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Tina B Tessina
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The Commuter Marriage: Keep Your Relationship Close While Y $14.95,
Money, Sex and Kids: $14.95,
It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction $21.99,
How To Be a Couple and Still Be Free $13.99,
The Real Thirteenth Step: Discovering Confidence, Self-Relia $19.99,
The 10 Smartest Decisions a Woman Can Make Before 40 $10.95,
The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again $16.99,
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Expert Psychotherapist writes on Smart Decisions for Women, Dating Advice, Recovery, Growing Out of Dysfunction, and Relationships
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Tina B. Tessina, PhD, LMFT, is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in California since 1978. She is the author of 10 books, including Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting about the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage (Brand New! January 2008, Adams Media) It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction, (New Page); The Ten Smartest Decisions A Woman Can Make After Forty (Renaissance); The Real Thirteenth Step (New Page); How to Be a Couple and Still Be Free (New Page); The 10 Smartest Decisions A Woman Can Make Before 40 (HCI) and The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again (Wiley.)
Watch for Commuter Marriage: Stay Close While You're Far Apart, coming out in April, 2008!
Her practice includes individual and couple counseling. Dr. Tessina specializes in creative relationships, helping you create the relationship you need for your life today and to create business partnerships and friendships that utilize each person's unique qualities to enhance teamwork and cooperation. You can reach her at (562) 438-8077 or www.tinatessina.com. Dr. Tessina has appeared extensively on radio and TV, including “To Tell the Truth”,"Larry King Live", "Oprah" and “ABC-TV News.”
She publishes the "Happiness Tips from Tina" e-mail newsletter and has hosted "The Psyche Deli: delectable tidbits for the subconscious" 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, and her books have been published in sixteen languages. Her “Dr. Romance Blog” is at http://drromance.typepad.com/dr_romance_blog/
“I love your books. I always kind of shied away from self help books as I was embarassed to think that I could not solve problems myself. Then I picked up your books and realized just how self efficent I really can be. You have changed my life in so many ways and I canot thank you enough for becoming a writer.” —Amanda, Biloxi MS
“I cannot thank you enough for the books you have written. 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. You are keeping us all on the same page and that is something I will forever be grateful for.” —Laura, Westwego,La
Birth Place: Palisades Park, NJ USA
Accomplishments: Member American Society of Journalists and Authors; McNaughton Selection Designee;
Diplomate American Psychotherapy Association
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist in California (MFT 13629) Member National Writers Union
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Books
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Stop Fighting about the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage!
"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.
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 | How To Be a Couple and Still Be Free by Tina B Tessina
“Being a couple yet free is our next challenge on the evolutionary ladder. This book successfully helps us unravel the myths that block that achievement. It does it with warmth, with readability, and with balance. It recreates everyday problems and paints the path to their solution” – Warren Farrell, PhD Author of Why Men Are the Way They Are.
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Tina B. Tessina, PhD
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Poetry
The Shape of Peace by Tina B Tessina
Words and Music by Tina Tessina
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Inspiration by Tina B Tessina
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Eternal Dance - Christmas 2005 by Tina B Tessina
2005's holiday/New Year poem ...
On Mitch and Jackie’s engagement by Tina B Tessina
by Tina B. Tessina July, 2005
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On love by Tina B Tessina
Haiku...
Vessels by Tina B Tessina
(Shaped like a pot or jar)...
Redemption by Tina B Tessina
Love and gratitude trump grief....
Mosaic Heart by Tina B Tessina
Storytellers by Tina B Tessina
Bitter lesson by Tina B Tessina
haiku...
ANGELS IN DISGUISE by Tina B Tessina
Happy Holidays to all!
A Christmas song lyric by Tina Tessina
music by Ron Creager...
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Articles
Apology and Forgiveness by Tina B Tessina
Apology and subsequent forgiveness is stress-releasing, and healthy for the relationship, which turns out to be healthy for the participants in the relationship....
Anger: Cleansing Squall or Hurricane? by Tina B Tessina
Anger is the emotional energy within each of us that rises up when something needs to change. ...
Setting Boundaries and Saying No by Tina B Tessina
Knowing how to set appropriate boundaries can make the difference in whether or not your relationship succeeds. ...
What Is A Dysfunctional Relationship? by Tina B Tessina
A brief overview of the various terms and what they mean, plus a guide about the difference between these relationships and healthy ones.
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The Nail in the Fence: Healing Wounds by Tina B Tessina
It’s true words said in anger create emotional scars; and it’s better if we don’t inflict wounds on each other, but if the wound happens, or happened in the past, it’s important to know the scars can ...
Your Primary Relationship by Tina B Tessina
Growing up in less than perfect families, most of us have learned dysfunctional relating to some degree. We treat ourselves as we were treated within the family, in school, in church, and by peers. We...
How Not to Fight: by Tina B Tessina
Myths about Fighting In Relationships,
And What to Do About Them....
Comforting the Little Orphan Girl by Tina B Tessina
When life hands me a very difficult time, and I feel defeated and overwhelmed, I enter a hopeless and helpless state of mind I think of as The Little Orphan girl. ...
Your Heart’s Desire by Tina B Tessina
Your heart's desire -- what could it be? So many people, including many of my clients, are searching to know what would satisfy them, to give their lives focus and direction.
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The Year of Peace by Tina B Tessina
Will you join me in resolving to create a year of peace?
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Season of Blessing by Tina B Tessina
This is such a good time of year to consider the blessings life has given us.
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Giving Thanks by Tina B Tessina
Looking for the blessings in every day will maximize your awareness of how lucky you are, and increase the luck that comes your way....
Guidelines for Successful Dating by Tina B Tessina
Everyone seems to be in a hurry today, but if you rush into a relationship, you’ll create big problems for yourself. Starting off on the right note will make many things easier later.
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Asking for What You Want by Tina B Tessina
If you don''t know what you want, you''ll have trouble getting it and experience a life-long feeling of deprivation, disappointment, scarcity, and resentment. ...
Response - Ability by Tina B Tessina
Each of us gets the results of what we do or don’t do, whether we try to blame someone else, ignore the problem or run away from it. ...
Relating With Love by Tina B Tessina
We all know a lot these days about the techniques of communication, but I find that many of my clients don’t understand the necessary attitudes to create domestic happiness....
Stop Reacting and Start Relating by Tina B Tessina
If you want to motivate each other, you need to share as much appreciation and celebration as possible. Work with each other, thank each other, and make doing the work as much fun as possible. ...
Your Bestest Friend – You by Tina B Tessina
Whether you realize it or not, the relationship you have with yourself sets the pattern for how you connect with others...
Fair Fight Guidelines by Tina B Tessina
I’ve developed a set of Fair Fight Guidelines you may find helpful.
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Learning Forgiveness by Tina B Tessina
My definition of forgiveness is a bit different than you may have been taught. ...
Weaving the Web by Tina B Tessina
Each person we teach, encourage, or help to heal is then empowered to carry that teaching, encouragement and healing on to others. ...
No Two Miracles Alike by Tina B Tessina
I believe in miracles, but the ones that are important to me don’t involve big, showy events. I like the everyday miracles: The food we eat becomes body cells, muscles, thoughts and even emotions. Our...
Life Lessons by Tina B Tessina
Perhaps the most important lesson I’ve learned is that a meaningful life is about growing your soul, and it happens slowly, in the process of engaging life.
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How To Be Irresistible To Your Mate by Tina B Tessina
Listening and understanding your partner doesn’t necessarily mean you agree with everything that partner wants or thinks. Being pleasant doesn’t mean you’re a patsy, and it’s more effective to be lovi...
Turn On the Charm by Tina B Tessina
Charm comes from a combination of self-confidence, social graces and empathy, or emotional intelligence. ...
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Events
Money Sex and Kids author interviewed on Radio 2/18/2008
Money, Sex and Kids author, Tina B. Tessina, also known as Dr. Romance, is interviewed on this NPR show....
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Links
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Home Town Girl Makes Good!
Front-page article in Tina's hometown newspaper: The Sullivan County NY Democrat
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Dr. Romance Blog
Dr. Tessina blogs about love and life
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Red Room Author Site
See Tina's page on this site for published authors.
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Contact
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Tina B. Tessina, PhD, LMFT
P.O. Box 4883
Long Beach
CA
90804-4883
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Work phone: (562) 438-8077
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