John Townsend (born June 1, 1952) is an American Christian self-help author, business consultant, and psychologist.
Biography Townsend holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with honors from North Carolina State University, a Master of Theology degree with honors from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a PhD degree in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University.
Townsend co-founded (with Henry Cloud) the Minirth-Meier Clinic West and served as its clinical co-director for ten years. The clinic operated treatment centers in 35 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 Concordia University Irvine in California.Concordia University Irvine, "Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling"
Townsend has authored or co-authored a host of best-selling self-help books throughout his extensive career.
Works Townsend co-authored 26 Christian self-help books during his career,Christian Post, "Interview: Christian Psychologist John Townsend on His Sermon This Weekend at Saddleback Church", April 13, 2013 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.Christianity Today, "Redeeming Conflict", May 1, 2004
See also Henry Cloud Personal boundaries
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