about the authors

Susan M. Orsillo, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Suffolk University in Boston and lives in the Boston area with her husband and two children.

Lizabeth Roemer, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston and lives in the Boston area with her husband.

Drs. Orsillo and Roemer have written and published extensively about anxiety, emotions, psychotherapy, mindfulness, and values-based actions, and have been involved in anxiety disorders research and treatment for more than 25 years. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, they spent 15 years developing and refining the treatment approach that is the basis of this book and their related resource, Worry Less, Live More: The Mindful Way through Anxiety Workbook. Their website is www.mindfulwaythroughanxiety.com.