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Highly respected for her CBT expertise, Dr Josephine Ridley holds senior positions across multiple institutes and organizations. She specializes in suicide prevention, depression and anxiety. Dr Ridley is the founder of Ridley Behavioral Health, LLC; assistant chief, supervisory psychologist, researcher and co-chair of the Institutional Review Board at VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System; adjunct associate professor of psychology at Case Western Reserve University; lead trainer at Zero Suicide Institute; and co-editor of the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. She has co-authored book chapters and peer-reviewed articles and presented for international conferences.

Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Clinical Psychology West Virginia University1997
Master of Arts (MA), Clinical PsychologyWest Virginia University1990
3 Honors and Awards
Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC2018
Outstanding Performance Award
West Virginia University1988
W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship
Courses featuring Josephine Ridley
AMSR for Inpatient SettingsSale

AMSR for Inpatient Settings

Clinical professionals in inpatient settings will benefit from this highly practical and absorbing online training how to assess and manage suicide risk competently and confidently.

AMSR for Outpatient SettingsSale

AMSR for Outpatient Settings

Clinical professionals in outpatient settings will benefit from this highly practical and absorbing online training how to assess and manage suicide risk competently and confidently.

AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Inpatient Settings

AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Inpatient Settings

Non-clinical staff working in inpatient care settings are taught to provide confident and empathetic care to patients at risk of suicide in this engaging on demand course.

AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Outpatient Settings

AMSR for Direct Care Staff in Outpatient Settings

Non-clinical staff working in inpatient care settings are taught to provide confident and empathetic care to patients at risk of suicide in this engaging on demand course.

Foundational CBTSale

Foundational CBT

Learn CBT step by step with clear, practical training you can apply right away. This foundational course builds your confidence and clinical skill - so you can deliver structured, evidence-based therapy with clarity and care, while integrating third-wave strategies like mindfulness and emotion regulation.

CBT for DepressionSale

CBT for Depression

Build practical skills and clinical confidence in evidence-based CBT for depression. This course goes beyond general training to give you specialized tools to break through hopelessness, low motivation, and stuck patterns - helping clients re-engage with life and move toward lasting, meaningful change.

CBT for TraumaSale

CBT for Trauma

Learn evidence-based CBT for trauma and PTSD from leading trauma experts. This course helps you integrate cognitive and exposure-based strategies into a flexible, compassionate approach - so you can meet clients where they are and support meaningful recovery, even in the face of dissociation, flashbacks, or overwhelming distress.

CBT for Anxiety DisordersSale

CBT for Anxiety Disorders

Guided by world-leading experts in anxiety treatment, learn how to treat anxiety disorders with evidence-based CBT. Go beyond general skills and target the specific patterns that maintain anxiety- like avoidance, worry, and safety behaviours - so you can help clients build confidence and move forward with real progress.