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Audrey Sherman, Ph, is a psychologist who works with individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, anger problems and more, who are tired of carrying around the emotional baggage that keeps them stuck in unfulfilling and unhappy lives. Her expertise is working with those who have come from dysfunctional families and backgrounds to overturn the thought patterns, habits and relationship problems that prevent truly great lives. She believes that happiness and hope really can be learned. For almost two decades, Dr. Sherman has worked with thousands of clients, training and coaching them in the ways of emotional success via live events, online training, personal consulting and through the Dysfunction Interrupted coaching program. Her website is https://psychskills.com/media/media-kit/
 

Augustus Y. Napier, PhD is director of The Family Workshop, a family therapy training institute in Atlanta, Georgia. He studied family therapy with Dr. Carl Whitaker, which formed the basis of his work and books. He later served on the faculties of the Psychiatry Department and the Child and Family Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of The Fragile Bond and The Family Crucible.

Ayesha Riaz is a practicing therapist who is passionate about mental health and well-being, and dedicated to making a difference in lives through empathy and understanding. #aspiringpsychologist  

Barbara S. McCrady, PhD is a Professor of Psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University and the Clinical Director of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies. Her primary clinical and research interests include alcohol abuse/dependence and the ways in which families and social support systems can assist in the recovery process.

Barbara Winter, PhD, has been a leading provider in private practice in South Florida for over 30 years, where she specializes in sex and relationships. She works with individuals, couples and groups with sexual issues, sex and love addiction, infidelity, trauma, divorce and relationship concerns. As a freelance writer and media consultant, she has been quoted extensively in various media outlets and has written for other major blog and media sites as well. Her website is www.drbarbarawinter.com.

Barry Duncan, PsyD is a psychologist, trainer and researcher with over 17,000 hours of clinical experience. He is the developer of the clinical process of the evidence-based practice, the Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS), and leader of the team responsible for PCOMS scientific credibility and evidence based status. Because of the research conducted by Duncan and colleagues, PCOMS is included in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). Better Outcomes Now, the web application of PCOMS, brings his clinical experience and investigative spirit to life. Barry has over one hundred publications, including 17 books addressing client feedback, consumer rights, and the power of relationship in any change endeavor. Because of his self-help books (the latest is What’s Right with You), he has appeared on Oprah, The View, and several other national TV programs. Barry travels nationally and internationally lecturing and implementing PCOMS in small and large systems of behavioral health care. PCOMS is used in all fifty states and in at least 20 countries. The largest public behavioral health agencies in 6 states have implemented or are implementing PCOMS, as well as hundreds of other public and private mental health and substance abuse organizations. Separate from the agencies, there are over 30,000 individually registered users of PCOMS. Internationally, the Norway Health Directorate has implemented PCOMS across its couple and family centers and PCOMS is an integral component of Nasjonal Competansetjeneste TSB (National Competence Center for Substance Abuse Treatment). In Canada, among many implementations, the largest is provincial implementation by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Finally, New Zealand has incorporated PCOMS into its national policy on outcome management, a consequence of his consultations there. Drawing upon his extensive clinical experience and passion for the work as well as his now 16 years of PCOMS implementations, Barry's trainings speak directly to both front line clinicians and administrators. He talks about what it means to do this work and how each of us can re-remember and achieve our original aspirations to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Barry Duncan and Scott Miller are co-founders of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change. Together, they have authored and edited numerous professional articles and books, including The Heart and Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy, Escape from Babel, Psychotherapy with Impossible Cases, and The Heroic Client. Recently, they released self-help books, Staying on Top and Keeping the Sand Out of Your Pants: A Surfer's Guide to the Good Life, and What's Right with You: Debunking Dysfunction and Changing Your Life.