Filial Therapy Helps Parents and Childre...

“It was 1969, and I had just received my master’s degree in clinical school psychology. Here I was, dragging my family (wife and three children) to State College, Pennsylvania, to enter a doctoral program in child development and family relationships. Unbeknownst to me, a group of clinical researchers from Rutgers University were joining the faculty. They were led by Louise F. Guerney and Bernard G. Guerney, Jr., and had just completed a major research project on filial therapy funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. I had never heard of filial therapy....

Take Back Your Wedding

I highly recommend a book called Take Back Your Wedding.  An essential read.  Buy it today! As Dr. William Doherty and his daughter, Elizabeth Doherty Thomas, say in their e-book, Take  Back  Your Wedding, “Planning a wedding is one of the hardest things you will do in your life, and one of the most thrilling when it all comes together. “With the possible exception of building a house together, there is nothing in a couple’s life that involves more decisions, small and large, than a wedding.” They wrote this book out of their own experience during Elizabeth’s...

Check Out My Post On A Great New Blog

I was a guest blogger for Two Peds in a Pod.  Enjoy my article, Not Small Talk: How to Explain Big Topics to Young Children Whether you are discussing after dinner cleanup or explaining a complex issue such as an impending divorce, keep in mind talking to a young child is not the same as talking to a  “little adult.” It’s important to be receptive to what we call teachable moments. Be prepared to respond when you perceive that your child is ready and then follow your child’s lead. Here’s such a moment: Johnny, age three, asks Sam, his dad,...

My First Blog Post

This is a first installment of my blog. I’m excited about it and nervous. Will it be useful and meaningful? Will I be able to keep up with it? My interests are so broad that I’m afraid my posts won’t have a consistent thread. Well, maybe that’s not me. I’m, at times, disparate, inattentive and self-centered. I often am motivated to instruct rather than take the time to listen first. Mostly my motivation is to be collaborative. To me, this means to have confidence in my own beliefs, recognize the validity of the beliefs of others and engage in conversation that...

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Info about workshops offered Fall 2010.