Darrah Westrup, Ph.D. is clinical psychologist providing counseling, consulting and training services. She has a private practice in Menlo Park, CA, and has been an active proponent of enhanced mental healthcare for women veterans, serving eight years as Program Director of the Women’s Mental Health Center at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, and as Co-Director of the Women’s Trauma Recovery Program (a national residential treatment program for women veterans with military-related PTSD).  She is a recognized authority on the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and other trauma-related problems. Darrah is currently a consultant to VA. In collaboration with Dr. Robyn Walser, Dr. Westrup co-authored Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Problems, the first published book on applying ACT to the treatment of PTSD, and also The Mindful Couple: How Acceptance and Mindfulness Can Lead You to the Love You Want.