Sean M. Love

Sean Love joined the School of Psychology in 2017 and currently serves as director of clinical training and assistant professor of psychology. As an administrative faculty member, his primary focus is on facilitating clinical field training placements for students, assisting students in developing their professional identities, and preparing students for career advancement. He leads professional development workshops to help students prepare for internships and postdoctoral positions. He also interfaces with local hospitals, therapy clinics, and practicum sites to assist these agencies in providing quality clinical training for students. Dr. Love also teaches in the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy, and he practices as a therapist.

Love writes for lay audiences on the topics of post-traumatic growth and spiritual development. His research interests center on the influence of trauma on spirituality and conceptions of God, with particular interest in how spiritual and psychological development occur in relation to trauma and loss. Other research interests include stress and burnout in urban ministry, effective cognitive behavioral therapy for trauma, depression, and anxiety, identity and meaning after loss, and looking at the relation of myth and faith to psychology and spirituality as reflected in the work of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Inklings.

As a therapist, Love has worked in several community mental health settings, including Fuller Psychological and Family Services (FPFS). His areas of clinical expertise include trauma, grief and loss, identity concerns, depression, anxiety, burnout, and low self-esteem. Prior to coming to Fuller for his studies, he served as a psychological technician in a psychiatric hospital.