David Sandberg, Ph.D.

Dr. David Sandberg has maintained a clinical practice in Alaska since 1974. He was licensed as a Psychological Associate in 1977 and, after completing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the Fielding Institute in 1994, he was licensed as a clinical Psychologist. His dissertation was a study of therapist initiated humor within a Redecision Psychotherapy context. He had the privilege of working directly with the founders of Redecision Psychotherapy, Bob Goulding, M.D. and Mary Goulding, M.S.W. on that project.

Over the years he has trained extensively in a variety of psychotherapeutic modalities including Redecision Psychotherapy, Gestalt Therapy, Self Acceptance Training, Hypnotherapy, and Neo-Reichian Body Therapy. He was trained in these areas by the Gouldings, John McNeel Ph.D., Ellen Bader, Ph.D., Gene Kerfoot, Ph.D., Richard Erskine, Ph.D. John Gladfelter, Ph.D., Richard Olney, and Paul Soderburg, Ph.D.

In the last 15 years he has expanded his training experiences to incorporate the use of the Enneagram in his clinical practice and has traveled regularly to Brazil for Enneagram study. During this time he has trained with a variety of trainers, most notably Claudio Naranjo, M.D., Alaor Paseos of Brazil, and Sebastian Elsessar of Germany.

His areas of psychotherapy interest include individual psychotherapy with adolescents, adults, groups, and couples.

From time to time Dr. Sandberg also teaches at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Most recently he taught a class in Positive Psychology after completing a 6 month training in Positive Psychology with Martin Seligman, Ph.D.

In addition to his current position as President of the Alaska Psychological Association, he is currently serving a 2 year term as member at large to the APA Committee of State Leaders.