Research Interests

Clinical intuition, creativity, metaphor, archetypes, fractal geometry, interpersonal synchrony, complexity theory, chaos theory, exceptional human experiences

Biography

I grew up in New Jersey and live in Topanga, CA, where I strive to walk my talk by writing, drawing, dancing ballet, doing yoga, and hanging out in nature on a daily basis.

Education

B.A., Stanford University

M.A. and Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Awards & Distinctions 

Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology, given by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, 2019

Publications

Domash, L. & Marks-Tarlow, T. (2022). The Eel & the Blowfish: A Graphic Novel of Dreams, Trauma and Healing. New York, NY: IPBooks.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2021). Mythic Imagination Today: The Interpenetration of Mythology and Science. Leiden, NL: Brill Press.

Marks-Tarlow, T., Shapiro, Y., Wolf, K. & Friedman, H. (Eds.) (2020). A Fractal Epistemology for a Scientific Psychology: Bridging the Personal with the Transpersonal. Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars.

Marks-Tarlow, T., Solomon, M., & Siegel, D. (Eds.)(2018). Play and Creativity in Psychotherapy. New York: W.W. Norton

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2016), Truly Mindful Coloring: Stay Calm, Reduce Stress, & Self Express. PESI.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2014), Awakening Clinical Intuition: An Experiential Workbook. Norton.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2012), Clinical Intuition in Psychotherapy. New York: Norton. [Preface by Allan Schore]

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2008). Psyche’s Veil: Psychotherapy, Fractals and Complexity. London: Routledge. [Preface by Daniel Siegel]

Vrobel, S., Rössler, O. & Marks-Tarlow, T. (Eds.) (2008). Simultaneity: Temporal Structures and Observer Perspectives. Singapore: World Scientific.

For downloadable papers and chapters, visit www.markstarlow.com.