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Barbara Quick is a writer, poet, dancer, and the author of Still Friends: Living Happily Ever After . . . Even if Your Marriage Falls Apart and Northern Edge: A Novel of Survival in Alaska's Arctic. She writes frequently for the New York Times Book Review and has published essays and articles in Newsweek, Ms., the Los Angeles Times, and People Magazine. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is currently working on her second novel.

Books: Under Her Wing

Tyler C. Ralston, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist currently in private practice in Honolulu, HI. He completed a pre-doctoral internship at the Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Washington, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD in Hawaii. Ralston specializes in the treatment of posttraumatic stress and trauma-related guilt, working with military veterans and survivors of domestic violence. See http://www.treatingptsd.com.

Books:Treating PTSD in Battered Women

Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at MacQuarrie University in Sydney Australia.

Books: Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism, Helping Your Anxious Child

Kelly Paulk Ray, Ph.D., has served as chief psychologist at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Juvenile Corrections Assessment Center and is a counseling psychologist at The Drusilla Clinic, both in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ray has been instrumental in developing the parents' part of the children's anger-management program and has worked extensively with the parents of school-age children.

Books: Helping Your Angry Child

Jonathan Rich, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Irvine, California. He has helped hundreds of couples resolve conflicts over money. He was an instructor at California State University, Fullerton for seven years, where he taught counseling techniques to future marriage and family therapists. Visit his Web site at: www.MoneyWorkBook.com.

Books: The Couple's Guide to Love and Money

M. Susan Roberts, Ph.D., is a behavioral psychologist and consultant for human services agencies in the Boston area.

Books: Living with ADD

Kirwan Rockefeller, Ph.D., is the director of arts and humanities continuing education at the University of California, Irvine. His expertise includes psychology, visual and performing arts, humanities, and body-mind modalities. He has consulted with top national and entertainment organizations on the accurate depiction of social and mental health issues including the Entertainment Industries Council, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute on Drug Abuse, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, in addition to teaching organizational behavior and social psychology at the doctoral level. He is coeditor of Psychology, Spirituality and Healthcare, Volume 2 of Mind-Body Medicine: The Art of Whole Person Healthcare. He is a member of the American and California Psychological Associations and lives in Newport Beach, CA. (www.kirwanrockefeller.com)

Books: Visualize Confidence

Gae Rodke, M.D. FACOG, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a Clinical Associate Attending Physician at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Diseases. Dr. Rodke has been involved in pioneering research to establish a working model for vulvovaginal pain and to develop effective treatments for these disorders. She has published research articles, conducted grand rounds at several hospitals, presented at professional society meetings, and lectured to medical students in this field for over ten years.

Books: The Vulvodynia Survival Guide

Peter D. Rogers, Ph.D., was the Administrative Director of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services and former chief of the Chemical Dependency at Kaiser Permanente. hHe was also the coauthor of three popular self-help books including The Divorce Book, When Anger Hurts, and The Anger Control Workbook. Peter Lives in Northern California.

Books: When Anger Hurts, The Anger Control Workbook , Drugs & Your Kid, The Community Building Companion

Steven A. Rogers, Ph.D., is assistant professor of clinical psychology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. His clinical and research career has focused on the neuropsychology of dementia and disorders of aging, the effects of hormones on mood, and the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. He is the author of numerous abstracts and scientific journal authors, presents at national and international conferences, and also provides psychotherapy in private practice.

Books: The Estrogen/Depression Connection

Raymond G. Romanczyk, Ph.D., BCBA. He is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the State University of New York at Binghamton, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and founder and director of the Institute for Child Development. For over 30 years he has provided services to children and families, and has been involved in advocacy, program development, and the judicial and legislative process as expert witness. He serves as a member of the editorial board and reviewer for numerous professional journals, has published in many journals and books, and has presented several hundred addresses at regional, national, and international professional conferences.

Books: Helping Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Gary Ross, MD, is an endocrinologist in private practice who specializes in the treatment of thyroid conditions. His focus is a holistic approach that allows the suffering patient to overcome both the physical and psychological symptoms completely.

Books: Are You Depressed or Is It Your Thyroid?

Frederick Rotgers, Psy.D., is Chairman of the Board of Directors for Moderation Management Network Inc., and has been in the forefront of using Moderation Management techniques as a component of comprehensive alcohol treatment since the mid-1990s. Dr. Rotgers is the former Director of the Program for Addictions Consultation and Treatment, at the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. He also served as the Assistant Chief Psychologist at the Smithers Alcoholism Treatment and Training Center at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. A private practice psychologist, researcher, and teacher, Dr. Rotgers is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Books: Responsible Drinking

George Roth, DC, ND , is a chiropractor and naturopathic physician. He teaches seminars to health professionals and the public on general health and disease prevention. He specializes in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions and has acted as a consultant to sports injury clinics and professional athletes. He has published articles in several professional journals and has presented his research to medical audiences throughout North America. He is the coauthor of Positional Release Therapy.

Books: The Matrix Repatterning Program for Pain Relief

Kimberlee Roth is a health writer and journalist. She has written about Borderline Personality Disorder and topics related to physical and emotional well being for numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Chicago Tribune.

Books: Surviving a Borderline Parent

Karen Rowa, Ph.D., is a psychologist at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Healthcare and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University in Hamilton, ON. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Waterloo and completed her predoctoral training at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, ON.  She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre before joining the faculty. Her research interests involve understanding ways to improve treatment outcome for anxiety disorders. She has published numerous scientific papers and book chapters on the anxiety disorders and related topics.  She is actively involved in clinical research, practice, teaching, and education.

Books: Overcoming Fear Of Heights

Deborah Rozman, Ph.D., is a psychologist and author with thirty years of experience as an educator and business executive. She is President of Quantum Intech, overseeing strategic alliances and the expansion of HeartMath technologies worldwide. Dr. Rozman is a key spokesperson for the HeartMath system, giving media interviews and keynote addresses on heart intelligence and Intui-Technologies for executives, scientists, and health professionals throughout the world. She is the author of four books and is listed in Who’s Who in California.

Books:Transforming Anger, Transforming Stress, Transforming Anxiety, Transforming Depression, Heartmath® Solution To Managing Hypertension

Joan Rubin-Deutsch, LICSW, is a cofounding director of Interactions Counseling and Intervention Center in Littleton, Massachusetts. She spent two years as Director of the Divorcing Parents workshop, a Massachusetts state-mandated parenting-skills program for divorcing parents. A respected lecturer and workshop leader, she lives in Acton, Massachusetts. Visit her at www.jrdeutsch.com.

Books: Why Can’t I Ever Be Good Enough?

Teri P. Rumpf, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and writer who has done research and authored numerous articles and essays on the psychological aspects of illness. Formerly on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and in private practice, she was interested in how illness affects life long before she heard of Sjögren's syndrome or knew she would have it.

Books: The Sjogren’s Syndrome Survival Guide

Marcos Salazar is a researcher for the American Psychological Association, where he studies trends in the workforce and education system within psychology. He is a certified leadership coach by The George Washington University and specializes in life coaching for twentysomethings. He is also co-owner of Slaphappy Ventures, LLC, which operates www.DistrictTees com and www.SlaphappyTees.com.

Visit him at www.TurbulentTwenties.com.

Books: The Turbulent Twenties Survival Guide

Aviva Samet, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist. She directed the department of family programs at a large Chicago hospital and has special expertise and interest in family dynamics and interpersonal psychotherapy. Aviva is currently in private practice and lives with her husband in Chicago.

Books: The Daughter-in-Law Survival Guide

Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, Ph.D., is an ADD/ADHD coach located in Gainesville, FL. She has ADHD herself, and uses her experience with this disorder to help people of all ages cope with the condition and lead productive lives. She earned her Ph.D. in Mental Health Counseling and works as an assistant adjunct professor of counselor education at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She is also a columnist for the Lake City Reporter, where she writes about children and mental health, and is a consultant at Levin College of Law where she provides pro bono assessment of children in need of legal services. She is also Director of Assessments and Evaluations at Sarkis Family Psychiatry, where she conducts clinical trials.

Books: Ten Simple Solutions to Adult ADD

Ron Saxen has worked as a model, stand-up comedian, and comedy writer and has worked in sales for a number of high-profile companies. He lives in Berkeley, CA.

Books: The Good Eater

Tamara Penix Sbraga, Ph.D., is assistant professor of clinical psychology at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, MI. She specializes in the research and treatment of sexual self-control problems. She is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, the Association for Behavior Analysis, the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology, and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.

Books: Sex Addiction

Lisa Schab, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with a private counseling practice in the Chicago suburbs. She is the author of eight self-help books and workbooks for children and adults. Previously she wrote a monthly parenting column for Chicago Parent Magazine for six years. Lisa teaches self-help and relaxation therapy workshops for the general public and professional training courses for therapists. She received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and her master's degree in clinical social work from Loyola University. Gurnee, IL.

Books: Beyond the Blues, Divorce Workbook for Children, Divorce Workbook for Teens, Anxiety Workbook for Teens

Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D., has served on the stress management faculties at the Pentagon, The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and the University of Maryland where he received the Outstanding Teacher Award. He is the author of numerous oks and articles on mental and physical health. Serving at the University of Maryland since 1980, he has pioneered a number of mind/body courses and taught coping skills to adults of all ages.

Books: The Self-Esteem Workbook, 10 Simple Solutions to Self-Esteem

Marlene B. Schwartz, Ph.D., is codirector of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders. She is also associate research scientist and lecturer in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where she teaches graduate courses and supervises student research and clinical training. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University. Her current research focuses on the role of society and family in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders and obesity.

Books: Helping Your Child with an Eating Disorder

Sanford L. Severin, MD, is an internationally renowned physician and assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco. He has lectured extensively throughout the world, having delivered several hundred invited lecture presentations. His lectures have been televised in Europe, and he has been featured twice on Dr. Dean Edell's syndicated medical television show. While serving in the Air Force at the Aerospace Medical Center in the 1960s, he worked extensively with the nation's first Apollo astronauts as part of a team evaluating their mental and physical fitness. He began a twenty-year study of meditation in the 1970s and has continued this pursuit of Vapassana training with noted author and teacher, Steven Levine. Severin is a fitness enthusiast, former collegiate wrestler, and life-long student of Eastern philosophy.

Books: TriEnergetics

Todd D. Severin, MD, began his study of the mind/body relationship at Pomona College. He received national recognition for creating his major field of study, behavioral biology, the integration of the human mind and body. He studied tai chi and Taoist healing with world-renowned Taoist master, Abraham Liu. Severin serves as lecturer at Meiji College of Oriental Medicine in San Francisco, and is assistant clinical professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry. He is the author of medical articles, and chapters in books, and has received awards for his scientific research. He is a highly sought after speaker, having presented over two hundred lectures across the United States, Europe, and Asia. His seminars have been televised throughout California, and he has been a featured guest on the cable health show Community Health and the radio feature Health Issues.

Books: TriEnergetics

Maydel Morin Shexnayder, MS, CRC, is a rehabilitation counselor with Louisiana Rehabilitation Services. During her years as a clinical assistant at The Neuropsychology Center for Louisiana in Baton Rouge, she served as the primary facilitator for the children's anger-management groups.

Books: Helping Your Angry Child

James Paul Shirley, L.M.S.W., C.C.J.S. is a licensed social worker with a long-term interest in personality disorders. His contributions to this workbook draw on a wide range of professional experience including inpatient psychiatry, outpatient addictions treatment, and substance abuse prevention; plus experience in the criminal justice system including therapy and social skills classes with incarcerated felons. Paul works to integrate our knowledge of personality disorders with recent neurological research findings.

Foreword author and contributor
Books: Stop Walking on Eggshells, Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook

Bria Simpson, MA., is a life coach and parenting specialist. She graduated cum laude from Duke University, obtained a master’s degree in psychology, and worked as a child and family therapist before transitioning to full-time mother of three. She now balances her work as a life coach with the rest of her busy life. She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, published several articles, and has worked with parents for more than a decade.

Books: The Balanced Mom

Kathryn R. Simpson, MS, is the CEO and founder of Cerulean Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company that specializes in research on hormones and their roles in health. She is also research director of the Hormone Resource Center in Santa Barbara, CA. She is personally interested in uncovering new therapies to help women dealing with hormone fluctuations or imbalances. Prior to starting Cerulean, she spent more than twenty years in executive positions in biotech and technology firms. She holds a master of science degree from University of Southern California.

Books: The Perimenopuase and Menopause Workbook

Spencer Xavier Smith is a freelance writer and editor based in Santa Rosa, CA.

Books: The Memory Doctor

M.J. Smith, RD, FADA, is a registered dietitian and fellow of the American Dietetic Association. She is licensed to practice dietetics in Iowa and has spent twenty years teaching families how to make food choices to manage disease and foster daily vitality. She has written twelve books about nutrition and health, which together have sold more than 400,000 copies. Her book Diabetic Low Fat and No-Fat Meals in Minutes won a National Health and Wellness Bronze Award from the National Health Information Awards Program. Another, Brand Name Low Fat Meals in Minutes, was a Doubleday Book Club selection and sold more than 100,000 copies. Smith’s work has appeared in USA Today, Good Housekeeping, Shape, Ladies Home Journal, Better Homes and Gardens Hometown Cooking, Essence, Good Taste, Diabetes in the News, The Lutheran, Today's Health and Wellness and many health and Midwest regional publications.

Books: Smart Student's Guide to Healthy Dorm Living

Books: Smart Student's Guide to Healthy Dorm Living

Steven Soifer, M.S.W., Ph.D., is President and Cofounder of the International Paruresis Association and a recovering paruretic. He conducts workshops around the world to help others who suffer from paruresis. He is also Associate Professor at University of Maryland School of Social Work.

Books: Shy Bladder Syndrome

Steven D. Solomon, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in couples therapy. He has been in private practice in La Jolla, CA, for more than twenty years. He is a founding director of the Relationship Institute and past president of the San Diego sychological Association, the United Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and Hillel of San Diego. He and his wife, Esther, have been married for twenty-one years and are the very proud parents of their son, Lewis.

Books: Intimacy After Infidelity

Daniel R. Somberg, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, teaching cognitive behavioral therapy to psychiatric residents.

Books: The Ten Hidden Barriers to Weight Loss

Scott E. Spradlin, MA, is a DBT therapist specializing in treating highly reactive clients. He currently owns and operated Kansas DBT, where he treats clients and trains professionals and students in the theory and practice of DBT. He is an adjunct professor in the counseling department of Wichita State University and the founding editor of the DBT Bulletin.

Books: Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life

Karen Spruill, M.A., is a writer and psychotherapist with degrees in community counseling and communication. She lives in Orlando, Florida.

Books: A Survivor’s Guide to Breast Cancer

Andra Fischgrund Stanton, LICSW , an independent, licensed psychiatric social worker, has been practicing individual and marital psychotherapy for twenty-five years, most recently at University of Massachusetts-Memorial Hospital. Over the years she has been especially sensitive to clients with chronic illness as she herself has been coping with scoliosis and back pain since the age of eleven. Currently she writes from her home in Concord, MA.

Books: Pilates for Fragile Backs

Devin Starlanyl specializes in education in the field of fibromyalgia and chronic myofascial pain. She is the past director of the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Institute and serves as the facilitator for the FMS and CMP support group at a local hospital.

Books: Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain; The Fibromyalgia Advocate

Gail Steketee, Ph.D., is professor and dean ad interim of the School of Social Work at Boston University. A graduate of Harvard University and Bryn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Dr. Steketee has conducted research on the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, especially OCD and related conditions such as hoarding. She has published numerous articles and chapters on OCD and related anxiety disorders, as well as four books on OCD for clinicians and researchers and for sufferers and their families. She is principal investigator of 2 NIMH-funded studies of compulsive hoarding and together with Dr. Wilhelm has conducted an NIMH-funded study to develop and test a cognitive therapy for OCD. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation and co-chairs a group of international researchers, the Obsessive-Compulsive Cognitions Working Group, who have developed and tested cognitive assessment strategies for OCD using multi-site research methods.

Books: Cognitive Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Richard J. Stenack, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice specializing in issues of control. He lives in Norwalk, Ohio.

Books: Stop Controlling Me!

Kathryn Stewart, Ph.D., is a leading expert in treating neurocognitive disorders in children and the founder and executive director of the Orion Academy in Moraga, California, a college preparatory high school dedicated to educating students with neurocognitive disorders, targeting both individual needs and academic excellence. She lives in Walnut Creek, California. Visit Orion Academy at www.orionacademy.org. P.

Books: Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome

Stefanie Auerbach Stolinsky, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist who has a private practice in Beverly Hills. She has concentrated her practice on individual, group, and couple therapy addressing acute stress disorders where clients have experienced out-of-the-ordinary stressors such as bank robberies, violence, domestic, and work upheaval, as well as sexual and physical child abuse. She also treats private patients with depression, relationship, trauma, and abuse issues. Stolinsky began her career as an actress on stage, in numerous television series, and film. In her practice she combines drama, acting, and performing with a unique style of psychotherapy. Stolinsky has been a noted speaker for more than ten years on all aspects of abuse and trauma. In addition, she teaches the licensing examinations to mental health candidates in both Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, and the Psychology Board State Licensing Examination, and regularly teaches at the California Graduate Institute and the Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills.

Books: Act It Out

Claudia Strauss is an award-winning communication consultant and educator. An adjunct professor of English at Albright College in Reading, PA, Ms. Strauss runs a business in strategic communication, and coaches adults with ADD and learning disabilities. Inspired by the many people with Alzheimer's disease that she has come to know through her frequent visits to a secure dimentia unit, Ms. Strauss felt impelled to share her insights into how to communicate more fully and at deeper levels, even as the disease progresses.

Books: Talking to Alzheimers

Albert J. Stunkard, MD, and colleagues first identified night eating syndrome in 1955 when they published a paper on it in the American Journal of Medicine. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health for forty years. He is the founder of the Weight and Eating Disorders Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Stunkard is also a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is the author of over 400 publications, mostly in the field of obesity and is currently director emeritus at the Weight and Eating Disorders Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Stunkard has been quoted in numerous print articles and has been interviewed on radio and television.

Books: Overcoming Night Eating Syndrome

Catharine Sutker is a freelance writer living and gardening in Oakland, California.

Susan Swartz is an award-winning newspaper columnist, feature writer, and public radio commentator. She is the coauthor of Goodbye Good Girl: Letting Go of the Rules and Taking Back Your Self. Ms. Swartz lives in Sebastopol, California.

Books: The Juicy Tomatoes Guide to Ripe Living After 50; Juicy Tomatoes

Mary C. Talaga, R.Ph., Ph.D., is pharmacy services manager at the Kaiser South Sacramento Medical Center. She has been a pharmacist for over twenty-five years, with specialization in psychiatric pharmacy. She has held a number of management, patient care, and drug utilization positions throughout her career. Her current projects include development of collaborative care models for the treatment of depression in primary care. She frequently provides clinical in-service training to health professionals and general education to patients and consumers.

Books: Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Made Simple ; The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists

Genie Tartell, DC, RN, has been a practicing chiropractor for twenty years. She was the team chiropractor for the New York-based Reebok aerobic team. She has made guest appearances on ABC-TV’s The View, CNBC, and WOR radio.

Books: Get Fit in Bed

Blake Taylor, a University of California, Berkeley, freshman, in Spring 2008, wrote ADHD & Me when he was 16 and 17 years old. The memoir is a day-to-day account of what it is like to live with the common neurological condition that affects over four million young people. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by distractibility, impulsivity, and hyperactivity, on one hand, and by intelligence, creativity, energy and intuition, on the other. Blake strongly believes that ADHD should be considered a difference – not a disorder -- and that young people can learn to harness its many gifts to become successful.

Since he is originally from Weston, Connecticut, half of his book takes place in the New York Metropolitan Area. During 6th grade, Blake moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where the rest of the chapters take place.

Blake plans for a career in neuroscience. He is a recipient of the UC Berkeley Alumni Association Leadership Award for outstanding leadership.

Blake’s website is www.youngwithadhd.com.

Book: ADHD & Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table

Bethany Teachman, Ph.D., is assistant professor at the University of Virginia in the Department of Psychology. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University. Her research focuses on cognitive processing that contributes to psychopathology, and her clinical background includes serving as assistant director of the Yale Psychological Services Clinic, and working as a therapist at the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders and at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is currently a therapist at the Ainsworth Psychological Clinic in Charlottesville, Virginia. Teachman is also an author of Treatment Planning in Psychotherapy: Taking the Guesswork Out of Clinical Care.

Books: Helping Your Child Overcome an Eating Disorder

Lorie J. Teagno, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in La Jolla, CA, where she has worked in private practice for more than twenty years.  A founding director of The Relationship Institute, she has been an adjunct lecturer at United States International University. She has provided training for many therapists in couples counseling.

Books: Intimacy After Infidelity

Blake H. Tearnan, Ph.D., is director of behavioral medicine for the Functional Restoration Program at Washoe Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Reno, and Clinical Director for the Southern Nevada Functional Restoration Program in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He graduated from the University of Georgia’s Clinical Psychology Program with a specialization in clinical and medical psychology.  He has held positions at the University of Wisconsin, University of Nevada Medical School, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Reno, NV.  He also was clinical coordinator at the Sierra Pain Institute and director of the Sonora Pain Center. Tearnan is a founding partner of the Reno Spine Center, president of HealthNetSolutions.com, and a consultant to various groups including Innovative Health Solutions and the American Academy of Pain Management, where he is on the board of advisors.

Tearnan has published widely in the areas of medical rehabilitation, health, pain, and anxiety disorders.  He is the author of numerous psychometric instruments on general health, pain and disability including the Pain Disability Report, Behavioral Assessment of Pain, and the Life Assessment Questionnaire.

Books:10 Simple Solutions to Chronic Pain

Roberta Temes, Ph.D., has been in private practice for more than three decades, helping newly diagnosed patients, including those who have schizophrenia and their families, understand their illness and explore all options. Dr. Temes is Clinical Assistant Pressor, Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Health Science Center, a member of the American Psychological Association, and a member of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Her previous books include Living with an Empty Chair, Medical Hypnosis, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis, and The Empty Place.

Books: Getting Your Life Back Together When You Have Schizophrenia

Elizabeth Thayer, Ph.D., is Vice-President and Cofounder of Beacon Behavioral Services, LLC (Avon, CT) and the P.E.A.C.E. Program (Parents Allied to Co-Parent Effectively), which is a specialized service for high-conflict divorced or divorcing parents. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and Connecticut Psychological Association. She serves on the State of Connecticut Board of Examiners in Psychology and as Chair of the Certification of Professional Qualifications Appeals Committee of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.

Books: The CoParenting Survival Guide; Adult Children of Divorce

Sara L. Thier works in the Quality of Care Program Area of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, NJ. She received her BA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1987, her MPH at UCLA in 1991, and is currently working on her Ph.D. in health policy.

Books: Overcoming Night Eating Syndrome

Foreword writer Sandra Thomas, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, is director of the doctoral program at the University of Tennessee College of Nursing in Knoxville, TN. She has studied women's anger since 1989. Initial findings from her women's anger study—the first large-scale investigation of the emotion in American women—were published in the 1993 book Women and Anger, which received extensive coverage from national press and television programs.

Books: Anger Workbook for Women

Sue Patton Theole is a psychotherapist, former hospice chaplain and bereavement group leader, and author of ten books including The Courage to Be Yourself, The Woman's Book of Soul, Growing Hope, Freedoms After 50, and The Woman's Book of Courage. Sue and her husband, Gene, live in Colorado near their adult children and grandchildren.

Books: The Mindful Woman

Kate Thompson is a writer, educator, life-skills coach, and editor. She has established and operated four social service programs on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. She is currently teaching courses in life skills and job preparation and is editing a Native studies curriculum. She has facilitated numerous courses and workshops on sexual assault, family violence, abuse, and personal growth.

Books: It's So Hard to Love You

Moshe S. Torem, MD, FAPA, is the Founder and Medical Director for the Center for Mind-Body Medicine at Akron's General Hospital Health and Wellness Center in Akron, Ohio. He is also an Examiner on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and was the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Northeastern Ohio University. He has supervised or taught at several hospitals in Ohio and is a member of numerous societies including the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. He has written over 100 articles for professional journals. Dr. Torem has also been the recipient of various awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from The General Assembly or the State of Ohio Senate and three Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching from Akron General Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, and Northeaster Ohio Universities, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.

Books: Coping with Uncertainty

Amy B. Trachter, Psy.D., Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of medical patients, and a researcher whose interests focus on the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Dr. Trachter has been facilitating support groups for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) for over a decade, currently serves on the board of directors for the South Florida chapter of CCFA, and is a member of the organization's National Patient Education.

Books: Coping with Chron’s Disease

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