Linda Carter Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP, is the President's Distinguished Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is a professor of clinical psychology as well as the co-director of Healthy Lifestyles: Guided Self-Change at Nova Southeastern University.
Dr. Linda C. Sobell earned her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California at Irvine. She is well known for her research in the addictions field. Specifically, she has researched brief motivational interventions, self-change, and the Timeline Followback. She has more than 300 published articles/book chapters and has written 8 books. She is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association, a Motivational Interviewing Trainer, and is Board Certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, Affiliate of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).
President’s Distinguished Professor at Nova Southeastern UniversityBetty Ford AwardNorman E. Zinberg Memorial Lecture Award2014 Jellinek Memorial Award (Jellinek Award)Charles C. Shepard Science Award (About Charles C. Shepard Award)Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award, Society of Clinical Psychology of American Psychological AssociationLifetime Achievement Award, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Addictive Behaviors Special Interest GroupMajor areas of clinical and research expertise
Clinical PsychologyAddictive BehaviorsBehavior Change ProcessesGroup TherapyNatural Recovery from Addictive BehaviorsSelf-ChangeGroup Therapy for Substance UsersPreventing Alcohol-Exposed PregnanciesProfessional Issues and EthicsAddictionPsychotherapeutic ProcessesMotivational Interviewing in GroupsValidity of Substance Abusers' Self-ReportGroup Therapy for Substance Use Disorders: A Motivational Cognitive-Behavioral ApproachAssessing Alcohol Problems Using Motivational InterviewingProblem Drinkers: Guided Self-Change TreatmentEmerging Concepts of Alcohol Dependence.Behavioral Treatment of Alcohol Problems: Individualized Therapy and Controlled Drinking.Evaluating Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Effectiveness: Recent for Alcohol Problems: A Dialogue.Promoting Self-Change from Problem Substance Use: Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment.