William J. Doherty, Ph.D., has dedicated his work to marriage and family flourishing. A professor of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Doherty has worked with couples since 1977. He’s been the Director of both Minnesota’s Couples on the Brink Project and the Citizen Professional Center since 2010. He has been a Fellow of the National Council of Family Relations since 2004 and was granted the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Family Therapy Academy in 2017 as well as an Outstanding Community Service Award from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He’s a licensed marriage and family therapist, a licensed psychologist and a fellow and clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

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