Verhaagen (born June 21, 1964) is an American psychologist and the author or co-author of eight books, including Therapy with Young Men, Assessing and Managing Violence Risk in Juveniles, Sexually Aggressive Youth, and Parenting the Millennial Generation.
As a licensed psychologist who earned his Ph.D.
in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Verhaagen previously served as clinical director for three mental health agencies.
He is a founding partner of Southeast Psych, a large psychology practice in Charlotte, NC and Nashville, TN.
He is board-certified in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a Fellow of both The American Board of Clinical Psychology and The American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
He has been cited several times in USA Today and Newsweek.