Dr. Michelle D. Roberts (PhD, LPC, NCC) is a psychotherapist, journalist and professor who helps women discover how past trauma influences their current relationships. She holds a license to practice psychotherapy in Missouri and Oregon. Formerly, she was a reporter for The Oregonian. She serves as a contributor on the Oxygen network’s Mastermind of Murder, where she provides insight on dark personalities. Michelle completed her doctorate in clinical mental health counseling at the University of Missouri in St. Louis, where she also teaches psychopathology and diagnosis as adjunct faculty. She holds master’s degrees in education from UMSL and journalism from Northwestern University. She has studied relational trauma for the past 25 years, first as an award-winning journalist and now as one of the nation’s leading researchers and clinicians focused on the modern epidemic of narcissistic abuse. Her seminal research illustrates the stark correlation between romantic involvement with a dark personality and a woman’s early-life experiences. In addition to her journalism career, Michelle served as the executive director of Bravely, a residential program for women with histories of trauma and addiction leaving the sex traffic. She was a founding director of one of the nation’s first non-profits dedicated to health literacy, and author of several books designed to help people manage their mental health for the Institute for Healthcare Advancement in Irvine, CA.
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