Phyllis E Leavitt MA graduated from Antioch University with a master’s degree in psychology and counseling in 1989 and had a private practice for over 30 years, working extensively with abuse and dysfunctional family dynamics, their aftermath, and some of the most important elements for healing. Her focus today is on her latest book. America In Therapy: A New Approach to Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis. She has also published two other books, A Light in the Darkness and Into the Fire, which chronicles her personal healing journey.
“When I became a psychotherapist I never imagined I would one day be entering a political arena. But the more I worked with widespread family dysfunction and its horrifying legacy of pain and violence, the more I realized that the greatest threat to our survival as a country and as a species is our declining mental health.
I knew that what we have learned about healing family violence can and must be applied to healing America. I felt compelled to leave the confines of my office and speak to a broader audience. I wanted to share my message of urgency to get ourselves on a path of healing, and a message of hope that we can restore ourselves to safety, peace, and love by healing the wounds we have suffered and the wounds we have inflicted that keep a cycle of violence going. I wrote America In Therapy for all those hungry for this message.”
For more, visit: https://phyllisleavitt.com/
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