Diane V. Cirincione, Ph.D. is a therapist and former postdoctoral clinical researcher at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition to her Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology, she also has expertise and her B.S. Degree in Organizational Behavior. Dr. Cirincione is an internationally known lecturer and author as well as an entrepreneur with 40 years business experience in corporate as well as the owner of her own six companies. She serves on numerous boards including Mo-DV and as President of the Jampolsky Outreach Foundation. JOF is a non-profit foundation responding to worldwide requests to introduce and mentor culturally appropriate adaptations of Attitudinal Healing, integrating this innovative, time tested psycho-social-spiritual model into every aspect of daily life. She is co-founder and Executive Director of Attitudinal Healing International (AHI), an educational, logistics, and support organization working with and mentoring Attitudinal Healing Centers, Groups, and innovative development projects globally.
From 1982-1992 through the project, “Children as Teachers of Peace,” Dr. Cirincione helped inspire individuals from numerous countries including the former Soviet Union and The Peoples Republic of China, to bridge youth from conflicting countries around the world. In addition to extensive work overseas, Dr. Cirincione is also the author of Sounds of the Morning Sun and The Identification of Relationships Between Women Witnessing Spousal Abuse in Childhood and Psychological Symptomatic Distress in Adulthood. She is co-author with her partner and husband, Dr. Gerald Jampolsky, of Love Is The Answer; Wake-Up Calls; Change Your Mind, Change Your Life; Simple Thoughts That Can Change Your Life; A Mini Course for Life, Finding Our Way Home, and for children, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
Dr. Cirincione has been invited to lecture and consult in 60 countries as well as throughout the United States on Attitudinal Healing, psychology, mental health, the power of change, loss, grief, death and other life transitions, interpersonal relationships, and education and business as they affect both our personal and professional lives. She is a member of the adjunct faculty of the John A. Burns School of Medicine – University of Hawaii. She has appeared on hundreds of national and international television and radio shows throughout the years. She continues to work cross-culturally and globally. While working with and learning from people worldwide, she and Dr. Gerald Jampolsky have been the recipients of numerous international awards including:
- 2009 Oakland, CA Super Hero Award – Serving the Community
- 2006 Honolulu, HI Backen/Brown World Integrated Health Award
- 2005 Washington, DC American Medical Association – Excellence in
- 2005 Kihei, Hawaii Ghandi-King Season for Non Violence Award
- 2004 Monterey, CA Golden Works Award
- 2004 Minneapolis, MN The Light of God Expressing Award
- Medicine – Pride in the Profession Award (GJ only)
- 2003 San Francisco, CA Champions of Forgiveness Award
- 2002 San Francisco, CA SC – Humanitarian Service Award
- 2001 London, England World Peace Flame Award
- 1999 Phoenix, Arizona Lifetime Achievement Award (GJ only)
- 1995 San Francisco, CA National Humanitarian Homecare Award
- 1990 Moscow, Russia Soviet American Citizen Award
- 1989 Washington, D.C. National Caring Institute Award
- 1988 San Diego, CA Jehan Sadat Peace Award
- 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Pan Humanitarian Award