Dale G. Larson

Dale G. Larson, Ph.D. is the J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy Professor and Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University. A clinician, researcher, and educator, he is a Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of three divisions of the American Psychological Association, as well as a Fellow of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement. Dr. Larson’s work explores end-of-life care, grief and grief counseling, professional caregiver stress, and the psychology of secrets and self-concealment. His publications are widely cited across disciplines, and his award-winning book, The Helper’s Journey: Empathy, Compassion, and the Challenge of Caring, continues to shape the field of hospice and palliative care. His work on secrets and self-concealment has appeared in First for Women, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Family Circle. Redbook, Consumer Reports on Health, Ladies’ Home Journal, Psychology Today, and other popular media. He has received the Death Educator Award from the Association for Death Education and Counseling and was honored as an Innovator of Hospice and Palliative Care by the National Hospice Foundation.