Fielding Graduate University

Areas of Instruction:

• Buddhism and Psychotherapy

Scholarly & Professional Interests:

• Experiential psychotherapies (Gestalt, Emotion-focused)
• Buddhist Psychology and Western Psychotherapy
• Feminist Psychology
• Psychology of Trauma and Recovery
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Training in Psychotherapy

Professional Memberships:

• American Psychological Association
• Santa Barbara County Psychological Association, Past President of the Board
• Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration

Honors and Awards:

• 1977-1981: Ontario Graduate Scholarship,York University, Toronto, Canada
• 1976-1977: Scholarship, York University
• 1969: Ontario Undergraduate Scholarship, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Presentations:

• Rudestam, J. (2007, June). Finding freedom: Buddhist psychology beyond mindfulness. Presentation for Santa Barbara County Psychological Association, Santa Barbara, CA.
• Rudestam, J., & Evans, M.E. (2005, March). Mindfulness-based stress reduction. Presentation for staff and faculty, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA.
• Rudestam, J. (2002, April). With a little help from our friends: Stress, coping and wellness. Presentation at the Professional Women’s Association, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.
• Rudestam, J. (2000, March). Buddhism and psychotherapy. Workshop presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Professional Experience:

• Adjunct Faculty, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University.

Other Professional Activities:

• 1998-present: Psychotherapy Practice: Clinical Psychologist, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1987-2002: Clinical Director and Core Faculty, Master of Arts in Psychology, Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1996- 2001: Program Chair, Master of Arts in Psychology, Antioch University Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1981-1982: Fromkin Van Horne Associates, Toronto, Canada.
• 1980-1981: Inpatient Psychiatry, Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
• 1978-1979: Hincks Family Treatment Center, Toronto, Canada.