Marmarosh Cheri, PhD, ABPP, CGP. F-APA, F-AGPA

Personal resume

Dr. Cheri L. Marmarosh is a Research Professor at Divine Mercy University and the Director of the International Center for the Psychology of Spirituality and Mental Health. She is currently collaborating with researchers at Mass General and Dana Farber on research that will facilitate the wellbeing of patients diagnosed with incurable cancer. Dr. Marmarosh is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the George Washington University and has been there for 18 years where she has been studying how attachment relates to coping with oppression, ruptures and their repairs to the therapy alliance, and outcome in individual and group psychotherapy. She has published over 50 empirical and theoretical articles that focus on how group and individual psychotherapy facilitate change. Dr. Marmarosh is the lead author of two books, Attachment in Group Psychotherapy and Groups: Fostering a Culture of Change.

She participated in two videos demonstrating group psychotherapy for the American Psychological Association’s (APA) psychotherapy video series. She is a Board Certified Psychologist (ABPP), recipient of the Group Psychologist of the Year (Division 49), and she is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), Division 29 (Psychotherapy), and Division 49 (Group) of the APA. Dr. Marmarosh is also a certified group therapist, past president for Division 49, and the current Domain Representative for Training/Education for Division 29 (Psychotherapy). Dr. Marmarosh has a private practice in the DC area and works with individuals, couples, and groups.She is the current editor for The International Journal of Group Psychotherapy.