Ira Helderman

Ira Helderman , PhD, LPC, is a religious studies scholar, psychotherapist in private practice, and lecturer in the religious studies department at Vanderbilt University. His book Prescribing the Dharma: Psychotherapists, Buddhist Traditions, and Defining Religion is the first comprehensive study of the diverse ways in which psychotherapists in the United States have considered and taken up Buddhist ideas and practices.

Inside Tricycle’s Fall 2021 Issue

With Jordan Quaglia, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, and Ira Helderman

Inside Tricycle’s Fall 2021 Issue

In this episode of Tricycle Talks, editor-in-chief James Shaheen is joined by three contributors—Jordan Quaglia, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, and Ira Helderman—to take a closer look at our Fall 2021 issue.

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