Donald F. Walker

Donald F. Walker, PhD, directs the Child Trauma Institute, an interdisciplinary research center devoted to understanding the role of religious faith in recovery from childhood abuse, treating survivors of child abuse, and training professionals in addressing spiritual issues in treatment.

Dr. Walker also teaches in the PsyD program in clinical psychology at Regent University. As a professor, he teaches courses on trauma and clinical child psychology and supervises students at all levels of the program.

He is a member of the APA Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) and 56 (Trauma Psychology).

He is also the founder and executive director of Tidewater Child and Family Behavioral Health Center, PLLC, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a clinical child psychologist and treats children, teens, and families.