Dr. Mantell, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and is one of the most sought-after behavior science experts in in the world. For more than 45 years, he has been helping people find lasting change, contentment and a more awakened life as they move past crippling emotions like anxiety, stress, depression and burnout with his short-term, powerful, compassionate rational-emotive behavioral approaches.
He has served as Chief Psychologist for Children’s Hospital of San Diego, the San Diego Police Department, Chief Behavior Science Consultant for the American Council on Exercise, co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Plus Size Certified, Inc. and is a member of the Science Advisory Council of the International Council on Active Aging. Dr. Mantell has also served as Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSD Medical School, where he focused on delivering the Doctor-Patient Relationship course.
Recently he led a three-day intensive program on Physician Wellness for the American Academy of Hematology. Dr. Mantell has authored four books including his recent, “The Link is What You Think,” “Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence in the Workplace,”and his iconic 1988 original “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff PS: It’s All Small Stuff” and it’s 25th Anniversary Edition.