Cristine Toel, LPC

Cristine Toel is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Psychological Counseling Services, Ltd. She is an EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist, and an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. She is also a member of the ongoing Psychodrama Group at the Arizona Psychodrama Institute, and a specialist in Problematic Sexual Behavior (SASH). She works with adults, adolescents, couples, and families and specializes in cases of complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, problematic sexual behavior, betrayal, crisis and difficult life transitions, adult children of alcoholics (and other family of origin dysfunction), and cases involving divorce, remarriage, and blended family concerns.
PCS offers a weekly intensive program (30 hours of individual therapy and 25 hours of group therapy), which provides a therapeutic team approach for clients looking to mend difficult trauma, crisis, and addiction. Cristine finds it fulfilling to work with intensive clients, because it allows her to pursue and help heal deep, historic traumas that are sometimes challenging to address in weekly therapy.
Cristine has a nurturing, down-to-earth approach, and she is passionate about healing trauma, recognizing strengths, and developing an “I-Can” approach to living.  She encourages her clients to trust their ability to handle struggles in life, including conflict, stress, anxiety, depression, boredom, and overall messiness, by adopting healthy coping rather than maladaptive habits, addictions, and escapes. As a result, she has seen many clients experience significant shifts and begin to engage in deeper intimate relationships with the people who love them.

For information on Cristine Toel visit pcsintensive.com/therapist/cristine-toel/!

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Terry Real, LICSW

Terry has been a practicing family therapist for more than thirty years, and his work has been featured on NBC Nightly News, Today, Good Morning America, the CBS Early Show and Oprah, as well as in The New York Times, Psychology Today, Esquire, and numerous academic publications.
His most recent book Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving
Relationship is a New York Times Bestseller. In 2007 his first book I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression quickly became a National Bestseller.
Terry founded the Relational Life Institute (RLI), which is dedicated to teaching the general public how to live relational lives and to teaching mental health professionals the practice of Relational Life Therapy. RLI uses Terry’s work to advance the concept of “Relational Living” to help people address relational and psychological health in three critical relationship areas: parenting, coupling, and workforce effectiveness. The institute offers workshops for couples and professional trainings around the country as well as support services, books, CD’s and other products.

For information on Terry Real visit terryreal.com!

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Frank Anderson, MD

Frank Anderson, MD, completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy.

Dr. Anderson is a Lead Trainer at the IFS Institute with Richard Schwartz and maintains a long affiliation with, and trains for, Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Center. He serves as an advisor to the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP) and was the former chair and director of the Foundation for Self Leadership.

Dr. Anderson has lectured extensively on the Neurobiology of PTSD and Dissociation and wrote the chapter “Who’s Taking What” Connecting Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology and Internal Family Systems for Trauma in Internal Family Systems Therapy-New Dimensions. He co-authored a chapter on “What IFS Brings to Trauma Treatment in Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy” and recently co-authored Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual.

His most recent book, entitled “Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems” was released on May 19, 2021.

Dr. Anderson maintains a private practice in Concord, MA.

For information on Frank Anderson visit frankandersonmd.com!

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Lori Weisman, MA, LMHC

Lori Weisman MA LMHC is a trainer, psychotherapist, and coach with over four decades of experience helping thousands of people struggling to rebuild their lives and their relationships.
Her background as a therapist, relationship coach, speech pathologist, and clinical director of brain injury centers gives her a unique understanding of the brain’s functioning and the nuances of couples relationships.
During this time, she crafted and refined her skills to develop a specific method of marriage coaching that is fast, effective, and lasting. She now specializes in offering Couples Intensives because of how well they work.
Lori has turned the Developmental Model into a winning curriculum for couples doing 2 day intensives. She is passionate about this model and has partnered with Ellyn Bader to train therapists and coaches worldwide to learn this innovative and effective model of couples therapy.

For information on Lori Weisman visit loriweisman.com!

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Ari Tuckman, PsD, CST

Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST is a psychologist, certified sex therapist, and ADHD expert. He is a popular and dynamic presenter who routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complex concepts understandable and useful. He has given more than 450 presentations, across America and in nine other countries. He is the author of four books on adult ADHD, including his most recent book, ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship.

For information on Ari Tuckman visit adultADHDbook.com!

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Joseph Winn, MSW, LICSW, CST-S

Joe Winn LICSW, CST-S is a clinical social worker, AASECT certified sex therapist and supervisor of sex therapy as well as a certified Discernment Counselor. Joe has worked in the field of social work and psychotherapy since 1995 and has maintained a supervisory and private practice since 2006. Joe has extensive training, and experience, in working with families and couples working to recover from issues such as domestic violence, intergenerational trauma, substance abuse, and histories of sexual assault and abuse. His primary interests include working with LGBTQ + relationships, consensual non-monogamy, BDSM and kink, and high conflict couples. In addition to his clinical and supervisory practice, Joe is also a member of the training faculty at The South Shore Sexual Health Center, and AASECT approved sex therapy training program, where he teaches, mentors, and provides group supervision to clinicians looking to enter the field of sexual health and recognize its potential for social change. On his down time Joe enjoys going to the gym, riding his bike, listening to good music, watching bad movies, and spending time with his husband of 33 years, his pit bulls Benny and Mia, and cooking for his friends and family.

For information on Joseph Winn visit josephwinnlicsw.net!

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Stan Tatkin, PysD, MFT

Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, holds a degree in clinical psychology. He is a clinician, researcher, teacher, and developer of A Psychobiological Approach To Couples Therapy® (PACT) which has training programs both nationally and internationally. In addition to his private practice, he teaches and supervises first through third-year family medicine residents at Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills, through which he is an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine.

He is co-author with Marion Solomon of “Love and War in Intimate Relationships: Connection, Disconnection, and Mutual Regulation in Couple Therapy” from Norton’s Interpersonal Neurobiology Series. He has also authored “Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain Can Help You Defuse Conflicts And Spark Intimacy” from New Harbinger, and most recently “We Do: Saying Yes to a Relationship of Depth, True Connection and Enduring“, published by Sounds True.

For information on Stan Tatkin visit thepactinstitute.com!

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Peter Pearson, PhD

Peter Pearson, PhD, has specialized in helping couples transform their relationships. He and his wife, Dr. Ellyn Bader are pioneers in the field of couples therapy, creating The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy and founding The Couples Institute long before couples therapy was recognized as a specialty. As a therapist, workshop leader, author, and speaker, Pete is dedicated to helping couples create extraordinary relationships. He and his wife have been featured on over 50 radio and television programs including “The Today Show” and “CBS Early Morning News.”

For information on Peter Pearson visit couplesinstitute.com!

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Sejal Patel, PysD

Dr. Sejal Patel is a staff psychologist and the group coordinator at MIT student mental health and counseling. She is also in private practice where she primarily treats interracial couples in addition to being a DEI consultant with VISIONS, Inc. She has over 10 years of experience creating and teaching workshops and courses on diversity/inclusion and sociocultural identity issues and is committed to reducing barriers to mental health treatment by integrating social justice concepts into her work as a psychologist and coaching other clinicians. She has taught college level courses on Oppression and Privilege and Cross Cultural Psychology. She currently leads a women of color group at MIT and is on the social justice task force at MIT mental health. She has a doctoral degree and master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Denver.

For information on Sejal Patel visit sejalpatelpsyd.com!

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Tammy Nelson, PhD

Tammy Nelson PhD is the author of six books including Open Monogamy; Co Creating Your Ideal Relationship Agreement, Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy, When You’re the One Who Cheats,  The New Monogamy; Redefining Your Relationship After Infidelity, and Getting the Sex You Want; Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.  She has been in private practice for almost 30 years and is a Board Certified Sexologist, a Certified Sex and Couples Therapist, and an Advanced Imago Relationship Therapist. Tammy is the Director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute and on the faculty of California Institute  Integral Studies Sex therapy program, as well as Director of the PhD and Master’s program in Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy at Daybreak University in Southern California. She is the host of the podcast The Trouble with Sex and a TEDx speaker. She can be found at www.drtammynelson.com

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