Dr Stan Steindl, PhD
Dr Stan Steindl is a clinical psychologist, adjunct professor, author, and host of Compassion in a T-Shirt, focusing on compassion-based approaches to mental health and wellbeing.
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Clinical Psychologist, Adjunct Professor, YouTuber and Podcast Host
Professions: Author, Clinical Psychologist, Keynote Speaker, Podcast & YouTube Host, Workshop Facilitator
Specialties: Behavior Change, Compassion, compassion focused therapy, Motivation, motivational interviewing, Self-compassion, self-criticism, shame
Dr Stan Steindl is a clinical psychologist, adjunct professor at the University of Queensland, and author specialising in compassion, self-compassion, and psychological wellbeing. He works clinically with adults across a range of mental health difficulties, with particular interests in shame, self-criticism, grief, trauma, and emotion regulation.Dr Steindl is the author of The Gifts of Compassion (Australian Academic Press, 2020) and host of the podcast and YouTube channel Compassion in a T-Shirt, where he interviews leading clinicians, researchers, and thinkers exploring the science and practice of compassion across psychotherapy, healthcare, and everyday life.His work integrates Compassion Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, and other evidence-based approaches, and is informed by evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and clinical practice. Alongside his clinical and academic roles, Dr Steindl regularly teaches, trains, and supervises health professionals, and is committed to making psychological science accessible, humane, and practically useful.