Kirk A. Bingaman
About
Kirk Bingaman is Professor in the Psychological & Educational Services Division of the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University. He is a licensed mental health counselor in New York and maintains a counseling and psychotherapy practice. Before joining GSE, he served for 20 years in the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, where he taught in the Mental Health Counseling/Spiritual Integration and Pastoral Care programs.
Leadership & Editorial Work
Bingaman is a former chair of the Psychology, Culture, and Religion group of the American Academy of Religion. Since 2021, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Pastoral Psychology (Springer Nature), one of the leading journals in the field of psychology and religion/spirituality.
International Engagement
His recent academic work includes a faculty fellowship in Italy, where he was a visiting scholar at the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences in Milan and the University of Padua. In 2023, he received a Faculty Research Abroad award to collaborate with psychology faculty at Ateneo De Manila University in the Philippines. Current projects with Ateneo colleagues explore the role of social media in well-being and the psychological impact of faith struggles.
Recent Keynotes
In 2025, Bingaman delivered keynote presentations at the Psychotherapy and Faith Conference in Houston, the Positive Psychology 2.0 International Conference in Hong Kong, and the International Association of Spiritual Care Conference in Chicago.
Beyond Academia
He practices contemplative meditation daily and is an avid hiker and trekker, having completed several multi-week expeditions in Nepal and Tibet.
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Ph.D., Psychology & Religion, Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA)
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
B.A., Messiah University
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LHMC), New York -
The treatment of anxiety, with a special focus on the application of neuroscientific research, in particular the finding that activity in the stress region of the brain can be lowered over time through regular mindfulness and contemplative-meditational practices. Most recently, a focus on the rapid advance of digital technology and AI, and how it is transforming what it means to be human. For example, the impact of social media on human development, including the impact on developing brains.
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Pastoral and Spiritual Care in a Digital Age: The Future Is Now, Lexington Books, 2018.
The Power of Neuroplasticity for Pastoral and Spiritual Care, Lexington Books, 2014.
Treating the New Anxiety: A Cognitive-Theological Approach, Jason Aronson, 2007.
Freud and Faith: Living in the Tension, State University of New York (SUNY) Press, 2003.
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- Field Experience I
- Field Placement II
- Clinical Integration II
- Advanced Life Span & Career Counseling
- Theology of Pastoral Counseling
Contact Information
Fordham University at Lincoln Center
113 W 60th St, Room 1008H
New York, NY 10023
tel: 718-817-4800
[email protected]