Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D., LMFT, LCSW is a social psychologist, professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and president and CEO of Marriage and Family Therapists of New York. She is the past president o...view moreJoan D. Atwood, Ph.D., LMFT, LCSW is a social psychologist, professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and president and CEO of Marriage and Family Therapists of New York. She is the past president of the New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. She has made numerous TV appearances and has published 11 books and over 100 journal articles in this field. She is in private practice in Rockville Centre, New York.
Conchetta Gallo, Ph.D., LMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New York State and holds a doctorate in Sociology from Fordham University. She is the dean of academic programs at ASA College in Manhattan and is in private practice. In addition to this book, she has co-authored another book with Joan Atwood entitled Family Therapy and Chronic Illness.view less