Shelley Johns
Indiana University School of Medicine
Board Certified Clinical Health Psychologist; Associate Professor of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
Highest Degree Held: Psy.D.
Specialties: Clinical health psychology (especially cancer and diabetes coping/adjustment).
Types of Clients: Adults, Elderly, Groups (group therapy)
Languages spoken: English
Licensures/Certifications: Board Certified Clinical Health Psychologist (ABPP); Licensed to practice psychology in Indiana
ACT/CBS Background and Training: I have participated in several formal ACT training opportunities:
2005--ACT for Anxiety--4-hour workshop--Drs. Eifert & Forsyth
2008--ACT in Primary Care 4-hour workshop--Drs. Strosahl & Robinson
2009--Introduction to ACT 1-day workshop--Dr. Merwin
2010--ACT for Anxiety 2-day workshop--Dr. Forsyth
2010--ACT World Conference in Reno--attended sessions for 4 days with a variety of instructors
2011--ACT for Medical Conditions 2.5 hour workshop--Dr. Karekla
2013--ABBT for GAD and Comorbid Conditions--Drs. Orsillo & Roemer
2017--ACT II Skills Building Workshop--Dr. Steven Hayes
2018--ACBS World Conference in Montreal--attended sessions for 3 days with a variety of instructors
2019--FACT webinar series--Dr. Kirk Strosahl
2020-- ACBS World Conference--attended many sessions over 4 days with a variety of instructors
2021--ACT I--Matthew Boone, LCSW
2022--ACBS World Conference--attended many sessions over 3 days with a variety of instructors
I also completed a 10-week ACT Study Group in 2009 with 5 other psychologists based on the Luoma et al. "Learning ACT" text. In 2010-2011, I served as an ACT interventionist in a clinical trial for women with fibromyalgia under the wise supervision of Dr. Rhonda Merwin. I have supervised ACT therapists in the delivery of ACT in 2 clinical trials for individuals with advanced-stage cancer, with one of these trials having a dyadic focus on adults with advanced lung cancer and their family caregivers.
I have served as Principal Investigator of a recently completed randomized pilot study (N=91) testing ACT for breast cancer survivors struggling with fear of cancer recurrence. Data from this successful pilot were used to support an R01 funded by the National Cancer Institute. In this 3-arm randomized controlled trial, our team is comparing ACT to CBT and survivorship coaching for breast cancer survivors struggling with fear of recurrence (N=375). The study began on 7/1/21.
I recently served as an ACT interventionist in an NIH R01-funded trial for women with metastatic cancer coping with fatigue (PI: Dr. Catherine Mosher). I have co-led a series of three pilot studies testing ACT for dementia caregivers with anxiety. I also served as a clinical supervisor of an ACT interventionist for a recent NIH-funded R21-funded trial to address fatigue in adults with advanced colorectal cancer and burden for their family caregivers (PI: Dr. Catherine Mosher).
Finally, I am supervising clinical psychology doctoral students on practicum at IU Health North Schwarz Cancer Center. These students are offering ACT to adults coping with cancer-related challenges.
2005--ACT for Anxiety--4-hour workshop--Drs. Eifert & Forsyth
2008--ACT in Primary Care 4-hour workshop--Drs. Strosahl & Robinson
2009--Introduction to ACT 1-day workshop--Dr. Merwin
2010--ACT for Anxiety 2-day workshop--Dr. Forsyth
2010--ACT World Conference in Reno--attended sessions for 4 days with a variety of instructors
2011--ACT for Medical Conditions 2.5 hour workshop--Dr. Karekla
2013--ABBT for GAD and Comorbid Conditions--Drs. Orsillo & Roemer
2017--ACT II Skills Building Workshop--Dr. Steven Hayes
2018--ACBS World Conference in Montreal--attended sessions for 3 days with a variety of instructors
2019--FACT webinar series--Dr. Kirk Strosahl
2020-- ACBS World Conference--attended many sessions over 4 days with a variety of instructors
2021--ACT I--Matthew Boone, LCSW
2022--ACBS World Conference--attended many sessions over 3 days with a variety of instructors
I also completed a 10-week ACT Study Group in 2009 with 5 other psychologists based on the Luoma et al. "Learning ACT" text. In 2010-2011, I served as an ACT interventionist in a clinical trial for women with fibromyalgia under the wise supervision of Dr. Rhonda Merwin. I have supervised ACT therapists in the delivery of ACT in 2 clinical trials for individuals with advanced-stage cancer, with one of these trials having a dyadic focus on adults with advanced lung cancer and their family caregivers.
I have served as Principal Investigator of a recently completed randomized pilot study (N=91) testing ACT for breast cancer survivors struggling with fear of cancer recurrence. Data from this successful pilot were used to support an R01 funded by the National Cancer Institute. In this 3-arm randomized controlled trial, our team is comparing ACT to CBT and survivorship coaching for breast cancer survivors struggling with fear of recurrence (N=375). The study began on 7/1/21.
I recently served as an ACT interventionist in an NIH R01-funded trial for women with metastatic cancer coping with fatigue (PI: Dr. Catherine Mosher). I have co-led a series of three pilot studies testing ACT for dementia caregivers with anxiety. I also served as a clinical supervisor of an ACT interventionist for a recent NIH-funded R21-funded trial to address fatigue in adults with advanced colorectal cancer and burden for their family caregivers (PI: Dr. Catherine Mosher).
Finally, I am supervising clinical psychology doctoral students on practicum at IU Health North Schwarz Cancer Center. These students are offering ACT to adults coping with cancer-related challenges.
ACT/CBS Experience: 19 years