I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist who has been working as a psychotherapist, coach and teacher for 35 years. I am the author of the highly-acclaimed book, Love Cycles: The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love which has been translated into several languages. The companion workbook Love Skills was released on Valentine’s Day 2020. In addition, I’m a frequent presenter of my “Love Skills” program in many venues across the country and speak about relationship issues on radio programs and podcasts, and write for many online magazines. I grew up in San Francisco during the 1950s and came of age during the countercultural 1960s. From my more traditional childhood, I preserve a faith in the importance of service, mystery, and reverence for all forms of life. From my early flower-child leanings, I’ve maintained a belief in looking “outside the box” for approaches to healing. I hold a deep-seated certainty that love can set us free, once we discover how to remove the obstacles that stand in its way. This process may not be as quick or simple as the songs and cliches suggest, but I believe that love - for ourselves and for others - dwells within each of us. Our primary task is to contact it, nurture it, and bring it more fully into our lives. I am also a Board Certified Life Coach and work across the country by phone, virtually and in person.