Eugene Landy

Eugene Landy

Eugene Ellsworth Landy (November 26, 1934 – March 22, 2006) was a controversial American psychologist and therapist best known for his unconventional treatment of such celebrities as Alice Cooper and eventual exploitation of Brian Wilson. A graduate of California State University, Los Angeles (BA, 1964) and the University of Oklahoma (PhD, 1968), Landy began his practice as a successful drug counselor at Harbor Hospital in Los Angeles, California and a popular part-time instructor in the late 1960s at California State University, Northridge. He frequently employed Gestalt therapy in his treatment technique.