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John Amodeo, PhD, MFT

John Amodeo, PhD, MFT (#MFC14453), is the author of Dancing with Fire: A Mindful Way to Loving Relationships (Quest Books), which received the Spirituality and Practice Award as one of the best spiritual books of 2013. His other books include The Authentic Heart: An Eightfold Path to Midlife Love (John Wiley & Sons) andLove & Betrayal (Ballantine Books). He holds graduate degrees in both Clinical and Transpersonal Psychology and has been a licensed marriage and family therapist for over thirty years, with offices in San Francisco, San Rafael, and the Sebastopol area. A former writer and contributing editor for Yoga Journal for ten years, he has conducted workshops nationally and internationally on love, intimacy, and couples therapy, and has been featured on national television and radio programs that include CNN, CNBC, Donahue, and New Dimensions Radio. He has been interviewed or written for publications that include The Chicago Tribune, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, The San Jose Mercury News, The Rocky Mountain News and The Toronto Sun. He has led workshops at centers such as Esalen Institute, The Omega Institute, and The New York Open Center, and is an adjunct faculty member of Meridian University. He has trained in Somatic Experiencing, developed by Dr. Peter Levine for dealing with trauma and is a Certified Focusing Trainer. He has had training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples with Dr. Sue Johnson, and has co-authored a chapter with her in her edited book, The Emotionally Focused Casebook: New Directions in Treating Couples (2011). To learn more about Focusing-Oriented Therapy, please visit: www.focusingtherapy.org. To learn more about Focusing, please visit: www.focusing.org.

Stories By John Amodeo, PhD, MFT

Personal Development

Shame Is The Hidden Emotion That Ruins Lives

By John Amodeo, PhD, MFTDec 26, 2015

Recognizing the Voice of Shame Shame is an insidious emotion that can sabotage our lives, especially...
Personal Development

Is Shame Stopping You From Falling In Love?

By John Amodeo, PhD, MFTDec 14, 2015

You could be completely unaware of it but your shame could be preventing you from falling...
Personal Development

More Reasons Why Receiving Is So Hard To Do

By John Amodeo, PhD, MFTNov 20, 2015

4 reasons for making receiving difficult We’re taught that loving means giving. If you love someone,...
Receiving

What Makes Receiving Difficult To Do?

By John Amodeo, PhD, MFTNov 20, 2015

It’s how we view receiving that makes it so difficult for us to accept. Many of...
Fear of acceptance

Is Philophobia Stopping You From Getting The Love You Want?

By John Amodeo, PhD, MFTNov 20, 2015

Philophobia (fear of love) could be stopping you getting the love you want. Find out if...
Love

Why You Need To Let Love In

By John Amodeo, PhD, MFTNov 2, 2015

What It Takes to Let Love In We’re taught that giving is superior to receiving. Indeed, the art...