Douglas Rait, Ph.D.

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Clinical Focus

Couples and family therapy, marital relationships, child and adolescent mental health, individual coping with stress and illness, influence of technology on family functioning, health technology innovation, team learning and design
Clinical Psychology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Administrative Appointments

Director, Team Learning and Design, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign (2014 - Present)
Chief, Couples and Family Therapy Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1993 - Present)
Director, Stanford Advanced Psychotherapy Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2012 - 2013)
Faculty, Stanford Center for Adolescence (1997 - Present)
Director, Family Therapy Program, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (1992 - 2016)

Honors & Awards

Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2025)
Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2020)
Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2018)
Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2015)
Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2013)
Most Inspiring Mentor Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2012)
Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2012)
Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2011)
Academic Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2010)
Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2009)
Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (1997)
Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (1994)
Joan Sadow Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center (1991)

Professional Education

Advanced Externship, Family Therapy Supervision - Salvador Minuchin/Family Studies, NY (1988)
Externship, Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy, NY (1986)
Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Cornell Medical College, NY (1986)
Fellowship, Children's Hospital-Judge Baker Guidance Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (1985)
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, CO (1985)
A.B., magna cum laude w/Honors, Brown University, RI (1979)

Contact

Academic rait@stanford.edu Fax: (650) 321-3470

Alternate Contact Tel: (650) 723-5868

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Stanford Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic 401 Quarry Rd MC 5722 Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 498-9111 Fax: (650) 724-9900

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Health Care

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Dr. Rait's clinical and research interests include couples and family therapy, the family context of health and illness, family-systems training in medical education, work-couple-family balance, the influence of technology on family relationships, health technology innovation, multidisciplinary team performance, and digital applications in the behavioral sciences.

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