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Eric Maisel

ERIC MAISEL, PhD, is the author of more than fifty books and a noted thought leader in the movement known as critical psychology. His books include Overcoming Your Difficult Family, Rethinking Depression, The Future of Mental Health, Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents, Siblings and Partners, Humane Helping, Helping Parents of Diagnosed, Distressed and Different Children […]

ERIC MAISEL, PhD, is the author of more than fifty books and a noted thought leader in the movement known as critical psychology. His books include Overcoming Your Difficult Family, Rethinking Depression, The Future of Mental Health, Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents, Siblings and Partners, Humane Helping, Helping Parents of Diagnosed, Distressed and Different Children (Routledge, 2019) and Unleashing the Artist Within (Dover, 2019). Dr. Maisel is a retired family therapist, active creativity coach, and critical psychology advocate. He writes the Rethinking Mental Health blog for Psychology Today, provides keynotes for organizations like the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry, and lectures and delivers workshops nationally and internationally. Eric's latest book (April, 2023) is The Coach's Way: The Art and Practice of Powerful Coaching in Any Field. Eric Maisel has created a new creativity coaching certificate and diploma program that may interest you.