Guy Sapirstein, Ph.D.

Guy Sapirstein, Ph.D. is a psychologist who specializes in trauma, disaster response and planning for crisis mitigation. A founding partner of ORI Consulting as well as a clinician and senior clinical supervisor at the Trauma Center in Brookline, MA, Guy has made it his priority to focus on the needs of people who have experienced crises - be they personal or organizational in nature. Since 1987, Guy has worked with people experiencing the effects of civilian trauma (rape, accidents), war/terrorism related trauma as well as natural disasters. He has been involved in efforts following major disasters such as the events of 9/11/2001 and most recently, Hurricane Katrina. In his role as a psychologist he has offered psychosocial support at various stages of a disaster - immediately post disaster in the recovery stages, as well as follow up services to aid and assist in the reconstruction phases of a crisis. A skilled and entertaining facilitator he has lectured on the role of caregivers and professionals in providing trauma informed services. He developed a model for understanding people's behavior following traumatic events based on people's subjective experiences. He has presented this model at conferences both nationally and internationally and has continued to implement its use in various settings