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Todd DuBose is a Distinguished Full Professor in the Department of Humanistic Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology's College of Professional Psychology, with over 20 years of academic leadership. He maintains significant international teaching engagements at Saybrook University, California Institute of Integral Studies, Circulo de Estudios en Psicoterapia Existential (Mexico City), International Institute of Existential-Humanistic Psychology (Beijing), and Therapy Harley Street (London).
- B.A. in Philosophy, Georgia State University (1984)
- M.Div. in Religious Studies/Philosophy of Religion, Union Theological Seminary (1988)
- Ph.D. in Clinical Existential-Hermeneutical-Phenomenological Psychology, Duquesne University (2004)
His research centers on existential-hermeneutical-phenomenology applied to "limit situations"—exploring experiences of the impossible, irreversible, and invisible through later Heideggerian philosophy, radical hermeneutics, and theopoetics. He pioneers "Therapoetics" as an alternative to deficit-correction models, arguing that therapeutic care has forgotten its origin in attending to lived meaning. His work critically examines standardized care models that pathologize subjugated knowledges and persons.
His recent publications (2013-2024) reveal consistent focus on meaning-making in extreme experiences, critique of psychiatric labeling, and integration of continental philosophy with clinical practice. Key themes include boundary situations, phenomenological care, and alternatives to medicalized psychology.
DuBose actively advocates through the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry and The Evolved Network, addressing food insecurity and community violence on Chicago's southside. As founder of The Khora Institute, he develops global training in existential-hermeneutical-phenomenology. His leadership includes past presidency of APA Division 32 (Society for Humanistic Psychology).
His clinical practice integrates 35+ years of experience as a licensed psychologist and former chaplain at Bellevue Hospital, specializing in trauma, bereavement, and extreme experiences through existential-phenomenological approaches across individual, couple, family, and group modalities.
