2016 Catholic Psychotherapy Association Conference Program

Dr. Michael Horne
23
Dr. Michael Horne is Director of Clinical Services for Catholic
Charities of the Diocese of Arlington. He received his doctorate
in clinical psychology from the Institute for the Psychological
Sciences (IPS) in 2009, where he specialized in child therapy
and wrote his doctoral dissertation on violent video games and
their impact on the player. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, Dr.
Horne worked in television at KVR9 in Austin, Texas and Houston
PBS. Dr. Horne has experience working in several Catholic mental health clinics
including Catholic Social Services in Lincoln, Nebraska and the Alpha Omega Clinic in
Fairfax, Virginia. He has also had the opportunity to serve as a school counselor within
the Diocese of Arlington. Dr. Horne and his wife, Kara, live in Fredericksburg, Virginia
with their three children.
Dr. Christina Lynch
Dr. Lynch is a licensed clinical psychologist, founding Board
Member, Past President and current Advisor to the Board of the
Catholic Psychotherapy Association. She is Director of Psychological
Services at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in
Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Lynch serves as adjunct faculty for the Institute for Priestly
Formation in Omaha, Nebraska. She assists as an expert news
commentator for EWTN’s “Heroic Media” cable show and aids as an Advisor on the Spiritual
Development Advisory Council, for FOCUS. In addition, she serves as an Associate
Researcher in Psychology and Spirituality for the Sacred Story Institute, in Seattle, WA.
In 2015, Dr. Christina Lynch received the first “Distinguished Alumni Award” from her
alma mater, the Institute for Psychological Sciences (IPS) in Arlington, VA, where she
was awarded the first Doctoral degree offered by the school ten years earlier. The Distinguished
Alumni Award is presented to a graduate who has made significant contributions
to society and whose accomplishments, affiliations and careers have honored the legacy
of the excellence of the school.