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Dr. J. Galen Buckwalter is a research psychologist with more than 25 years at the intersection of data, personality science, and technology. A former professor at the University of Southern California, his early academic work examined how steroidal hormones shape cognition during pregnancy and aging. He went on to build Kaiser Permanente's first behavioral-outcomes research program before leaping into industry as the founding Chief Science Officer of eHarmony, where he designed the psychometric matching engine credited with facilitating roughly 4% of U.S. marriages at its peak. Today Dr. Buckwalter is Founder & CEO of psyML, helping companies embed validated personality science into AI products, and serves as Chief Brain Futurist at Brain One, participating in cutting-edge brain–computer-interface research. Across roles he has championed the ethical use of psychometrics to foster empathy, resilience, and better human–machine interactions.

Dr. Sarah Shah is a board-certified psychiatrist committed to destigmatizing mental-health care and partnering closely with each patient. She earned her medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College, completed adult-psychiatry residency training at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, and holds certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Now practicing at Psychiatric Alternatives & Wellness Center in San Francisco, Dr. Shah tailors treatment plans that balance evidence-based medication management with a collaborative, person-centered style. Her clinical interests span ADHD, women's mental health (including perinatal and postpartum care), depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and sleep disorders, and she offers both in-office and telehealth appointments to improve access for underserved communities.

Laurel Wise is an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist (AMFT #147087) based in Los Angeles whose practice blends depth-oriented, relational, and trauma-informed modalities. She holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, complemented by EMDR certification from the Sonoma Institute (2024). Wise specializes in helping individuals and couples navigate perfectionism, people-pleasing, complex trauma (C-PTSD), relationship anxiety, and self-esteem challenges. Her toolkit includes Attachment Theory, Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and somatic techniques informed by a background as a yoga and mindfulness instructor. Clients value her warm, collaborative style, which creates space for both laughter and deep emotional processing on the journey toward greater self-acceptance and secure connection.