He is board certified in couple and family psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and he is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Thoburn received a Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. He is currently past president of the American Academy of Couple and Family Psychology, a specialty of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and he is past president of the Society for Family Psychology, Division 43 of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Thoburn is currently on the Board of Trustees of the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a board member of the couple and family psychology specialty of the American Board of Professional Psychology.