MEET DR. B.

Dr. Stewart Beasley is a psychologist well known for his practical and no-nonsense approach to helping people improve their quality or life. Committing himself to "practicing what he preaches", he is married and the father of three children and active in his community, state, and national efforts to improve the quality of life for others.

Dr. Beasley has been a licensed practicing psychologist since 1976 and in his long career as a teacher and university professor, has taught hundreds of psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers currently in practice and teaching all over the world.

Known as the "psychologist's psychologist", Dr. Beasley is frequently sought out by other professionals for his counsel and advice. His patients have included psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, attorneys, accountants, professors and teachers, ministers, and high profile Oklahomans. He also enjoys working with teens and their families, college students, couples, and senior citizens. Additionally, he maintains an appointment as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City.

A popular speaker, teacher, and writer, Dr. Beasley presents entertaining and informative programs to schools, churches, civic clubs, and professional organizations. Because of his ability to succinctly summarize complex psychological issues, Dr. Beasley is frequently invited to appear on local radio and television programs as a commentator. He has appeared nationally on CNN, NBC, CBS, and ABC as well as internationally on radio and television stations in Japan, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Beasley and his wife Dr. Lori Beasley write a monthly column "Q and A With the Beasleys" in MetroFamily Magazine, a parenting publication distributed in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Dr. Beasley has been honored by many organizations for his service and professional competence. Oklahoma City's Contact Crisis Helpline honored him for his Outstanding Leadership in Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Wellness at its annual Festival of Hope. He was recognized by the American Psychological Association as Federal Advocate of the Year for Contributions to the Profession of Psychology at Both the State and Federal Level at its annual State Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. His state professional organization, the Oklahoma Psychological Associated honored Dr. Beasley with its Distinguished Psychologist Citation, its Citation for Distinguished Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest, and the Citation for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession of Psychology in Oklahoma.

Also known as a psychologist of "firsts", Dr. Beasley was the first psychologist in Oklahoma named by the Governor as a Member of the Oklahoma State Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services where he served as Vice Chair. Dr. Beasley was the first to serve the Oklahoma State Legislature as Psychologist of the Day. He served the Oklahoma Psychological Association as its first two-term President and as its first Director of Professional of Affairs. The Oklahoma County District Attorney appointed Dr. Beasley as a member of the first Oklahoma County Victim Restitution Trust Authority.

Active in national, state, and community activities, Dr. Beasley was one of the first psychologists called upon to meet with survivors of the Edmond, OK post office workers massacre and their families. A few weeks later he was called upon once again by his community to assist survivors of a devastating tornado that destroyed much of west Edmond, OK. He was again a vital part of psychological services provided to families of victims of the Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City, serving on site of the bombing as well as at the Victim Notification Center.

In his spare time, Dr. Beasley enjoys spending time with his wife and family, traveling, reading, and writing.