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Occupation
  
Author

Subject
  
Assertiveness

Nationality
  
American

Name
  
John Townsend

Period
  
1992–2013

Role
  
Author

Genre
  
Christian, Self-help


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Notable works
  
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No ISBN 978-0310247456

Education
  
North Carolina State University, Biola University, Dallas Theological Seminary

Books
  
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, Boundaries in Marriage, Beyond Boundaries: Learning, Boundaries in Dating: Workbook, Boundaries with teens

Similar People
  
Henry Cloud, Bill Donahue, Nigel Roebuck

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John Townsend (born June 1, 1952) is an American Christian self help author, business consultant, and psychologist.

Contents

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Biography

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John Townsend was born in 1952 in Smithfield, North Carolina, and grew up in Wilson, North Carolina. Townsend holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with honors from North Carolina State University, a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary (also with honors), and a PhD degree in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University.

Townsend co-founded the Minirth-Meier Clinic West and served as its clinical co-director for ten years. The clinic operated treatment centers in thirty-five cities in the western United States.

In 2015, Townsend also founded the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling, providing graduate training in Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching and Counseling, based at Huntington University in Indiana.

Townsend co-hosts a nationally syndicated Christian counseling talk show "New Life Live."

Works

Townsend co-authored 26 Christian self-help books during his career, including Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life in 1992 which sold two million copies and evolved into a five-part series.

Family

Townsend with his wife and two sons resides in Southern California.

References

John Townsend (author) Wikipedia