Victor Counted
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Victor Counted, PhD, is a psychologist, professor, author, and practical theologian whose work explores the intersections of health, faith, relationships, and human flourishing.

He is Associate Professor of Psychology at Regent University and a Faculty Affiliate of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University. He also contributes to the Global Flourishing Study, a major international research initiative examining the conditions that help people and societies thrive.

Counted holds two PhDs: one in Health Psychology from Western Sydney University and another in the Psychology of Religion from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He has authored nine books and more than 100 scholarly and scientific publications on flourishing, attachment, spirituality, place, hope, and well-being across cultures.

His work has appeared in journals including Nature Mental Health, Scientific Reports, Journal of Positive Psychology, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, and the Journal of Happiness Studies. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion, Associate Editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology, and Series Editor for Springer’s Religion, Spirituality, and Health book series.

Across his books and public writing, Counted brings psychological science into conversation with the deeper questions of human life, such as how we form meaningful relationships, navigate change, grow through adversity, deepen our spiritual lives, and flourish.

He lives in Virginia with his wife, Jessie, and their two sons.
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