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Richard Schwartz, PhD, developed the Internal Family Systems Therapy model. He is Associate Professor at The Family Institute at Northwestern University and the Institute for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is also the author of Internal Family Systems Therapy, and co-author of the widely read textbook, Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods.
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Richard B. Stuart, DSW, has had more than 50 years of clinical, teaching, and research experience. He is the author of more than 150 professional publications. At present he is Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington.
Rick C. Miller, LICSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice, host of the Secrets of the Masters video series, founder and executive director of Gay Sons and Mothers, and co-host of the podcast Modern Couples: What Your Therapist Never Told You. His TEDx talk, The Mother Factor, grew out of his work with his nonprofit, which collects, celebrates, and shares worldwide narratives of gay men and their mothers to support LGBTQ+ training and awareness, enrich myriad diverse communities, and enable rapprochement, understanding, and healing. He is a frequent speaker at conferences for a myriad of academic and professional organizations and author of Unwrapped: Integrative Therapy with Gay Men and Mindfulness Tools for Gay Men in Therapy and writes a regular column for Psychology Today. His website is Rick Miller.
Roanne de Guia-Samuels, LMFT, is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist in California who specializes in the holistic care of self-identified Filipinx. She has frequented at least 500 Filipinx households providing community social services and counseling. She is the author of the Ebook: 5 Pinoy Love Languages & creator of the presentation entitled: Filipinx Core Values & Considerations in Culturally-Responsive Care presented to various organizations including the UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities Team. Roanne was the lead clinician for Solano County's Filipinx Outreach Project for 5 years. Today she is a psychotherapist in private practice & the blogger creator of kalamansijuice.com. She has been featured in the Filipinx American Woman Podcast, at Apple, Inc., in UC Davis Bulosan Center, and NPR. When she's not in session, Roanne enjoys belly laughing with her children and jumping on the trampoline.
Roanne de Guia-Samuels, LMFT, is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist in California who specializes in the holistic care of self-identified Filipinx. She has frequented at least 500 Filipinx households providing community social services and counseling. She is the author of the Ebook: 5 Pinoy Love Languages & creator of the presentation entitled: Filipinx Core Values & Considerations in Culturally-Responsive Care presented to various organizations including the UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities Team. Roanne was the lead clinician for Solano County's Filipinx Outreach Project for 5 years. Today she is a psychotherapist in private practice & the blogger creator of kalamansijuice.com. She has been featured in the Filipinx American Woman Podcast, at Apple, Inc., in UC Davis Bulosan Center, and NPR. When she's not in session, Roanne enjoys belly laughing with her children and jumping on the trampoline.
Robert N. Johansen, PhD., is a member of the American Psychological Association and the co-director of the Cerritos Psychological Center, where he has been in practice for over forty years, specializing in couple’s therapy and supervising interns. Robert has coauthored two books on the new couple’s treatment model, Need Management Therapy and coauthored a professional journal article on the same model. He has taught at several universities and colleges including UCLA, and lectured at the Milton Erickson International Foundation, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, NPR, ABC radio, University of California Educational TV, and continuing education at Alliant International University. He has been married for forty-one years and has two adult children and three grandchildren. He enjoys traveling with his wife, tennis, restauranting, and going to the theater. This essay is based on the book Need Management Therapy (NMT): A New Science of Love, Intimacy, and Relationships by the author, Robert N. Johansen and Todd W. Gaffney (2021, Archway Publishing).
Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, and maintains an active consulting and coaching practice. He also directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition which provides online and onsite training internationally in grief therapy. Since completing his doctoral training at the University of Nebraska in 1982, he has conducted extensive research on the topics of death, grief, loss, and suicide intervention. He has received numerous awards for his scholarly and clinical contributions. Most recently, he has been granted Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the Association for Death Education and Counseling and the International Network for Personal Meaning.
Neimeyer has published 35 books, including New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond and The Handbook of Grief Therapies, the latter with Edith Steffen and Jane Milman. The author of over 600 articles and book chapters, he is currently working to advance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process, both in his published work and through his frequent professional workshops for national and international audiences. Please visit the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition website to learn more about live online training, pre-recorded online training and on-site training opportunities.
Robert Alberti, PhD, is a psychologist, editor, consultant, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is the author of several books, including the million-copy bestseller Your Perfect Right: Assertiveness and Equality in Your Life and Relationships.
