The Boy Who Started Fire with his Eyes–Barry A. Goodfield, PhD

Barry Goodfield, PhD will present a case study of “The Boy Who Started Fire with his Eyes,” the Italian teenager who caught the attention of the world when it was reported that a comic book he was reading suddenly burst into flames. Under the auspices of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Dr. Goodfield traveled to Rome to meet and treat young Benedetto Supino. Working with Lucia Direzone, MD, Director of the Sanatorio of the Catholic University Hospital in Rome, he used his trademarked Non-Verbal Leak (NVL) method of identifying observable unconscious nonverbal messages.

Prof. Barry Austin Goodfield holds a PhD in Psychology and Human Behavior. In 1996 he became President & CEO of The Goodfield Foundation for the Study of Conflict Communication and Peace Building. He is a recognized expert in negotiations, mediation, conflict resolution and communications, and is known for the “Goodfield Method™,” a unique psychotherapy process he developed in the 1970s. He has used this method for more than three decades on four continents, helping heads of state, cabinet ministers, senior corporate executives, ranking international civil servants and military commanders, and has trained professionals in many fields such as psychiatry, law enforcement, and human resources all of over the world. He also assists individual clients and families as a psychotherapist and Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in both Arizona and California.