speaker
Laura Brown is from Cleveland Heights, Ohio where she first became active in movements for social justice that have shaped the direction of her life’s work. She received a B.A cum laude in 1972 from Case Western Reserve University, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1977. She also completed a predoctoral internship in Clinical Psychology at the Seattle Veteran’s Administration Medical Center.
Dr. Brown served on the faculties of Southern Illinois University, the University of Washington, and the Washington School of Professional Psychology, and have taught and lectured through the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Taiwan and Israel. In the early 1980s she hosted one of the first radio call-in shows by a psychologist.
Dr. Brown is motivated by the drive to create social justice, whether it’s the way that she practices psychotherapy or the manner in which she teaches. This principle of infusing social justice into everything that she does is visible and known to everyone who interacts with her, and is a focus of the training clinic that she founded. She tries to inspire by example, and by continuously asking the question, What is the one small thing that we can do to empower another person?
To learn more about Dr. Laura Brown, visit her website.
Janna A. Henning, J.D., Psy.D., F.T.
Closing Keynote Speaker
- Professor in the Doctor of Clinical Psychology Program at Adler University in Chicago, and the creator and coordinator of its Traumatic Stress Psychology Emphasis
- President of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
- Co-Chair of the Education and Training Committee of Division 56 (Trauma) of the American Psychological Association
- Fellow in Thanatology (Death, Dying and Bereavement) through the Association for Death Education and Counseling
Janna A. Henning, J.D., Psy.D., F.T., is a licensed clinical psychologist, educator, and researcher who specializes in traumatic stress, dissociative disorders, chronic and life-threatening illness, and death, dying, bereavement, and loss.
She has provided clinical services in military recruit and active duty personnel treatment centers, hospitals, prison aftercare facilities, and community-based agencies, and currently provides clinical services for individuals who have experienced severe traumatic life events, chronic or life-threatening illness, bereavement, or loss in a private practice setting.
As the Director of the Professional Training and Wellness Program at Bridgepoint Psychology Center, she provides education and training, clinical consultation, and self-care coaching to prevent and manage vicarious traumatization, compassion fatigue, and burnout for professionals who work with survivors of trauma and loss.
Monika Gutkowska, Psy.D., CGP
Closing Keynote Speaker
- Associate Director for Outreach and Education at Northwestern University
- Staff Psychologist for Northwestern Counseling & Psychological Services
Monika Gutkowska, PsyD, CGP is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified group psychotherapist. She has worked in variety of settings, including community mental health, hospitals, and a refugee center before she found her home in college mental health. She is currently an Associate Director for Outreach and Education at Northwestern University and brings her joy and passion to outreach efforts on campus.
Her clinical interests include trauma, grief/loss, immigration issues, relational concerns, and multicultural counseling. Monika is on an ongoing quest to create ever elusive balance in life, and she finds it briefly on a yoga mat, meditation cushion, or mountain hikes.
