Dr. Anthony Teasdale is a psychologist at CAPS. Prior to arriving at CAPS, he worked at university counseling centers in Maryland, Texas, Florida, and Ohio. Originally from Mt. Vernon, NY, he received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology, with a minor in African-America Studies, from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He received a Master of Arts (M.A.) and a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counseling Psychology from The University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Teasdale practices from a use of self, interpersonal process approach and believes in a focus on strengths. He also loves using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and creativity/artistic based approaches in therapy. His professional interests include group therapy, identity development, self-compassion, men and masculinity, healing trauma, family of origin concerns, diversity and multicultural issues, supervision and training, career development, and working with college student populations. Outside CAPS, Dr. Teasdale enjoys watching sports (especially the LA Lakers), being with family and friends, movies (especially Star Wars), playing tennis (badly), and travel (having been to 84 countries and all 50 U.S. states).