Ramani Durvasula, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in California, the founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training and Consulting, LLC, and professor emerita of psychology at California State University Los Angeles. She is the New York Times bestselling author of It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People. Dr. Durvasula is also the author of multiple others including Don’t You Know Who I Am: How to Stay Sane in the Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility and Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist. She has developed a 36-hour certification program on working with clients experiencing narcissistic abuse for PESI. Dr. Durvasula hosts a popular YouTube channel and is a featured expert on the digital media platform MedCircle. She has also been widely involved in APA Governance including the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology and the APA Minority Fellowship Program. Dr. Durvasula has spoken and taught internationally to clinicians on assessment and treatment of narcissistic abuse as well as narcissism in clinical settings and narcissism and addiction.  

Financial: Ramani Durvasula is the founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training, and Consulting. She maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with the California State University Los Angeles and the University of Johannesburg. Ramani Durvasula receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Ramani Durvasula is an associate editor for Behavioral Medicine and a consulting editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Mental Health. She is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, AIDS and Behavior, and Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. Ramani Durvasula is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science Society for Behavioral Medicine, and the International Association of Applied Psychology.