Eva Feindler

Eva L. Feindler, Ph.D. is Professor Emerita of Psychology at Long Island University, where she served in the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. As a faculty member in the High-Risk Family Interventions concentration, former Director of the Doctoral Program, and Director of the Psychological Services Clinic, she played a leading role in developing programs that help children and families manage anger, strengthen relationships, and resolve conflict.

Dr. Feindler earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Mount Holyoke College and her master’s and doctoral degrees from West Virginia University. Before joining Long Island University, she was on the faculty at Adelphi University, where she directed the graduate program in Applied Behavioral Technology.

An internationally recognized expert in anger assessment and treatment, Dr. Feindler has authored or edited numerous books, including Adolescent Anger Control: Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques (1987), Adolescent Behavior Therapy Handbook (1990), Assessment of Family Violence: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners (2003), Anger-Related Disorders: A Practitioner’s Guide to Comparative Treatments (2006), TAME (Teen Anger Management Education) (2022), and the 2024 co-authored text Navigating Research in an Applied Graduate Program: A Guide for Students in Psychology, Mental Health, and Education. She has also published extensively on child therapy, anger assessment and treatment, family interventions, supervision, and mentoring, and has conducted professional training workshops throughout the United States and internationally.

Dr. Feindler is featured in the Aggression Replacement Training instructional DVD (Research Press, 2003), demonstrating the core components of the Aggression Replacement Training model. She has presented her work at conferences sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI), and other professional organizations.

Committed to lifelong learning, Dr. Feindler completed a two-year postgraduate program in Relational Psychotherapy at the Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies in New York City in 2010. In 2018, she completed advanced training in Affirmative Therapy for Transgender Communities at Widener University. In 2026, she served on the conference committee for the Second International Conference on CBT Play Therapy in Philadelphia.

Dr. Feindler is a Fellow of APA Divisions 12 (Clinical Psychology), 42 (Independent Practice), and 53 (Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology), as well as a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). She also serves as a site visitor and chair for the APA Committee on Accreditation.