About Our Team
 Cory Newman, PhD
Director, Center for Cognitive Therapy
Cory F. Newman, PhD is the Director of the Center for Cognitive Therapy, and Associate Professor of Psychology, in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Newman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Newman is a highly active therapist, supervisor and lecturer. He has served both as a protocol therapist and a protocol supervisor in a number of large-scale psychotherapy outcome studies, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse Multi-site Collaborative Outcome Study on Psychosocial Treatments for Cocaine Abuse, and the Penn-Vanderbilt-Rush Treatment-of-Depression Project, among others.
Dr. Newman is an international lecturer, having presented scores of cognitive therapy workshops and seminars across North America, as well as in South America, Europe and Asia. Dr. Newman is the author of dozens of articles and chapters on cognitive therapy on a wide range of topics, including mood disorders and suicide, personality disorders, substance abuse and the therapeutic relationship. He has co-authored four books on cognitive therapy, including being the lead author on the volume Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Therapy Approach. Dr. Newman is a past recipient of the Earl Bond award for outstanding mentoring and training of Psychiatry Residents and Fellows, and has been named in one of Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best Therapists” lists.
Kevin Kuehlwein, PsyD is a staff psychologist and clinical instructor who obtained his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University (now part of Drexel University) in 1989. He has been a cognitive therapist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania since his post-doctorate year in 1990. As an adjunct associate professor Dr. Kuehlwein taught both undergraduate and graduate classes in cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches at Hahnemann/Drexel University from 1985-2006 and has taught in the graduate nursing program at University of Pennsylvania since 2005.
At various times Dr. Kuehlwein has served as a protocol cognitive therapist for several different research trials. He has co-edited two books: Cognitive Therapies In Action: Evolving Innovative Practice (1993) and Constructing Realities: Meaning-Making Perspectives for Psychotherapists (1996), as well as a special issue on creativity for the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly. He has also authored several chapters in books, as well as scholarly articles for Cognitive & Behavioral Practice and the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly.
Dr. Kuehlwein has lectured both in the U.S. and abroad on issues such as how to better understand and apply cognitive therapy principles, and to develop greater sensitivity to gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues and clients.
V. Krishna Kumar, PhD, Clinical Associate at the Center for Cognitive Therapy, is a Professor of Psychology at the West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He maintains an active professional life that includes teaching, research, and practice. He has over one hundred publications. His current research interests are in areas of hypnosis and creativity.
He is the recipient of 2006-2007 Faculty Merit Award for Scholarship at the West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He is a twice recipient of the Milton Erickson Award for Excellence in Scientific Writing on Clinical Hypnosis twice (2001 & 2005) from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and a recipient of the Best Theoretical Paper Award (2005) from Division 30 (Society of Psychological Hypnosis) of the American Psychological Association. He is a past President of the Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is an elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
Mary Anne Layden, PhD, is a psychotherapist and Director of Education at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the Co-Director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program and the Director of the Social Action Committee for Women’s Psychological Health.
She co-authored the book Cognitive Therapy of Borderline Personality Disorder with C. Newman, A. Freeman and S. Morse. She has written numerous chapters on Cognitive Therapy especially on treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. She has co-authored a chapter with Linnea Smith called “Adult Survivors of the Child Sexual Exploitation Industry” in Giardino, A, et al (Eds) Medical, Legal, & Social Science Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation: A Comprehensive Review of Pornography, Prostitution, and Internet Crimes.
Rebecca Naugle, LCSW received her MSW in clinical social work from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. She completed internships at Hall Mercer Child and Family CMH/ MRC (1999-2000) and the University of Pennsylvania Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (2000-2001). Thereafter, Rebecca completed a Pre-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Cognitive Therapy from 2001 to 2003. She serves as a therapist in a NIMH-funded research study that examines the Comparison of Psychotherapy Programs to Treat Panic Disorders. Rebecca is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was awarded her LCSW in 2003.
J. Russell Ramsay, PhD is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After earning his doctorate from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in 1995, Dr. Ramsay came to Penn for a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Cognitive Therapy. In addition to continuing on as a senior staff psychologist, he also co-founded and still serves as the Associate Director of Penn’s Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program, which is dedicated to researching the distinctive effects of ADHD in adult patients and to developing effective treatments for this clinical population.
Dr. Ramsay has authored numerous professional articles and book chapters, and has lectured internationally on the principles of cognitive behavior therapy and various issues related to adult ADHD. He is author of the recently published book Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: An Integrative Psychosocial and Medical Approach (2008, Routledge) and he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Attention Disorders and the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. He also serves on the Professional Advisory Boards of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) and the Bucks County, PA chapter of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).
Dr. Ramsay’s research interests have focused on improving psychosocial treatments for adult patients with ADHD and other developmental disorders, such as Asperger’s Syndrome, in addition to his ongoing clinical interest in treating mood and anxiety disorders.
Rita Ryan, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry. She received her PhD from The Union Institute & University and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ryan is a protocol therapist for two NIMH-funded research studies examining the prevention of recurrence in depression with drugs, and treatments for panic disorder. Dr. Ryan specializes in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders (including panic disorder, generalized anxiety, social phobia, obsessive -compulsive disorder), bipolar disorder, relationship issues and cognitive therapy of personality disorders
Thomas Treadwell EdD, TEP, 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 clinical associate in Psychiatry, Center for Cognitive Therapy, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Full Professor of Psychology at West Chester University.
Dr. Treadwell’s research interests include: Cognitive Group 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 is an executive editor for the Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry and serves on editorial boards for two journals.
"As a group therapist I find effectiveness is better achieved when patient(s) and therapist(s) work collaboratively as a therapeutic team. An inter-active action-oriented group-focus is my treatment of choice in helping people re-adjust in modifying their communication and behavioral patterns to bring about healthy change(s).
Cognitive group psychotherapy is a modality utilizing guided action, dramatic, and cognitive techniques in examining conflicts, predicaments, and crisis situations that are fathered/mothered in-group or individual settings. The action and cognitive techniques are designed to facilitate individual and group expression(s) with respect to perceptions of thoughts, feelings, and behavior that are central to creating a sense of community among group members. As a result, group participants become part of a therapeutic community by sharing conflicts, supporting each other in rehearsing new ways of coping with life situations, and experimenting with alternate ways of behaving." - Thomas Treadwell EdD, TEP
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