Meet Our Speakers

Dr. Diane Langberg is globally recognized for her 50 years of clinical work with trauma victims. She has trained caregivers on six continents in responding to trauma and to the abuse of power. She also directs her own counseling practice in Jenkintown, PA, Diane Langberg, Ph.D. & Associates, which includes sixteen therapists with multiple specialties. Dr. Langberg’s newest book is Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. Other books include Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse, On the Threshold of Hope (with accompanying workbook), In Our Lives First: Meditations for Counselors and Suffering the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores.

Dr. Langberg was a co-founder of the Global Trauma Recovery Institute housed at Biblical Theological Seminary (now called Missio) but is now run by Dr. Phil Monroe and Dr. Heather Evans.  She is a retired board member of G.R.A.C.E. (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment).

Dr. Langberg is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Achievements from Taylor University., the American Association of Christian Counselors Caregiver Award, The Distinguished President’s award, and the Philadelphia Council of Clergy’s Christian Service Award.

She is married and has two sons and four grandchildren.

Dr. Philip Monroe is a graduate of both Westminster Seminary and Wheaton College Graduate School. He is Director of Trauma Healing Institute at American Bible Society. In addition, he is the Taylor Visiting Professor of Counseling & Psychology at Missio Seminary. Dr. Monroe, a licensed psychologist, joined Diane Langberg, Ph.D. & Associates in 2000. In 2013, Dr. Monroe and Dr. Langberg launched the Global Trauma Recovery Institute. His areas of specialty include sexual addictions, anxiety, marital distress, and trauma recovery. He is married and has two sons. His personal, professional, and spiritual musings may be found at www.philipmonroe.com.