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Ron Deal LMFT, LPC
Ron Deal Quick Facts
Main Areas: Stepfamilies | Stepfamily Education & Ministry | Marriage EnrichmentBest Sellers: The Smart Stepfamily: Seven Steps to a Healthy Family
Career Focus: Author | Speaker | Family Trainer
Affiliation: Stepfamily Expert Council, National Stepfamily Resource Center | American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists Clinical Member<br>
Ron L. Deal is Founder and President of Successful Stepfamilies, one of the largest and most visited web sites for blended families on the internet. He is author of the bestselling book The Smart Stepfamily: Seven Steps to a Healthy Family and presents his “laugh and learn” Building A Successful Stepfamily conference in churches throughout the country on a regular basis. Ron is coauthor of the forthcoming books The Smart Stepmom: Practical Steps to Help You Thrive and The Remarriage Couple Checkup which is based on the largest survey of couples in stepfamilies ever conducted.
Ron is a member of the Stepfamily Expert Council for the National Stepfamily Resource Center and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor. He conducts phone coaching, counseling, and marriage therapy intensives for couples in crisis.
Ron has appeared on numerous national radio and TV broadcasts and has been published in magazines and newspapers around the country. Books, videos, articles, and his FREE E-Magazine are available from his web site: www.SuccessfulStepfamilies.com. Ron and his wife, Nan, have been married since 1986 and have three sons.
Other Programs & Highlights
Take the online Couple Checkup to discover your relationship strengths and improve your growth areas. For dating, engaged, or married couples. Used by over 80,000 counselors and clergy around the world, this is the most well researched and practical online inventory in the world. Go here: http://www.successfulstepfamilies.com/view/343
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Ron Deal
- "There is a honeymoon for remarried couples, it just comes at the end of the journey and not at the beginning!"
- Becoming a healthy blended family takes time and patience. But you also need to know how blended family life is different than first-family life. Learn all you can and you can beat the two-thirds odds of divorce!
Getting Started With Ron Deal
Books, videos, articles, and a FREE monthly E-Magazine are available from www.SuccessfulStepfamilies.com.
Find conference locations here: http://www.successfulstepfamilies.com/view/15
Information on phone coaching, counseling, or marriage therapy intensives for couples in crisis is available here: http://www.successfulstepfamilies.com/view/450
