Dr. Pears is a psychologist at the Alexandria VA Health Care System. He is currently working on the Substance Use Disorders Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SUDS RRTP). He spent 15 years on the PTSD Clinic Team, specializing in combat trauma and substance use disorders. Dr. Pears is a certified trainer for Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and provides various evidence based psychotherapies for PTSD. He completed his doctorate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi in 1994 and licensed in 1995. He has worked at Central Louisiana State Hospital as a staff psychologist as well as Chief of the Dept of Psychology. He also was in private practice of over a decade. Dr. Pears has served as Secretary of the LPA Executive Committee, as well as the membership and conference committees.
