2016 Catholic Psychotherapy Association Conference Program

Dr. Greg Popcak
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Dr. Gregory Popcak (POP-chak) is the Founder and Executive
Director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute, an organization dedicated
to helping Catholics find faith-filled solutions to tough marriage,
family, and personal problems. The author of almost 20
popular books & programs integrating solid Catholic theology and
counseling psychology (including; For Better...FOREVER!, Holy
Sex!, Parenting with Grace, & Broken Gods: Hope, Healing and
the Seven Longings of the Human Heart), Dr. Popcak is an expert
on the practical applications of Pope John Paul the Great’s Theology of the Body.
Through the Pastoral Solutions Institute, he directs a group pastoral tele-counseling practice
that provides over 10,000 hours/year of ongoing pastoral psychotherapy services to
Catholic couples, individuals, and families around the world. Since 2001, he and his wife
and co-author, Lisa Popcak, have hosted several nationally-syndicated, call-in radio advice
programs including , More2Life Radio which currently airs on about 35 stations around
the US. They have also hosted two television series for EWTN (For Better...FOREVER! &
God Help Me!). In addition to hosting Faith on the Couch, a popular faith and psychology
blog on Patheos.com, Dr. Popcak’s articles appear regularly in periodicals such as Catholic
Digest, Family Foundations, Tender Tidings, Columbia, and others, and his work has
been featured on FoxNews, NPR’s Here and Now, the Los Angeles Times, Washington
Post, Ladies Home Journal, and The National Enquirer. - In addition to his ministry work,
Dr. Popcak serves on the adjunct faculty of both the undergraduate psychology and graduate
theology departments at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
In gratitude for outstanding service to the
Catholic Psychotherapy Association
Dr. Christina Lynch
President and Founding Member
Dr. Sandy McKay
President and Founding Member