Jackie Lapidus is a doctor of psychology in private practice in Washington, DC., specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders and depression. She has worked for over 20 years in the area of loss and bereavement, providing services to hospice families and patients and to family members of people diagnosed with HIV. Jackie has conducted workshops for people dealing with loss, either as bereaved individuals or as care providers. She has written on such topics as suicide and the experiences of descendants of Holocaust survivors and descendants of Nazi perpetrators. She has co-authored a book on marriage and family therapy.

Jackie also has experience locally and nationally as a volunteer disaster/crisis responder and trainer. She has responded to families, businesses, government offices, and communities in the aftermath of traumatic events and was particularly active in Washington immediately following the terrorist and anthrax attacks of 2001. She received the American Psychological Association Presidential Citation for this work. In recognition of her leadership and professional advocacy of victims of trauma in the Washington area, Jackie received the 2003 National Association of Social Workers' Distinguished Service Award.

A graduate of George Washington University, Jackie received her Master’s degree from Boston University, and her doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Psychology in Boston. Prior to her work in psychology, she served as an officer of the Albany Savings Bank in upstate New York.

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