Dr. Heffner is a licensed psychologist and core faculty member in the Clinical PsyD Program at Antioch University Seattle (AUS). He teaches interventions courses including Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Clinical Supervision. He runs the Positive Psychology Lab at AUS focused on fostering individual, community, and organizational well-being. He recently co-authored a textbook titled The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook (published through Routledge and available on Amazon).

His personal website is located at http://chrisheffner.com.

Spotlight on Well-Being: We've Come a Long Way since Freud

Spotlight on Well-Being: We’ve Come a Long Way since Freud

Just as the world was preparing to enter the 20th century, Sigmund Freud was preparing to shock everyone with talk of unconscious drives focused on ...
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Learning to be Optimistic

Learning to be Optimistic

As a human species, do you think we are more naturally pessimistic or more naturally optimistic? Interestingly, Seligman and others in the field of positive ...
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Self-Efficacy - How We Can, Not Why We Can't

Self-Efficacy – How We Can, Not Why We Can’t

The title of this blog post comes from a Ted Talk by Peter Sage. I'll link to the video below so you can watch it ...
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Character Strengths and the Virtuous Life

Character Strengths and the Virtuous Life

The ultimate goal in positive psychology is to help individuals and communities thrive. We thrive by maximizing our character strengths in pursuit of well-being. Read ...
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Grit - Passion and Perseverance

Grit – Passion and Perseverance

What makes someone successful? Is it intellect? Education? Physical health? Talent? Maybe luck? According to Dr. Angela Duckworth from the Positive Psychology Center at the ...
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