Michael Wydo

Dr. Wydo is the Department Chair for the Forensic MA and Psy.D. programs at The Chicago School. Dr. Wydo was awarded his Psy.D. from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his APA accredited doctoral internship at the University of San Diego Counseling Center, and a Post-doc at the Cognitive Therapy Institute of San Diego. He achieved Specialty Board Certification in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He had been a Psychologist for the Federal Bureau of Prisons since 2003 and was the Chief Psychologist at FCI Terminal Island in San Pedro California from 2015 to 2024. Prior to becoming the Department Chair in 2024, Dr. Wydo was an Adjunct Professor at The Chicago School since 2017. Dr. Wydo is also a part time Clinical Supervisor at F.I.R.E: Igniting Lives. His special interests include clinical supervision, cognitive behavioral interventions, anger, personality disorders, substance abuse, and cultural diversity training. Dr. Wydo is the author of the "Angry Cognitions Scale-Prison Form." He is also on the Leadership Board of the "Forensic Issues and Externalizing Behaviors" Special Interest Group (SIG) for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Dr. Wydo is licensed in California.