The Work Doctor® Consultants
Healthcare Specialists

Ruth Namie, PhD

Dr. Ruth Namie has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Her three-part professional career began in management. She was Executive Corporate Training Director for two Sheraton Hotels in Hawaii.

During and after her clinical training, Dr. Namie spent several years helping individuals and families grappling with various forms at several chemical dependency clinics in the Kaiser Permanente, Northern California system. Note: Dr. Namie is not now a licensed psychologist, nor does she practice psychology.

Since 1998, she has coached thousands of bullied individuals, both women and men. Lessons from targets, coupled with her business experience and academic training, make Dr. Ruth Namie an expert in Work Trauma, the effects of repeated, unremitting bullying and humiliation.

Together they founded the Workplace Bullying Institute. They wrote two books on workplace bullying, the most recent is, The Bully At Work (3rd edition, Sourcebooks, January 2009).

The Namies' bullying-related research and work have been featured numerous times on network TV -- CNBC, Today Show, Good Morning America, Early Show, Nightline, CNN -- on local TV, and in the national press New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, National Post, Toronto Star, Macleans, ABA Journal, and radio across the U.S. and Canada. Appearances total over 700 in all media.

Work Doctor®, Inc. is the premier consulting firm that focuses on employer solutions to correct and prevent Workplace Bullying. The firm, established in 1985, has focused exclusively since 1997 on workplace bullying/abusive work environment projects for employers in the U.S. and Canada. Work Doctor also counts hospitals and multi-facility systems as clients. For years we have been implementing solutions for our clients that mirror those outlined by JCAHO.

Because of Ruth and Gary's training and background, the consulting focus is on behaviors and reversing destructiveness by coupling systemic and individualized strategies.

The Namies are sought-after professional speakers and workshop leaders on the topic, given their unrivaled, comprehensive perspective of the phenomenon.