About The Presentation

While we are the wealthiest country in the world money remains the no. 1 source of stress in the lives of 3 out of 4 Americans. Financial stress has profound negative impacts on physical health, psychological functioning, relationships, and longevity. Recent research in the emerging field of financial psychology has identified specific beliefs about money that are associated with financial health and financial self-sabotage. Unfortunately, research have also shown that when compared to other professions, mental health providers are significantly more vulnerable to many of these self-destructive money beliefs and behaviors. This presentation introduces the field of financial psychology and explores the financial health of mental health providers. It provides practical suggestions for helping professionals who want to help financially empower themselves and the people they serve.

About the Presenter

Bradley T. Klontz, Psy.D., CFP® is a Founder of the Financial Psychology Institute® and an Associate Professor of Practice in Financial Psychology at Creighton University Heider College of Business. He is a Managing Principal of Your Mental Wealth Advisors, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Former President of the Hawaii Psychological Association. In 2019 he was appointed to the CNBC Financial Wellness Council. He has partnered with organizations including Capital One, JP Morgan Chase and H&R Block in efforts to help raise public awareness around issues related to financial health and financial psychology.

Dr. Klontz was awarded the Innovative Practice Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association for his application of psychological interventions to help people with money and wealth issues and his innovative practice in financial psychology for practitioners across the country.

Dr. Klontz has been a columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning, On Wall Street, and PsychologyToday.com and has co-authored/co-edited five books on the psychology of money. His work has been featured on ABC News’ 20/20, Good Morning America, and in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Time, Kiplinger’s, Money Magazine, NPR and many other media outlets and professional magazines and journals.

Additional Resources

Listen to Dr. Klontz’s KGNU FM radio Interface interview HERE.