Secret Scars: Uncovering and Understanding the Addiction of Self-Injury
V.J. Turner is a pseudonym for a licensed clinical psychologist. Her numerous academic credentials include a Ph.D. and a post-doctorate fellowship. She has many years of experience working therapeutically with adolescents and patients with addictive disorders. She has written and published extensively, including academic journal articles books, and assessment instruments in the field of psychology. Turner has had first-hand experience with self-injury before successfully recovering over seven years ago.