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Ira Helderman Ph.D., LPC

About

Ira Helderman, Ph.D., LPC, teaches in the Department of Human Development Counseling at Vanderbilt University. He has written numerous journal articles and book chapters on psychology and religion and is the author of Prescribing the Dharma: Psychotherapists, Buddhist Traditions, and Defining Religion. He holds a Ph.D. in Religion, Psychology, and Culture from Vanderbilt University and a BFA in screenwriting from New York University.

Books by Ira Helderman Ph.D., LPC
Recent Posts
The Crusade Against Mindfulness

Some schools are being sued for teaching mindfulness, often by organizations that aim to promote Christianity. Now, a debate on whether mindfulness is "religious" is in the courts.

Some schools are being sued for teaching mindfulness, often by organizations that aim to promote Christianity. Now, a debate on whether mindfulness is "religious" is in the courts.

Reinventing the (Dharma) Wheel

Studying the surprisingly diverse ways psychotherapists have approached Buddhist traditions in the past isn't only fascinating—it can also deeply inform clinical practice today.

Studying the surprisingly diverse ways psychotherapists have approached Buddhist traditions in the past isn't only fascinating—it can also deeply inform clinical practice today.

Therapists' Curiosity About Buddhism Is Not a New Fad

Psychotherapists' curiosity about Buddhist traditions is often called a fad but it is actually over a century old and important to clinical practice.

Psychotherapists' curiosity about Buddhist traditions is often called a fad but it is actually over a century old and important to clinical practice.

Introducing "Therapy and Buddhist Traditions" (and Myself)

Introducing "Therapy and Buddhist Traditions," a resource for learning about the surprisingly diverse ways that psychotherapists have approached Buddhist teaching and practices.

Introducing "Therapy and Buddhist Traditions," a resource for learning about the surprisingly diverse ways that psychotherapists have approached Buddhist teaching and practices.