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John Bowlby, MD, was a British psychiatrist, psychologist and psychoanalyst whose early career experience with wartime children separated from their families influenced his foundational work in attachment theory. The impact of his teaching, writing and clinical work has helped clinicians integrate attachment theory into their therapeutic response as well as their client’s self-awareness and interpersonal ties. His seminal 3-volume series, “Attachment and Loss” (1969, 1973, 1980) has inspired generations of clinicians across disciplines working with children, adults and families.

John C. Norcross, PhD is Professor of Psychology and Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton, a clinical psychologist, and an internationally recognized authority on behavior change. He is author of more than 150 scholarly publications and has co-written and edited 15 books.

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Known for his inventive reframes of challenging family issues, Dr. John Edwards has developed an enthusiastic following through seminars, AAMFT supervision, and his books, Treating Chemically Dependent Families: A Practical Systems Approach for Professionals and Working with Families.

Dr. John Gottman is a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and a world-renowned researcher in the area of family systems and couples dynamics. Dr. Gottman is the author of more than 100 research articles for professional journals and has authored, coauthored, or edited over 30 books. His most recent books are Why Marriages Succeed or Fail, The Heart of Parenting, When Men Batter Women, The Marriage Clinic: A Scientifically-Based Marital Therapy, and Meta-Emotion: How Families Communicate Emotionally. His newest book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (May 2000), is a culminating work of his marriage research for the general public.

John J. Murphy, PhD is an internationally recognized leader and trainer in the practice of strength-based, solution-focused brief therapy with children, adolescents and families. He is Professor of Psychology at the University of Central Arkansas, as well as co-director of the UCA Center for Therapeutic Change. Dr. Murphy is the author of two books, Brief Intervention For School Problems (2007), and Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools (2008).

John D. Krumboltz, PhD is Professor of Education and Psychology at Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1990, he received the APA's Division of Counseling Psychology Leona Tyler Award, the nation's foremost award in the field of counseling psychology. He is co-author of Changing Children's Behavior and Luck Is No Accident: Making the Most of Happenstance in Your Life and Career.

John Marzillier MA, MSc, PhD is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist living in Oxford, England. In a long career he worked as an academic psychologist, a clinician and a private practitioner in psychotherapy. He trained in behavioural, cognitive, cognitive-analytic and psychodynamic therapies, a professional journey that he describes in his personal memoir, The Gossamer Thread. My Life as a Psychotherapist published by Karnac Books in 2010. He has retired from his psychotherapy practice to work as a writer. As well as continuing to write about psychotherapy, John writes fiction and poetry. In 2002 he was awarded a MA in Creative Writing by Bath Spa University College. A selection of his poetry can be found on www.oxfordpoetrygroup.com. He is currently writing a book on people’s responses to major trauma based on recorded interviews with trauma survivors. John’s website can be found on www.johnmarzillier.com.

John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD, is a professor of counselor education at the University of Montana. He is also a clinical psychologist and mental health consultant with Trapper Creek Job Corps. He served as executive director of Families First Parenting Programs from 1995 to 2003 and was previously co-host of a radio talk-show on Montana Public Radio titled, “What is it with Men?”

Primarily specializing in working with children, parents, and families, John is author or coauthor of over 50 professional publications and nine books. Some of his latest books, co-written with his wife Rita, include How to Listen so Parents will Talk and Talk so Parents will Listen (John Wiley & Sons, 2011) and Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice (2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2012), Clinical Interviewing (5th ed., Wiley, 2014), and Tough Kids, Cool Counseling (2nd ed., ACA, 2007). In his wild and precious spare time, John loves to run (slowly), dance (poorly), laugh (loudly) and produce home-made family music videos.

John Sommers-Flanagan is a clinical psychologist and professor of counselor education at the University of Montana. He is a long-time member of both the ACA and APA. He also serves as a mental health consultant with Trapper Creek Job Corps. John’s latest books, co-written with his wife Rita, are How to Listen so Parents will Talk and Talk so Parents will Listen (Wiley, 2011), Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice (2nd ed.) (Wiley, 2012), Clinical Interviewing (4th ed) (Wiley, 2009), and Tough Kids, Cool Counseling (2nd ed.) (ACA, 2007). In his wild and precious spare time, John loves to run, dance, laugh, and produce home-made family music videos. You can access his personal blogsite at johnsommersflanagan.com.