Education
Conduct psychosocial assessment of patients which chronic pain for individual therapy or for entry into a functional restoration program.
Doctoral Training
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Clinical Internship
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Kaiser Permanente Department of Psychiatry, Santa Clara, CA
Licensure
State of California (18966)
Clinical Experience
BHC , Los Gatos, CA (2013-Current)
Conduct psychosocial assessment of patients which chronic pain for individual therapy or for entry into a functional restoration program. Provide individual and group therapy to patients with chronic pain who also experience a variety of depressive or anxiety disorders. Run 8-week Trauma Recovery Program.
OneHealth Online Clinical Communities
Deliver web-based interactive online clinical presentations: PTSD, chronic pain, sleep, and depression/anxiety.
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Conducted assessments of patients with medical or psychological disorders. Provided individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and psycho-educational groups for the management of depression, anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, pulmonary disease, and HIV. Implemented a treatment group for the management of trauma and chronic pain at the Women’s Trauma Recovery Program. Designed clinical interventions for the management of addiction and supervised treatment.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Teach class Addiction Psychiatry focusing on behavioral treatment interventions.
University of South Florida Psychology Clinic, Tampa, Florida
Individual therapy focusing on management of depression and anxiety. Also completed intensive training/practicum in Integrative Couples Therapy.
Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Central Office, Washington, D.C.
Coordinator of National Training in CBT for the Management of Chronic Pain. Conducted 3-day trainings for VA clinical providers across the United States. Created/edited all clinical materials for the training and served as Master Trainer. Primary author of treatment manual used in all VA facilities across the United States.
Kaiser Department of Psychiatry, Santa Clara
Conducted individual and group psychotherapy focusing on management of depression, anxiety, and addiction. Also treated distressed couples and created group focusing on the management of trichotillomania.
Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
Conducted psychological evaluations of patients as member of Bone Marrow Transplantation Team. Taught relaxation techniques to patients undergoing chemotherapy.
James A Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Conducted intake and screening assessments of patients referred to Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program. Led groups and provided individual therapy.
Research Publications
(Selected)
Timko, Bonn-Miller, Ilgen, McKellar (in press).
Timko, Bonn-Miller, Ilgen, McKellar (2015).
McKellar, J., Austin, J., & Moos, R. (2014).
Building the first step: a review of low-intensity interventions for stepped care.
Addiction Science and Clinical Practice.
Timko, C., Cronkite, R., McKellar, J., Zemore, S., & Moos, R. (in press).
Dually Diagnosed Patients’ Benefits of Mutual-Help Groups and the Role of Social Anxiety.
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.
McKellar, J., Wagner, T., Harris, A., Oehlert, M., Buckley, S., & Moos, R. (2012).
One-year Outcomes of Telephone Case Monitoring for Patients with Substance Use Disorders.
Addictive Behaviors, 37, 1069-1074.
Oser, M., Cucciare, M., McKellar, J., Weingardt, K. (2012)
Hazardous Alcohol Use among Veterans with Hepatitis C: Alcohol-related Coping, Consequences, and Confidence to Change
Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 35, 634-641.
Austin, J, McKellar, J, & Moos, R. (2011).
The Influence of Co-Occurring Axis I Disorders on Treatment Utilization in Homeless Patients with Substance Use Disorders.
Addictive Behaviors, 36, 941-944.
Kamen, C., Cosgrove, V. E., McKellar, J., Cronkite, R. C., & Moos, R. (2011).
Family support and depressive symptoms: A 23-year follow-up.
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 215-223.
Oser, M., McKellar, J., Moos, B., & Moos, R. (2010).
Changes in Ambivalence Mediate the Relation between Entering Treatment and Change in Alcohol Use and Problems.
Addictive Behaviors, 35, 367-369.
McKellar, J., Harris, A., & Moos, R. (2009).
Patients’ Abstinence Status Affects the Benefits of 12-Step Self-Help Group Participation on Substance Use Disorder Outcomes.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 99, 115-122.
Ilgen MA, Hu K, Moos RH, McKellar J. (2008).
Continuing care utilization and readmission to inpatient psychiatric treatment in patients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.
Psychiatric Services, 59 (9), 982-988.
Laffaye C, McKellar JD, Ilgen MA, Moos RH, (2008).
Predictors of 4-year outcome of community residential treatment for patients with substance use disorders.
Psychiatric Services, 59 (9), 982-988.
McKellar, J., Piette, J., and Humphreys, K, (2004).
Does Treatment Regimen Adherence Mediate the Relationship Between Depression and Diabetes Symptoms?
Diabetes Educator, 30(3):485-92.
Brown, K. and McKellar, J. (2003).
Demand for Alcohol Treatment.
Frontlines (June), 1-2.
Kelly, J., McKellar, J., and Moos, R. (2003).
Comorbid Major Depression in Patients with Substance Use Disorders: Effects on 12-step Self-Help Involvement and Substance Use Outcomes.
Psychiatric Services, 59 (9), 982-988.
McKellar, J., Stewart, E., Humphreys, K. (2003).
Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement and Positive Alcohol-Related Outcomes: Cause, Consequence, or Just a Correlate?
A prospective 2-year study of 2319 alcohol dependent males. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(2), 302-308.
McKellar, J., Clark, M., and Shriner, J., (2003).
The Cognitive Specificity of Associative Responses in Patients with Chronic Pain.
British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42, 27-39.
McKellar, J., Ingram, R., and Malcarne, V. (1996).
States-of-Mind and Negative Affectivity.
Cognitive Therapy and Research, 20, 235-246.