Virginia Satir

Virginia Satir

female, deceased (1988)
Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 - 10 September 1988) was a noted American author and psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family...

Jay Haley

male, deceased (2007)
Jay Douglas Haley, ((July 19, 1923 - February 13, 2007), was a family therapy clinician, and proponent of brief therapy. Prior to his death, he was...

Michael White

male
Michael White is the founder of Narrative Therapy, which has become one of the prevalent theories used in psychotherapy today. It has also been a...
Murray Bowen

Murray Bowen

male
Murray Bowen, M.D., (1913-1990) was a key figure in family therapy. Beginning in the 1950s, he developed a systems theory of the family. Bowen felt...
Paul Watzlawick

Paul Watzlawick

male, deceased (2007)
Paul Watzlawick PhD (July 25, 1921 - March 31, 2007) was a theoretician in Communication Theory and Radical Constructivism and has commented in the...

Frank Pittman

male
Frank Smith Pittman, III, M.D. (1935 -) is an American psychiatrist and author. He writes a regular column, "Ask Dr. Frank", which appears in...
Maria Gomori

Maria Gomori

female, 89 years old
Maria Gomori, M.S.W., Dip.C., PhD., is a pioneer in the field of systems family therapy. She has a long and disciplined background, and has made...

José Szapocznik

male
José Szapocznik, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and one of the nation's leading family therapists specializing in Hispanic families. He is the d...
Margaret Singer

Margaret Singer

female, deceased (2003)
Margaret Thaler Singer, Ph.D. was a clinical psychologist and adjunct professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley,...