Denise Humphrey, PhD
Creating harmony in all areas of life has been a passion of Dr. Denise Humphrey’s for as long as she can remember. As an undergraduate student at Southern Methodist University, Dr. Humphrey was equally passionate about the fields of clinical psychology and classical piano. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Southern Methodist University in Piano Performance and went on to earn a Master’s in Performance from the University of Notre Dame. She then earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University.

The Art & Science of Creating Harmony
Dr. Humphrey integrates her artistic sensibility with the science of psychology to effectively engage her clients in achieving their goals. Music and psychology contain abundant synchronicity: both fields require an enduring lifelong commitment to the study of theory, technique, interpretation, and practice; both require an acceptance of the notion that we will never be able to know everything there is to know in the respective fields; both require a vision toward excellence; both require internal and external energy that must be continually renewed; both require extensive understanding of the scientific aspect, but neither are truly successful without a qualified artistic skill. Dr. Humphrey passionately assists her clients in creating harmony in all areas of their lives.

Professional Credentials
Classical Piano Performance Accomplishments

• Hubbard Chamber Music First Place Winner in the Amateur Adult Piano Performance Competition, February 2011
• Van Cliburn Sixth International Competition for Outstanding Amateurs Selected Competitor, May 2011

Listen to Dr. Denise Humphrey

Clinical Psychology Accomplishments

• Couples Therapy & Mixed-Orientation Marriages: Advanced Training from the Gottman Institute in Seattle, Washington
• Award-Winning Article: Title of Article here with Hyperlink to Read :  Adoption, Attachment, and Object Relations
• Award-Winning Article: Title of Article here with Hyperlink to Read:  The Life and Death of Mozart:  A Fantasy of Fact and Fiction
• Board Member for the Dallas Foundation for Psychoanalysis
• Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology Arts Committee Chair
• Member of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
• Volunteer supervisor at UT Southwestern Medical School

Academic Accomplishments

• National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology
  The Annual Psychology Student Applied Research Award: “Adoption, Attachment and Object Relations” (Read the Article Here)
• Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology/Fairhill Scholarship
  The Annual Graduate Student Scholarship Competition Award: “The Life and Death of Mozart: A Fantasy of Fact and Fiction”(Read the Article Here)
  • Fielding Graduate University
    Frieda Fromm Reichmann Dissertation Award: “Adopted Women Who Give Birth: Loss, Reparation, and the Self-object Functions”

  Professional Credentials

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology, Fielding Graduate University
  • Master of Music in Piano Performance, University of Notre Dame
  • Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Southern Methodist University
  • License No. and State: 32345 Texas