Judith S. Beck

Judith S. Beck (born 1954) is an American psychologist best known for her work in cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. She is the daughter of Aaron Beck, the founder of cognitive therapy, and has worked with him on many occasions, and she took her doctoral degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. She is president of the nonprofit Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy near Philadelphia and a clinical professor of psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Her textbook Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond has been translated into 20 languages and is a basic text for students in psychiatry, psychology, counseling and social work, and her other books apply the approach to personality disorders, difficult clinical problems and weight loss.