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Tina B. Tessina
Represented by: Laurie Harper
Recent Projects
Newest books, out from Adams Press in 2008: Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting About the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage and Commuter Marriage. She publishes Happiness Tips from Tina, an e-mail newsletter, and the “Dr. Romance Blog” http://drromance.typepad.com/dr_romance_blog/
Projects or Proposals Offered
Money, Sex and Kids (Adams)
The Commuter Marriage (Adams)
It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction (New Page) How To Be a Couple and Still Be Free (New Page)
The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again (Wiley)
The 10 Smartest Decisions A Woman Can Make Before 40 (HCI)
Searchable Keywords
relationships, dating, romance, marriage, love
Specialties or Categories of Interest
psychology, self-help, relationships, poetry
Experience, Credits, and/or Awards
Expert for major magazines,websites: Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Time, O: The Oprah Magazine
Columnist for: Yahoo!Personals.com “Dating Expert” currently/ Publish “Happiness Tips from Tina” Newsletter
Odyssey Magazine "The Love Doctor" and "Ask Odyssey" 1990 - 2002
The Beacon "Talk with Tina" and "Lovestyles and Lifestyles" 1981 - 1998
CouplesCompany.com “The Dating Doctor” since 1999
Online CE Classes: CE-Credit.com “The Real 13th Step” “How to Be a Couple and Still Be Free”
EDUCATION
Psychotherapist license #MX13629, State of California, 1979
Certification: Supervisior of Marriage, Family Therapy Interns 2002
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Pacific Western Univ. 1988
MA, Counseling Psychology, Lindenwood Colleges, 1978
Excerpts from Reviews or References
“I love your books. You have changed my life in so many ways and I canot thank you enough for becoming a writer.” —Amanda, Biloxi MS
“We are just now going through a sensitive and delicate time with our daughter and one of your books is helping all of us cope and understand... and that is something I will forever be grateful for.” —Laura, Westwego,La
“With a Ph.D., eight books, and 30 years of counseling experience, under her belt, [Redbook Love Expert] Tina [Tessina] has a lot to say about the everydays of life and love.”—Redbook.ivillage.com
From The Book
Tina B. Tessina, Ph.D. http://www.tinatessina.com is a licensed psychotherapist in S. California, with over 30 years experience in counseling individuals and couples and author of 11 books, including It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction (New Page); How to Be a Couple and Still Be Free (New Page); The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again (Wiley) and The Real 13th Step: Discovering Self-Confidence, Self-Reliance and Independence Beyond the Twelve Step Programs (New Page.) Her newest books, out from Adams Press in 2008: Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting About the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage and Commuter Marriage. She publishes Happiness Tips from Tina, an e-mail newsletter, and the “Dr. Romance Blog” http://drromance.typepad.com/dr_romance_blog/ and has hosted "The Psyche Deli: delectable tidbits for the subconscious" a weekly hour long radio show. She is an online expert, answering relationship questions at www.CouplesCompany.com and Yahoo!Personals, as well as a Redbook Love Network expert and “Psychology Smarts” columnist for First for Women.Dr. Tessina guests frequently on radio, and on such TV shows as “Oprah”, “Larry King Live” and ABC news.
Copyright 2007-2008, Tina B. Tessina (Expires October 15, 2008)