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Dr. Marilyn Freimuth is an author, consultant, and psychotherapist as well as the Program Director and Professor of Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University, where she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions.

She received her PhD from Clark University and completed her clinical training at Yale University. Educated as a generalist in the field of psychology, she brings an integrated perspective to her work on addiction. She is the author of two groundbreaking books that provide tools for recognizing substance and behavioral addictions (e.g. gambling, Internet use, sex, shopping, etc.) in their early stages. Knowing these subtle early warning signs can help limit the enormous costs of addictions and make effective treatment more achievable. The highly touted text Hidden Addictions is written for medical and health care professionals. Addicted? Recognizing Destructive Behavior Before It’s Too Late, written for the lay audience, allows friends, family and any person who works with the public (e.g., lawyers, teachers, ministers) to know when a person is addicted and how to support that person to change.

Dr. Freimuth is an engaging public speaker known for her clarity, humor, and dynamic approach to topics ranging from substance and behavioral addictions to how the rules of therapy can improve home and professional life.

A long time resident of New York, she now lives with her family in Santa Barbara, CA and maintains a private practice in New York City. She is a founding member of the Alonso Center designed to keep “talk therapies” alive in the age of managed care.