VANN JOINES, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and President and Director of the Southeast Institute for Group and Family Therapy in Chapel Hill, NC (www.seinstitute.com). He is an International Psychotherapy Teacher, Trainer, and Supervisor, having taught in over 30 countries. He is Certified as a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst, a Diplomate and Founding Member of the Redecision Therapy Association, a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a Certified Group Psychotherapist, and Originator of Personality Focused Treatment (PFT)(R), and Trauma Resolution Energy Therapy (TRET)(R). Dr. Joines is author of the Joines Personality Adaptation Questionnaire, and Co-Author of TA Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis, and Personality Adaptations: A New Guide to Human Understanding in Psychotherapy and Counseling. Dr. Joines lives and works in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is married, has five children, and six grandchildren.