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Stephen Lambert, Psy.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Undergraduate Psychology		 Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3403
Email: slambert@apu.edu
Stephen S. Lambert, Psy.D.(ABD), has taught over 3,500 students since coming to APU in 1996. He is an ordained minister, certified pastoral psychotherapist, and licensed marriage and family therapist with over 15,000 hours of clinical and pastoral counseling work, primarily with socially and economically disadvantaged populations. Lambert's primary passion is for the synthesis of pastoral theology and practice with psychological theory and practice. He is especially interested in family psychology and research related to how world religions and cultures affect family structure and process. He is well liked by students, as he considers his mentoring and relational roles with students his primary commitment, viewing them as co-partners in a quest to bring hope and greater meaning to a suffering world.

Education

Psy.D. - California School of Professional Psychology
M.Div. – Fuller Theological Seminary
M.S. - California State University, Fullerton
B.S. – Liberty Baptist University

Credentials/Certifications
AAMFT site approved supervisor
Licensed marriage and family therapist in California (LMFT)
Certified pastoral counselor with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors at the fellow level

Certified pastoral counselor in the National Ministries Division of the American Baptist Churches of America (ABCUSA), accompanied with Associate Missionary Status in National Ministries
Ordained American Baptist minister

Expertise

  • Bowenian Family Systems Therapy
  • Christian Psychotherapy and Religious Mental Illness
  • Pastoral Teaching Ministries
  • Systems based Work with Couples and Families

Courses Taught

ENGL 110 – Freshman Writing Seminar
PSYC 110 – General Psychology
PSYC 355 – Psychology of Adult Development
PSYC 445 – Psychology of the Family

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Presentations
Lambert, Stephen. "Christ and the priestly role of the Christian therapist when working with people of the world’s Religions," paper presented at the annual CAPS conference, Cincinnati, 2006

Publications
Lambert, Stephen. "Post September 11: A Theological/Psychological Process in Three Stages," Dialogue: A Magazine for American Baptist Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors, fall, (2002).

Lambert, Stephen. "Our Role in the Priesthood of Believers: The Story of Susan," manuscripted sermon abridged and published in the Caps West Newsletter, Vol. 30, 4, (2003).

Special Interests and Activities
General pastoral ministries provider
Adult marriage and family Bible study leader
Pre-marital counselor to engaged university students
Officiator of student weddings
Financial and investment consultation with young couples
Interdisciplinary studies that complement psychology and theology

Office Hours

By appointment