Biography of Dr. Julie Ann Allender

Dr. Julie Ann Allender has been a licensed psychologist in private practice since 1980. A native of Wood Dale, Illinois, Dr. Allender received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, M.Ed. and Ed.D. in Psychoeducational Processes (PEP) from Temple University in Philadelphia. PEP was a program that focused on group dynamics, organizational development and humanistic education. It was a pioneering program in humanistic education and psychology way before its time. Dr. Allender's education also includes a two-year Graduate Student Professional Development Program (GSPDP) of the National Training Laboratories, institute in Bethel, Maine. She has had a private practice in Lebanon Pennsylvania for the past 20+ years and has recently moved back into the Philadelphia area and started a Pet & People Therapy practice in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Allender has been an adjunct faculty member at numerous universities and colleges including: Temple University, Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University and the Pennsylvania State University. She is a staff consultant to The Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon.

Dr. Allender is the author of two books: "End of My Rope - Gender Cooperation Model" and "Chronic Illness - Healing the Wounded Heart", a contributor in 20 Active Training Programs and co-authored a parent/teacher/student school program Kid Concerns. She has published widely in professional journals.

Dr. Allender is a member of American Psychological Association, Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Association for Humanistic Psychology, past president of the Lancaster-Lebanon Psychological Association, past board member of Big Brother Big Sister and PROBE and has served on many community boards. She was also the founder and coordinator of the Homebased Businesswomen's Network of the Lebanon Valley, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.