Mona Affinito has been a faculty member of the Adler Graduate School since 1995. She is also a Professor Emeritus at Southern Connecticut State University and has a private practice in Chaska and Excelsior, MN . She is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Her areas of special interest are the psychology of women, forgiveness, and justice. She has conducted workshops on forgiveness, forgiveness counseling, and psychotherapy issues, including "Forgiveness: What to Do After the Offense", "Just Living in an Unjust World", "Dangerous Therapy Fads and Positive Lessons from Glaring Errors We Didn't 'Get' in Psychology 101", "Turning a Defeat into a Victory" and "Helping with Forgiveness Decisions."

Her publications include:

When to Forgive (1999)
Helping with Forgiveness Decisions (2001)
"Forgiveness in Counseling : Caution, Definition and Application," in Lamb,S. and Murphy, J.G. (Eds.)(2002).
Before Forgiving: Cautionary Views of Forgiveness in Counseling. New York: Oxford University Press.

As an Emeritus faculty member, Dr. Affinito is available to work as a thesis advisor (Chair or Reader) for students working in her areas of expertise: Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, and Women's Issues.

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