Biography of Dr. Julie Ann Allender

Dr. Julie Ann Allender has been a licensed psychologist in private practice since 1980. A native of Wood Dale, Illinois, Dr. Allender received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, M.Ed. and Ed.D. in Psychoeducational Processes (PEP) from Temple University in Philadelphia. PEP was a program that focused on group dynamics, organizational development and humanistic education. It was a pioneering program in humanistic education and psychology way before its time. Dr. Allender's education also includes a two-year Graduate Student Professional Development Program (GSPDP) of the National Training Laboratories, institute in Bethel, Maine. She has had a private practice in Lebanon Pennsylvania for the past 20+ years and has recently moved back into the Philadelphia area and started a Pet & People Therapy practice in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Allender has been an adjunct faculty member at numerous universities and colleges including: Temple University, Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University and the Pennsylvania State University. She is a staff consultant to The Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon.

Dr. Allender is the author of two books: "End of My Rope - Gender Cooperation Model" and "Chronic Illness - Healing the Wounded Heart", a contributor in 20 Active Training Programs and co-authored a parent/teacher/student school program Kid Concerns. She has published widely in professional journals.