Associate Professor
Powers Building, Room 277
305-899-3862 (toll-free 1-800-756-6000, ext. 3862)
jguterman@mail.barry.edu

Jeffrey Guterman joined the Counseling Program in the Adrian Dominican School of Education in 2004. Dr. Guterman holds a B.A. in psychology from Boston University , and an M.S. in counseling psychology, an M.S. in family therapy, and a Ph.D. in family therapy from Nova University. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and a Qualified Supervisor for Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors in Florida. His professional interests include professional identity, integrative counseling models, and the application of postmodern theories to counseling. He was associate editor of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling from 1997 to 2000. Dr. Guterman is best known for his contributions to rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and solution-focused counseling. His book, Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling was published by the American Counseling Association in 2006.

Selected Publications

Guterman, J.T., Martin, C.V., Kopp, D.M. (in press). Science and humanities: A necessary unity for the counseling profession. Journal of Humanistic Counseling.

Guterman, J.T. (2011, November 21). Abuses at Penn State [Blog post].

Guterman, J.T. (2011, October). Look out--and beyond: The Singularity is coming. Counseling Today, pp. 46-48. [Online version of article]

Guterman, J. T., Martin, C.V., & Rudes, J.(2011). A solution-focused approach to frotteurism. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 30, 59-72.

Kopp, D.M., Nikolovska, I., Desiderio, K.P., & Guterman, J.T. (2011). "Relaaax, I remember the recession in the early 1980s...": Organizational storytelling as a crisis management tool. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 22, 373-385.

Butler, S., Guterman, J.T., & Rudes, J. (2009). Using puppets with children in narrative therapy to externalize the problem. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 31, 225-233.

de Castro, S., & Guterman, J.T. (2008). Solution-focused therapy for families coping with suicide. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 34, 93-106. 

Guterman, J.T., & Rudes, J. (2008). Social constructionism and ethics: Implications for counseling. Counseling and Values, 52, 136-144.

da Costa, D., Nelson, T.M., Rudes, J., & Guterman, J.T. (2007). A narrative approach to body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 29, 67-80. 

Rudes, J., & Guterman, J.T. (2007). The value of social constructionism for the counseling profession: A reply to Hansen. Journal of Counseling & Development, 85, 387-392. 

Guterman, J.T. (2006). Mastering the art of solution-focused counseling. Alexandria , VA : American Counseling Association.

Guterman, J.T., & Leite, N. (2006). Solution-focused counseling for clients with religious and spiritual concerns. Counseling and Values, 51, 39-52.

Rudes, J., & Guterman, J.T. (2005). Doing counseling: Bridging the modern and postmodern paradigms. In G.R. Waltz & R. Yep (Eds.), VISTAS: Compelling Perspectives in Counseling 2005 (pp. 7-10). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Guterman, J.T., & Rudes, J. (2005). A solution-focused approach to rational emotive behavior therapy: Toward a theoretical integration. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 23, 223-244.

Guterman, J.T., & Rudes, J. (2005). A narrative approach to strategic eclecticism. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 27, 1-12.

Guterman, J.T., Mecias, A., Ainbinder, D.L. (2005). Solution-focused treatment of migraine headache. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 13, 195-198.

Selected Presentations

Guterman, J. T. (2010, October 10). Looking out and beyond: Technological evolution, The Singularity, and counseling. Workshop presented at the Florida Counseling Association's 2010 annual conference, Miami, FL.

Guterman, J.T. (2010, March 20). Advanced techniques for solution-focused counseling. Workshop presented at the American Counseling Association's 2010 annual convention, Pittsburgh, PA.

Guterman, J.T. (2009, March 21). Doing solution-focused counseling. Workshop presented at the American Counseling Association's 2009 annual convention, Charlotte, NC.

Guterman, J.T. (2007, March 23). Solution-focused counseling for clients with religious and spiritual concerns. Workshop presented at the American Counseling Association's 2007 annual convention, Detroit, MI. 

Guterman, J.T. (2007, March 22). Mastering the art of solution-focused counseling. Pre-Convention Learning Institute presented at the American Counseling Association's 2007 annual convention, Detroit, MI. 

Guterman, J.T., & Rudes, J. (2005, April 9). Doing counseling: Bridging the modern and postmodern paradigms. Workshop presented at the American Counseling Association's 2005 annual convention, Atlanta, GA.