This list includes notable clinical psychologists and contributors to clinical psychology, some of whom may not have thought of themselves primarily as clinical psychologists but are included here because of their important contributions to the discipline.
A Jonathan Abramowitz Alfred W. Adler (inferiority complex) Lauren Alloy Nathan Azrin
B Richard Bandler, co-founder of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) David H. Barlow, known for his study and treatment of anxiety and related disorders Albert Bandura Deirdre Barrett, researcher on dreams and hypnosis Aaron T. Beck, founder of cognitive therapy Kim Bergman, surrogacy psychologist Eric Berne Larry E. Beutler, systematic treatment selection Wilfred Bion Theodore H. Blau Nathaniel Branden, notable as a clinician for sentence stems technique, style of group therapy, clinical approaches to self-esteem work David D. Burns, cognitive-behavioral therapy/theory
C James Cantor Robert Cialdini Stephen Connor
D Lisa Damour Daniel O David Arthur A. Dole
E Steve Eichel Albert Ellis, founder of rational-emotive therapy (RET) Erik Erikson Hans Eysenck
F Ronald Fairbairn theorist of object-relations psychoanalysis Edna B Foa Anna Freud Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis
G Paul Gilbert (psychologist), founder of compassion focused therapy (CFT) Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Kurt Goldstein, theorist of holistic psychology and self-actualization Wayne Goodman
H Lionel Haward, father of British forensic psychology Steven C. Hayes Stefan Hofmann Olivia Hooker Karen Horney, founder of feminist psychology and major theorist of conflict-based neuroses. Clark Hull
I David Indermaur
J Kay Redfield Jamison Arthur Janov, invented primal therapy Elizabeth Jeglic Mary Cover Jones Carl G. Jung, founder of analytical psychology
K Alan E. Kazdin, developer of parent management training Melanie Klein
L Michael Langone Robert Langs Jan van der Lans Arnold A. Lazarus, early writer in CBT Richard Lazarus Tatia Lee Harriet Lerner Marsha Linehan, founder of dialectical behavior therapy
M Isaac Marks Paul R. Martin Abraham Maslow Rollo May Rufus May Paul Meehl Cindy Meston Jesse S. Miller Neal Miller Theodore Millon, known for his work on personality disorders
O Joy Osofsky
P Jordan Peterson Robert O. Pihl Rebecca Pillai Riddell
Q Heinz Kohut, theorist of self psychology
R Stanley Rachman Adam S. Radomsky Carl Rogers Richard Rogers Stephen Rollnick, co-founder of motivational interviewing with William R. Miller Marshall Rosenberg
S Paul Salkovskis Edgar Schein Gernot Schiefer Kirk J. Schneider Martin Seligman Monte B. Shapiro Tamara Sher Hunter B. Shirley Margaret Singer B.F. Skinner Victor Skumin C. Michael Smith Daniel N. Stern Harry Stack Sullivan, founder of interpersonal psychoanalysis
T Maurice K. Temerlin Edward Thorndike, behavior theorist
V Douglas Vakoch
W John B. Watson Adrian Wells D. W. Winnicott, object-relations psychoanalyst Joseph Wolpe Bobby E. Wright
See also List of psychologists List of people by occupation