Richard W. Sears, Psy.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Richard W. Sears has given hundreds of workshops on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) across the USA and in several other countries, and has run MBCT groups for decades. He is a board-certified clinical psychologist in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he runs a private therapy and consultation practice, and is Director of the Center for Clinical Mindfulness and Meditation. He holds several academic appointments, including in the Department of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Dr. Sears is the author of over a dozen books, including Building Competence in MBCT, MBCT for PTSD, and Mindfulness: Living Through Challenges and Enriching Your Life. He is a sixth-degree black belt in Ninjutsu and once served as a personal protection agent for the Dalai Lama of Tibet. He has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies, and received ordination in three traditions, as well as recognition as a Zen master.