Carissa D'Aniello, Ph.D.

Bio

Dr. Carissa D'Aniello researches couple and family therapy processes, specifically, therapy retention, common factors. The implications of her work center on improving the quality of the training MFT students receive, and ultimately, improving therapy quality. D'Aniello has authored several publications in the American Journal of Family Therapy, Contemporary Family Therapy, The Family Journal, and the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. In 2016, D'Aniello was awarded the AAMFT Dissertation Award for her outstanding dissertation titled: A Common Factors Informed Mixed Methods Investigation of Clients of Marriage and Family Therapists' Perception of Therapy Productiveness. D'Aniello is an Assistant Professor of Couple and Family Therapy, an AAMFT Pre-Clinical Fellow, Approved Supervisor and a member of the National Council on Family Relations.

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Research Interests or Areas of Expertise

Carissa's areas of research interest include:

Therapy processes
Therapy retention
Common factors in MFT treatment
MFT Training Addiction and family anxiety

Selected Publications

D'Aniello, C., Piercy, F.P., Dolbin-MacNab, M., & Perkins, S. (2018). How Clients of Marriage and Family Therapists Make Decisions About Therapy Discontinuation and Persistence. Contemporary Family Therapy. doi: 10.1007/s10591-018-9469-7

Fife, S. T., D'Aniello, C., *Scott, S., *Sullivan, E. (2018). Marriage and family therapy students' experience with common factors training. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. doi:10.1111/jmft.12333

D'Aniello, C. & Fife, S. (2017). Common Factors Training in Accredited MFT Training Programs. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43, 591-604. doi:10.1111/jmft.12218

D'Aniello, C., Marek, L. I., Moore, L. E. (2017). Military service members and their partners' perception of PTSD symptomology and diagnosis and its' impact on reintegration stress: A dyadic analysis. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 36(2), 39-53.  https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2017.36.2.39

D'Aniello, C., & Nguyen, H. (2017). Considerations for Intentional use of Self-Disclosure for Family Therapists. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 28, 23-37. doi:10.1080/08975353.2017.1283147

Weeks, G. & D'Aniello, C. (2017).  Teaching Reframes in a Master's Level Marriage and Family Therapist Program. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 28, 303-316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08975353.2017.1297068

D'Aniello, C., *Alvarado, J., *Izaguirre, S., *Hulbert, E., *Miller, S. (2016). MFT Trainees' experiences of common factors informed clinical practice: A participatory investigation. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 27, 276-287. doi:10.1080/08975353.2016.1235432

D'Aniello, C., & Tambling, R. B. (2016). Instrument design and principle components factor analysis of the productive processes inventory. The Family Journal, 25, 76-83. doi:10.1177/1066480716680175

D'Aniello, C., & Nguyen, H., Piercy, F. (2016). Cultural Sensitivity as a MFT Common Factor. American Journal of Family Therapy, 44, 234-244. doi:10.1080/01926187.2016.1223565

D'Aniello, C. & Perkins, S. N. (2016). Common Factors Come Alive: Practical Strategies for Implementing Common Factors in MFT Training. Contemporary Family Therapy, 38, 233-244. doi:10.1007/s10591-016-9377-7

D'Aniello, C. & Tambling, R. B. (2016).  The Effect of Expectations on Intention to Persist in Therapy. American Journal of Family Therapy, 45, 37-50. doi:10.1080/01926187.2016.1223568