About
Joseph Bardeen, Ph.D.
Dr. Joseph Bardeen is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Auburn University. He specializes in working with clients who are dealing with trauma- and anxiety-related concerns, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic attacks, agoraphobia, social anxiety, generalized anxiety and worry, and phobias. Dr. Bardeen approaches client problems from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, with special expertise in the use of exposure therapy for PTSD and anxiety-related concerns, while also leaving room for the flexibility to integrate treatment techniques from other modalities when necessary.
Dr. Bardeen earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northern Illinois University in 2013 and completed an American Psychological Association-accredited clinical psychology internship at the Mississippi Consortium Psychology Residency. While on internship, he completed rotations in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson Mississippi. Upon completing his psychology internship, Dr. Bardeen accepted a position in the Department of Psychology at Auburn University where he trains graduate-level clinicians in empirically supported assessment methods and in a variety of treatment techniques, including advanced exposure techniques, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness and acceptance-based techniques. Additionally, Dr. Bardeen is the director of the Trauma and Anxiety Research Laboratory at Auburn University. Under his guidance, graduate students in clinical psychology conduct cutting-edge research to better understand how anxiety- and fear-related disorders develop and how they can be treated. Dr. Bardeen has 80+ scientific publications to his credit and his research has received funding by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Dr. Bardeen is not currently accepting new clients
AL License #1962
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
Anxiety and Depression Association of American (ADAA)
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSPC)
Education and Experience
2019-present
Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Psychology, Auburn University
2014-2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Auburn University
2013-2014
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center
2013
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Clinical Psychology, Northern Illinois University
2012-2013
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship, University of Mississippi Medical Center & G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center
2008
Master of Arts (M.A.), Psychology, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
2004
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo