A member of the American Psychological Association and the NJ Psychological Association for over 25 years, she has published, presented, and taught on stress and pain management, clinical hypnosis, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and TFT (Thought Field Therapy). She has co-authored Evolving Thought Field Therapy: The Clinician’s Handbook of Diagnoses, Treatment, and Theory (W. W. Norton, 2004). Dr. Bender holds a diplomate in comprehensive energy psychology (D-CEP) from the Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology. She is retired from the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and remains in private practice in Florham Park, New Jersey.