ABOUT JOHN R.FISHBEIN

Professional Experience:

• Clinical member of the California Association of Marital and Family Therapists since 1975.
• Private practice in Individual and Family Therapy in San Jose since 1975.
• Management Consulting since 1989

Education:

• B.S.: Business. University of Southern California, 1969.
• M.A.: Education/Counseling. California State University at Long Beach, 1971.
• Ph.D.: Individual and Family Therapy. Brigham Young University, 1975.
• Rational Emotive Therapy. Albert Ellis, Ph.D., Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy, 1979.
• Hypnotherapy. Associates of Milton Erickson, M.D. 1982-1985.
• Brief/Solution-Oriented Therapy. Jay Haley, M.S.; Cloe Madanes, Ph.D.; WilliamO'Hanlon, M.S.; Moshe Talmon, Ph.D.; Steve deShazer, Ph.D.; John Walter, M.S.; William Glasser, M.D. 1986-1990
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., Mental Research Institute, 1990-1997.

Miscellaneous Professional Activities:

• Taught Achieving Success in Marriage at BYU.
• Taught Karate and Women's Self-Defense at CSULB and BYU.
• Hosted Turning Points, a weekly radio program focusing on successfully handling personal, family, and business challenges.
• Published Emotional First Aid: A Practical Approach to Common Concerns. Covenant Communications, 1992. 302 pages.

Personal:

• Born in 1947 and raised in Long Beach, California.
• Married to the former Shelly Hatch since 1972.
• Parents of 6 children. One deceased.
• Hobbies: Physical fitness, cycling, swimming, tennis, and learning to sing.
• Member of the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints.