Self-Help from an authority

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Thomas Marra received his Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology (now Alliant International University) in 1981.  He received a California State Scholarship to attend the University of the Pacific, then a California Fellowship to obtain his graduate degree at CSPP-San Diego.  He entered the US Army in 1980 and completed his post-doctoral residency at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC.  He was the 17th Infantry Division Psychologist in Monterey, California before going in private practice there, where he practiced for 35 years.  He was active in outpatient, inpatient, and partial hospitalization programs.  He was the founder and Clinical Director of the Monterey Psychiatric Health Facility, which received Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations with Commendation (only 2% of hospitals receive commendation status, let alone in their first year of operation).  The inpatient facility was one of few in the United States owned and operated by psychologists.  He received many awards for his advocacy in psychology by the California Psychological Association, where he was Chair of Committees, member of the Board of Directors, and on the Executive Committee of the Board.  He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Life Long Member. He is the author of Depressed & Anxious and DBT in Private Practice. He was on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Psychological Association.  He is currently a writer, blogger, and presenter in Oklahoma.

I wrote this new self-help workbook on mood management because I found so many self-help books are for specific disorders.  What if you don't have a specific disorder?  What if you just want to become more skillful in accomplishing your goals?  What if you just want to clarify your goals, redefine obstacles as opportunities to learn more about yourself, or just want to become a better person?  The bad news is that the experts say that 25% of the population have some kind of disorder.  The good news is that it leaves 75% of us who just want direction, strategy, and methods to have good feelings linger longer and bad feelings fade faster!