School of Professional Psychology Faculty
Jon Frew, Ph.D., ABPP 
Professor and Director of the
Organizational Consulting Psychology Track
Psy.D. Clinical & M.A. Counseling Programs
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University
Education
- Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Kent State University,1982
- M.Ed. Counseling, Gannon University, Erie, PA, 1975
- M.A. Social Sciences, Gannon University, Erie, PA, 1973
- B.S. Economics, Gannon University, Erie, PA, 1970
- Diplomate in Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology
Roles and Interests
- Teach courses in: Gestalt Therapy, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development, Groups, Professional Roles, and Clinical Supervision
- Co-Director of Gestalt Therapy Training Center Northwest
- Editorial Board, Gestalt Review
- Research interests: Gestalt Therapy, Group Therapy, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development and Multicultural Psychology
Professional Membership
- American Psychological Association Divisions of Consulting Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
- Oregon Psychological Association
- Gestalt Institute of Cleveland
- American Counseling Association
Certification and Licensure
- Licensed Psychologist, Oregon, Number 576
- Licensed Psychologist, Washington, Number 1369
Publications Since 1997
- Frew, J. & Madore, J. (In Press). Professional roles. In M. Hersen & A. Gross (Eds.), Handbook of clinical psychology. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- Frew, J. (2007). Gestalt therapy. In J. Frew and M. Spiegler (Eds.), Contemporary psychotherapy for a diverse world: Theory and practice (pp. 228-274). Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.
- Frew, J. (2006). Organizational leadership theory has arrived: Gestalt therapy never left. Gestalt Review, 10, 123-140.
- Frew, J. (2006). A response to Rainey and Critchley. Gestalt Review, 10, 149-151.
- Frew, J. & Feder, B. (2006). A survey of the practice of Gestalt group therapy. Gestalt Review, 11, 242-248.
- Frew, J. (2005). Gestalt group therapy dialogue. In A. Woldt & S. Tolman (Eds.), Gestalt therapy: History, theory and practice (pp. 219-236). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Frew, J. (2004). Motivating and leading dysfunctional employees, In M. Hersen and J. Thomas (Eds.), Psychopathology in the workplace: Recognition and adoption (pp.293-312). New York: Brunner-Rutledge.
- Frew, J. (2003). Still here for now. The British Gestalt Journal, 12.
- Frew, J. (2003). Keeping the spirit in the organization: The classroom as a learning community. Gestalt Review, 7.
- Frew, J. (2003). A response to Starek and Meara. Gestalt Review, 7.
- Frew, J. (2001). Case approach to Gestalt therapy. In G. Corey Case (Ed.), Approach to counseling and psychotherapy. Stanford, CT, Thompson
- Frew, J. (1998). Responses of doctoral students to a psychology class on Gestalt therapy. Gestalt Review, 2.
- Frew, J. (1997). A Gestalt therapy theory application to the practice of group leadership. Gestalt Review, 1.
- Frew, J. (1997). For Emily: Whenever I may find her. In Living Legacy of Fritz and Laura Perls; Contemporary Case Studies.
Presentations Since 1999
- Frew, J. (2006), August). An interview with Richard Kitzler. Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
- Frew, J. & Reynolds, S. (2005). Contemporary Gestalt therapy: Working with a Southeast Asian client. Presented at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Los Angeles, CA.
- Frew, J. (2002). Leading, intervening and promoting change in the modern organization. Presented at Swinbourne University in Melbourne, Australia
- Frew, J., Zahm, S., & Gold, E. (2002). Gestalt process, group dynamics, and the training of Gestalt therapists. Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Gestalt therapy conference in St Petersburg, Florida
- Frew, J. (2001). The art of intervention: A Gestalt approach to leadership in groups and organizations. Presented at the Gestalt Institute of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia
- Frew, J. (2000). Attending to boundaries in group leadership: Guidelines for intervention. Presented at the Oregon Group Psychotherapy Society in Portland, Oregon
- Frew, J. (2000). The application of Gestalt therapy in the university counseling center. Presented to the University of Oregon Counseling Services in Eugene, Oregon
- Frew, J. (1999). Gestalt therapy in the 1990s. Presented at Pacific University, School of Professional Psychology in Portland, Oregon
Jon Frew, Ph.D.
School of Professional Psychology
511 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 400
Portland OR 97205
Phone: 503-352-2611
Fax: 503-352-2623
Email: frew0447@pacificu.edu