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Darrah Westrup, PhD


Darrah Westrup, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Colorado and California with an established reputation for her work as a therapist, program director, trainer, researcher, and consultant to practitioners at various firms and organizations. She is a recognized authority on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). As a member of the ACT training community, she has conducted numerous ACT presentations and trainings at international, national and local conferences, seminars and workshops. She currently serves as an expert ACT consultant for the VA-wide evidence-based treatment rollout of ACT for depression.

Darrah has authored several pioneering books on ACT. She is the author of Advanced ACT: The Experienced Guide to Optimizing Delivery and co-authored three books including Learning ACT for Group Treatment (available June 2017), ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Problems and The Mindful Couple.