H. Stephen Larsen is a psychologist and author who, with his wife Robin Larsen, was on the founding board of advisors of the Joseph Campbell Foundation,[1] and also founded the Center for Symbolic Studies,[2] to carry on with the work of Joseph Campbell. He is best known for his work in mythology, and for being a pioneer in the field of neurofeedback.[3]
Larsen is a graduate of Columbia University, (B.A., M.A.),[3] and Union Institute & University (Ph.D.). He is professor emeritus of psychology with SUNY Ulster.[3] He has trained with Edward Whitmont, M.D., Jungian training analyst, and Stanislav Grof, M.D., as well as Joseph Campbell, M.A. LL.D., in the understanding of myth and symbol.[3] He has worked closely with Len Ochs, Ph.D., innovator/originator of the LENS neurofeedback technique, and researching its potential. In 2003, they jointly presented "Fundamentals of the LENS Method: Using EEG Driven Stimulation to Work with the Clinical Spectrum of Problems: Special Emphasis on the Neurologically Sensitive Patient" at the ISNR Conference in Houston,[4]
Larsen has written over forty other books, articles, and introductions.[5]