Ruthellen Josselson

Ruthellen Josselson is an American academic in the field of clinical psychology. Her research focuses on women's identity and human relationships.

Josselson earned her Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan in 1972. In 2004, she earned a diploma in Group Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Josselson was previously a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Towson University, as well as a visiting professor at Harvard University, and a visiting fellow at Cambridge University. She is co-director of the Irvin D. Yalom Institute of Psychotherapy, editor of Qualitative Psychology, She is presently a professor of clinical psychology at Fielding Graduate University and a psychotherapist in practice.