clinical faculty
Wright State University
Dayton, OH, United States
Jonathan M. Cleveland, Ph.D. (Jon) completed his doctorate in clinical psychology at Nova Southeastern University in 2016. He is the director of adult services and director of training at a large group practice in Southwest Ohio. Jon is also clinical faculty at Wright State University’s School of Professional Psychology. Over the past few years, he has developed a trauma-focused training program where doctoral students and postdoctoral residents learn to work with complex trauma and dissociation.
His published research has focused on the relationship between hypnosis and dissociation, as well as the impact of childhood disclosure of sexual abuse on adult functioning. More recently, Jon initiated a pilot study investigating the role of early adversity, trauma and dissociation in the etiology and maintenance of hallucinogen-persisting perception disorder (HPPD). He is former editor-in-chief of Trauma Psychology News, and has completed trainings in, and regularly deploys strategies from hypnosis, havening, EMDR, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Jon meets with adults who have experienced difficult childhoods. Over the course of treatment, he collaborates with his clients to increase insight, self-esteem, resiliency, flexibility, the ability to trust, as well as the capacity for humor and creative expression. He often meets with therapists who are seeking their own psychotherapy or professional consultation and enjoys supervising doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees.
In 2022, Jon was elected to the ISSTD Board for a one-year interim term. Last December, he was reelected for a three-year term. He serves as co-chair of the annual awards committee, chair of the research SIG, and is active on the Caul grant review group. He is also a code of conduct complaint reviewer and a member of the science, membership, and finance committees.
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