Suzanne Petren, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist

Suzanne Petren holds an Ph.D. degree in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is also a licensed attorney, having earned her J.D. degree from the University of Missouri-School of Law-Kansas City. She completed an APA accredited predoctoral internship at Cornerstone Behavioral Health, where she received training in psychoanalytic theory and practice. She has also received training in existential phenomenology and biofeedback from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Her clinical interests are in psychoanalytic theory and practice with individuals suffering from severe and chronic mental illness. The psychophysiology of emotion and individual differences are her special areas of interest in research, and she received a National Institute of Health Predoctoral Fellowship in the research area of emotion. Suzanne Petren is a member in good standing of the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Western Psychological Association (WPA). Her publications are in the area of emotion and group treatment methods.