Michael Pantalon

Michael V. Pantalon, Ph.D. is a faculty member and psychologist at Yale School of Medicine. He has over two decades of experience as a clinical psychologist, researcher, leadership, health and recovery coach, consultant, trainer, speaker, and is the author of Instant Influence (2011). As a therapist and coach, he helps his clients appreciate that the most profound way to motivate yourself and others is to realize the following 3 simple yet deep truths: 1) No one absolutely has to change – we are all free to decide for ourselves, 2) Everyone (including you) already has enough motivation, and 3) Unlocking your inner motivation is not a lengthy and mysterious process. In fact, it can be done with a 7-minute method he has developed, based on over 3 decades of science. It has to do with asking 6 simple questions about why we want to change versus how we plan to do so, which are detailed in his book.

Pantalon has been on the faculty at Yale School of Medicine since 1997. He is a Senior Research Scientist in Department of Emergency Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Lecturer at Yale University’s Psychology Department. He is also a contributor to the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School and faculty member at Wellcoaches, Inc. He also maintains private practices for addiction treatment, recovery coaching and recovery coach training (see www.centerforprogressiverecovery.com), and for business coaching, training and speaking (see www.michaelpantalon.com). He earned his B.A. in psychology from Binghamton University, his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical & school psychology from Hofstra University and his M.S. in psychopharmacology from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Pantalon received the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching from Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry in 2007.