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Dr Ilana Seager van Dyk B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer - Clinical Psychology

Doctoral Co-Supervisor
School of Psychology

Dr Ilana Seager van Dyk (she/her) is a senior lecturer in clinical psychology at the Wellington campus and director of the PRIDE lab. Her research uses experimental and longitudinal methods to understand the social and emotional mechanisms underlying mental health disparities in populations under chronic stress (particularly LGBTQ+ people) during critical developmental transitions. As a clinical scientist, her ultimate goal is to translate these basic research findings into improved evidence-based clinical care for youth and their families.

Although born and raised in Aotearoa, Dr. Seager van Dyk trained in the United States, completing her B.A. in psychology and history of medicine at Yale University followed by two years of research training as a post-baccalaureate research coordinator at the University of Miami. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Ohio State University, and completed a 12-month clinical residency at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Finally, Dr. Seager van Dyk was a postdoctoral associate at the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative, where she received several small grants (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, Yale FLAGS) to develop an LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioural group therapy for adolescents.

Dr. Seager van Dyk joined the School of Psychology in 2022. In addition to her research, she teaches post-graduate courses in the clinical psychology programme. She is involved in a number of professional activities, including serving as co-chair of the Sexual and Gender Minority Special Interest Group within the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), and serving on the editorial board of Behavior Therapy. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of New York, and has a passion for using evidence-based practice to assess and treat internalizing disorders in youth, as well as working with LGBTQ young people and their families.

Dr Ilana Seager van Dyk (she/her) is a senior lecturer in clinical psychology at the Wellington campus and director of the PRIDE lab. Her research uses experimental and longitudinal methods to understand the social and emotional mechanisms underlying mental health disparities in populations under chronic stress (particularly LGBTQ+ people) during critical developmental transitions. As a clinical scientist, her ultimate goal is to translate these basic research findings into improved evidence-based clinical care for youth and their families.

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Professional

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts - Yale University (2012)
  • Master of Arts - The Ohio State University (2016)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - The Ohio State University (2020)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Co-Supervisor, 淘料视频

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Broadly speaking, I am interested in understanding the social and emotional mechanisms underlying mental health disparities in populations under chronic stress (particularly LGBTQ+ people) across development. Thus, I am interested in research related to:
 

  • LGBTQ+ mental health
  • Evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention with youth and their families
  • Emotion science / affective science
  • Development (particularly childhood through young adulthood)
  • Psychopathology (particularly internalizing symptoms)
  • Human sexuality

 
Although less central to my research program, I am also interested in research about student development and mentorship in post-graduate psychology training programs.

Research Opportunities

  • Rainbow affirming cognitive behaviour group therapy for youth  (01/01/2024) We have been awarded a 3-year grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand to develop this affirming intervention - we need research assistants!

Thematics

Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Clinical Sciences (110300):
Gender Psychology (170105): Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology (170106):
Medical And Health Sciences (110000): Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy) (110319):
Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis (170110): Psychology (170100): Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (170000): Social and Community Psychology (170113)

Keywords

LGBTQ+; Mental health; Youth; Emotion; Psychological wellbeing

Research Projects

Current Projects

Project Title: Affirming Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Rainbow Youth and Wh膩nau in Aotearoa

Rainbow youth in Aotearoa experience health-sectored defined mental health challenges (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicidality) at a higher rate than their cisgender, heterosexual peers, and more than half report negative, invalidating experiences with mental health providers. The aim of this project is to develop an affirming mental health intervention for Rainbow youth and their wh膩nau that is responsive to both the unique challenges facing this population (e.g., discrimination, coming out) and the unique cultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand complemented with tikanga M膩ori. We will run a series of focus groups with Rainbow youth, their wh膩nau, staff from Rainbow organisations, alongside clinicians and experts (including tikanga, psychology and whakawhanaungatanga) to guide the cultural adaptation of a US-based treatment (LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behaviour therapy) for use in Aotearoa. We will then test the revised group intervention with 16-20 Rainbow youth and their wh膩nau in Wellington, and share our research findings with national stakeholders.
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Date Range: 2024 - 2026

Funding Body: Health Research Council of New Zealand

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Research Outputs

Journal

Lelutiu-Weinberger, C., Filimon, ML., Zavodszky, AM., Lixandru, M., Hanu, L., Fierbinteanu, C., . . . Pachankis, JE. (2024). Prepare Romania: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an intervention to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence and persistence among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Trials. 25(1)
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Seager van Dyk, I., Sena, R., McCord, C., Kodish, T., & DeAntonio, M. (2024). Affirming LGBTQIA+ Youth in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 63(3), 296-300
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Seager van Dyk, I. (2023). The “A” is not for ally: The continued pathologization of asexual people in modern mental health practice. The Behavior therapist / AABT. 46(8), 337-342 Retrieved from https://services.abct.org/i4a/doclibrary/index.cfm?category_id=26
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Miller, AN., & Seager van Dyk, I. (2023). Introduction to the special issue: Harms caused by the misapplication of CBT (Part 2). The Behavior therapist / AABT. 46(8), 318-320 Retrieved from https://services.abct.org/i4a/doclibrary/index.cfm?category_id=26
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Seager van Dyk, I., & Miller, AN. (2023). Introduction to the special issue: Harms caused by the misapplication of cognitive behavioral therapies. The Behavior therapist / AABT. 46(7), 245-248 Retrieved from https://services.abct.org/i4a/doclibrary/index.cfm?category_id=26
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Pachankis, JE., Soulliard, ZA., Layland, EK., Behari, K., Seager van Dyk, I., Eisenstadt, BE., . . . Bjureberg, J. (2023). Guided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 169
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Christensen, KA., Seager van Dyk, I., & Klaver, E. (2022). Elevated insomnia symptom severity in university students: The role of sexual orientation and internalizing symptoms. Journal of American College Health.
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Pachankis, JE., Soulliard, ZA., Morris, F., & Seager van Dyk, I. (2023). A Model for Adapting Evidence-Based Interventions to Be LGBQ-Affirmative: Putting Minority Stress Principles and Case Conceptualization Into Clinical Research and Practice. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 30(1), 1-17
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Schiltz, HK., McVey, AJ., van Dyk, IS., Adler, EJ., & Van Hecke, AV. (2023). Brief Report: Links Between Nonconformity to Gender Norms, Autistic Features, and Internalizing Symptoms in a Non-clinical College Sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 53(4), 1717-1725
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McGehan, S., Tairi, T., & Seager van Dyk, I. (2022). Beyond the binary: Controversies and ethical considerations in current intervention models for transgender and gender minority children and young people. Psychology Aotearoa. 14(2), 1-10 Retrieved from https://www.psychology.org.nz/members/professional-resources/psychology-aotearoa
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Pachankis, JE., Soulliard, ZA., van Dyk, IS., Layland, EK., Clark, KA., Levine, DS., . . . Jackson, SD. (2022). Training in LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Across LGBTQ Community Centers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 90(7), 582-599
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van Dyk, IS., Clark, KA., Dougherty, LR., & Pachankis, JE. (2022). Parent Responses to Their Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Implications for Parent-Focused Supportive Interventions. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 11(1), 1-16
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van Dyk, IS., Aldao, A., & Pachankis, JE. (2022). Coming out under fire: The role of minority stress and emotion regulation in sexual orientation disclosure. PLoS ONE. 17(5 May)
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Christensen, KA., van Dyk, IS., Southward, MW., & Vasey, MW. (2022). Evaluating interactions between emotion regulation strategies through the interpersonal context of female friends. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 78(2), 266-282
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G. Martinez, R., Seager van Dyk, I., L. Kroll, J., D. Emerson, N., & Bursch, B. (2022). Recommendations for Building Telemental Health Relationships with Youth: A Systematic Review and Resource for Clinicians. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 7(3), 349-362
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van Dyk, IS., Hahn, H., Scott, LE., Aldao, A., & Vine, V. (2021). Manipulating Minority Stress: Validation of a Novel Film-Based Minority Stress Induction With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 10(1), 128-139
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Gillikin, LM., Manasse, SM., & Seager van Dyk, I. (2021). An examination of emotion regulation as a mechanism underlying eating disorder pathology in lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Eating Behaviors. 41
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Seager van Dyk, I., Shao, J., Sohn, L., Smiley, PA., Olson, KR., & Borelli, JL. (2021). Responding to Children’s Diverse Gender Expression: Validation of a Parent-Report Measure of Gender-Related Conditional Regard. Journal of GLBT Family Studies. 17(5), 482-500
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Zullo, L., Seager van Dyk, I., Ollen, E., Ramos, N., Asarnow, J., & Miranda, J. (2021). Treatment Recommendations and Barriers to Care for Suicidal LGBTQ Youth: A Quality Improvement 淘料视频. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 6(3), 393-409
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Black, SR., Seager, I., Meers, MR., Arnold, LE., Birmaher, B., Findling, RL., . . . Fristad, MA. (2020). Associations between Parental Psychopathology and Sexual Behavior in an Outpatient Psychiatric Sample. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 49(1), 50-59
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Christensen, KA., Seager van Dyk, I., Nelson, SV., & Vasey, MW. (2020). Using multilevel modeling to characterize interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology in female friends. Personality and Individual Differences. 165
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Hahn, H., Seager van Dyk, I., & Ahn, WY. (2020). Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women Moderate Heterosexual Adults’ Subjective Stress Response to Witnessing Homonegativity. Frontiers in Psychology. 10
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Evans, TC., Walukevich, KA., Seager, I., & Britton, JC. (2018). A psychometric comparison of anxiety-relevant attention measures. Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 31(5), 539-554
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Bell, Z., Seager, I., Shader, T., & Fristad, MA. (2018). Updating the Textbook: A Novel Approach to Training Graduate Students in Evidence-Based Youth Practices. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 25(1), 1-6
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Rogers, AH., Seager, I., Haines, N., Hahn, H., Aldao, A., & Ahn, WY. (2017). The indirect effect of emotion regulation on minority stress and problematic substance use in lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Frontiers in Psychology. 8(OCT)
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Seager van Dyk, I., & Aldao, A. (2016). Applying basic affective science to clinical practice: a focus on social contexts and sexual minority clients. The Clinical Psychologist. 69(3), 7-15
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Aldao, A., Gee, DG., De Los Reyes, A., & Seager, I. (2016). Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor in the development of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology: Current and future directions. Development and Psychopathology. 28(4), 927-946
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Seager, I., Rowley, AM., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2014). Targeting Common Factors Across Anxiety and Depression Using the Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents. Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy. 32(1), 67-83
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Book

Britton, JC., Kennedy, SM., Seager, I., Queen, AH., Hernandez, MV., Spiro, CN., . . . Ehrenreich-May, J. (2015). Pediatric depression: Neurocognitive function and treatment implications. In From Symptom to Synapse: A Neurocognitive Perspective on Clinical Psychology. (pp. 211 - 246).
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Conference

Seager van Dyk, I. (2024, September). Adapting CBT for use with Rainbow youth. Presented at New Zealand Psychological Society. Christchurch, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I., & Braven, A. (2024). The role of self-compassion in supporting body appreciation amongst New Zealand adults: A replication study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders. Auckland, New Zealand
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I., & Owen, C.Does being kind to yourself affect your relationship with food? The relationship between self-compassion, intuitive eating and disordered eating among emerging adults in Aotearoa New Zealand. Presented at New Zealand Psychological Society. Christchurch, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Owen, C., & Seager van Dyk, I. (2024). Does being kind to yourself affect your relationship with food? The relationship between self-compassion, intuitive eating and disordered eating among emerging adults in Aotearoa New Zealand. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders. Auckland, New Zealand
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Braven, A., & Seager van Dyk, I. (2024). The role of self-compassion in supporting body appreciation amongst New Zealand adults: A replication study. Poster session presented at the meeting of New Zealand Psychological Society. Christchurch, New Zealand
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.

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Seager van Dyk, I., Rutherford, CG., Pachankis, JE., Bränström, R., & Hatzenbuehler, ML. (2023, November). Differences in emotion regulation underlie the sexual orientation disparity in depressive symptoms: a population-based study of young adults. Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Seattle, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I., & Cohen, JM. (2023, November). Fostering queer joy in youth: How to do affirmative cognitive behavior therapy with LGBTQ+ youth and their families (workshop). Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Seattle, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I., Hong, J., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., Miller, AN., White, E., & George, JR. (2023, November). Building diversity, equity, and inclusion: perspectives and concerns of ABCT's Minority Special Interest Groups (panel discussion). Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Seattle, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I., Smith, AM., Miller, AN., Hong, J., Tavarez, Y., George, JR., . . . McVey, AJ. (2023, November). Cultivating joy in minoritized communities: a clinical roundtable. Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Seattle, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Cohen, JM., & Seager van Dyk, I. (2023, April). Doing Affirmative Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Gender Diverse Youth & Their Families. Presented at Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Washington DC.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I., Layland, EK., Soulliard, ZA., & Pachankis, JE. (2023). Acceptability of LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Youth: Results from a Pilot 淘料视频. Poster session presented at the meeting of Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Washington D.C.
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Seager van Dyk, I., Chapman, K., McClendon-Iacovino, J., Cohen, JM., & Schleider, JL. (2022, November). Using Media as a Tool for Social Good: Disseminating Cognitive Behavioral Science and Practice Online With a Social Justice Lens (panel discussion). Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Soulliard, ZA., Jackson, S., Seager van Dyk, I., Layland, EK., Clark, KA., & Pachankis, JE. (2022, November). Training community mental health providers in LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: A randomized controlled trial across the US. Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Hong, JJ., Coser, A., George, JR., Seager van Dyk, I., Miller, AN., & Hernandez Rodriguez, J. (2022, November). Building diversity, equity, and inclusion: perspectives and concerns of ABCT's Minority Special Interest Groups (panel discussion). Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I., Soulliard, ZA., Layland, EK., & Pachankis, JE. (2022, November). LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral group therapy for youth: a pilot study. Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Cohen, JM., & Seager van Dyk, I. (2022, November). Doing cognitive behavior therapy with LGBTQ youth and their families: a live demonstration (mini-workshop). Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I. (2022, December). How does stigma get under the skin? Using psychological science to understand cognitive and affective mechanisms underlying Rainbow health disparities (keynote address). Presented at KiwiCAM. Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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Other

Seager van Dyk, I. (2024, June). Fostering queer joy: Affirming CBT with LGBTQIA+ youth and their families. In Bespoke Mental Health UK.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I. (2022, December). LGBTQ+ affirmative CBT for youth & their families (invited workshop). In University of Miami, Child and Adolescent Mood & Anxiety Treatment Program. Presented at Online workshop.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Seager van Dyk, I.
Seager van Dyk, I. (2022, November). The kids are alright: Affirming CBT with LGBTQ+ youth and their families. In Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Presented at Online Webinar.
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Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

I primarily teach into the post-graduate clinical psychology programme on the Wellington campus, although I also teach workshops on clinical practice with LGBTQ+/Rainbow communities across the university.

Contact Supervisor

Graduate Supervision Statement

I am passionate about mentoring emerging scholars in our field using a junior colleague model. I am interested in supervising post-graduate research on topics related to my research expertise in LGBTQ+/Rainbow mental health, affective science, child and adolescent psychology, parenting and families, and experimental and longitudinal methods. At the moment, the majority of the research opportunities in my lab are in the Rainbow/LGBTQIA+ space.


Dr Ilana Seager van Dyk is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 3 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Xiaofang Xiao - Doctor of Philosophy
    The effects of selfie behaviours on attachment insecurity and relationship quality
  • Erani Motu - Doctor of Clinical Psychology
    Wairuatanga: Exploring the understanding and implementation of wairua-informed practice with rangatahi M膩ori in a youth forensic setting.
  • Andrew Dodge - Doctor of Clinical Psychology
    An Exploration into Gender and Generational Differences in Mental Health Literacy in Australasia

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