Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD

Welcome to my blog!

I’m a clinical psychology professor, media psychologist, and academic leader with a passion for making psychology practical, engaging, and accessible. I teach in the APA-accredited PsyD program at Antioch University Seattle and direct the Positive Psychology and Technology Lab (PsyTech), where we explore how innovation and media can support mental health and well-being.

I’m also the Founder and President of AllPsych.com, a long-standing psychology resource with thousands of members and tens of thousands of monthly page views.

I recently co-authored a textbook titled The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook (published through Routledge and available on Amazon).

Currently, I serve as Board Member-At-Large and 2025 APA Division Co-Chair for the Society for Media Psychology and Technology (APA Division 46).

Visit my personal website at chrisheffner.com.

Four Resilience Skills To Counter Depression and Unhealthy Stress

Four Resilience Skills To Counter Depression and Unhealthy Stress

Stress Is Good Stress can be bad but it can also be good. And even when it is bad, it can still be good. Let ...
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Is Social Media Reflecting Our Pathology or Adding to It?

Is Social Media Reflecting Our Pathology or Adding to It?

Social Media and Mental Health Social media has become an open forum for discussing and sharing stories about mental health. For many, this has been ...
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Social Media Use is Related to Both Ill-Being and Well-Being

Social Media Use is Related to Both Ill-Being and Well-Being

Social media use and mental health seems to have a love/hate relationship. Brailovskaia and Margraf (2016) conducted a large study comparing users and non-users of ...
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Post-Traumatic Growth: An Introduction

Post-Traumatic Growth: An Introduction

We know that psychological trauma exists and that it can have devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities. Trauma has impacted us since humans existed, ...
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Social Media and Self-Esteem

Social Media and Self-Esteem

A recent article published in Science Direct looked at the association between social media use and mental health among adolescents. The impact of social media ...
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Stoicism, Virtue, and Mental Health

Stoicism, Virtue, and Mental Health

The point of philosophy is to become a better person, at least according to the Stoics. Perhaps this is why the Stoicism and the Stoics ...
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Being a Perfectionist Doesn't Have to be a Negative

Being a Perfectionist Doesn’t Have to be a Negative

Being a perfectionist gets a bad rap. It is associated with negative outcomes, anxiety and stress. This isn't because perfectionism is bad, but rather the ...
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Stoic Philosophers - The First Cognitive Behavioral Therapists

Stoic Philosophers – The First Cognitive Behavioral Therapists

When we think of philosophers, names like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle often come to mind. For psychology, this makes a lot of sense since we ...
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