Todd Edwards

Todd M. Edwards, Ph.D., LMFT, Professor, teaches Practicum in MFT and Family Development. Dr. Edwards received his B.A. in Psychology from Arizona State University, his M.A. in Counseling & Guidance from the University of Arizona, a Post-Masters Certificate in Couples & Sex Therapy from the Marriage Council of Philadelphia, and his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Virginia Tech. 

His primary clinical and research interests are collaboration between family therapists and primary care physicians, medical family therapy, medical family therapy training, and friendships of married men. Dr. Edwards’ recent publications include the book The Therapist’s Guide to Psychopharmacology: Working with Patients, Families, and Physicians to Optimize Care, 3rd Edition (with Jo Ellen Patterson and James Griffith; Guilford Press, 2021) and two articles in Asia-Pacific Psychiatry in the area of suicide prevention. He is currently writing a book (also with Jo Ellen Patterson and James Griffith) on working with clients coping with common family transitions (e.g., transition to parenthood, divorce, illness, loss), which is expected to be published Guilford Press in 2024.

In addition to his work at USD, Dr. Edwards has a private practice in the Mission Hills neighborhood, where he works with individuals, couples, and families, and is a health coach through UCSD’s RELINK program. He is the Editor of the International Journal of Systemic Therapy and an Editorial Board Member for Family Process and the American Journal of Family Therapy.