Diana Weiss-Wisdom
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
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The Soul Side of Stepping and Blended Families Expert
Diana Weiss-Wisdom Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- MARRIAGE AND COUPLES COUNSELING, BLENDED FAMILIES, STEPPARENTING, STRESS, TRAUMA, EATING DISORDERS, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, PERSONALITY TESTING
- Career Focus
- PRIVATE PRACTICE
- Affiliation
- AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, SAN DIEGO PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, CALIFO IA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
A NEW STEPPARENTING SUPPORT GROUP IS NOW FORMING. PLEASE CALL 858 259-0146 FOR MORE INFORMATION
My private practice includes adults, couples, adolescents, and groups. As a clinical psychologist, my approach incorporates talking therapy, the neuroscience of emotion and mindfulness, mind/body approaches, personality testing, and EMDR. Please see my website for more information: www.drdianaweiss-wisdom.com.
My specialties include: marriage and couples counseling, blended families, stepparenting, cardiac psychology, stress management, eating disorders, EMDR for trauma and anxiety.
My second book: The Soul Side of Stepping by Diana Weiss-Wisdom, Ph.D. is almost completed.
The Soul Side of Stepping is for stepparents and blended families. Principles and tools to help stepparents and blended families thrive.
My first book: Stress & A Healthy Ticker: A Mind/Body Approach to Preventing Heart Disease is available through my website www.drdianaweiss-wisdom.com or at www.amazon.com
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Diana Weiss-Wisdom Books
Stress & A Healthy Ticker: A Mind/Body Approach to Preve nting Heart Disease
http://www.drdianaweiss-wisdom.com
Stress & A Healthy Ticker: A Mind/Body Approach to Preve
http://www.amazon.com
Wisdom on Stepparenting: How to Succeed Where Others Fail
http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Step-Parenting-Succeed-Where-Others/dp/1467966002/ref=sr_1_51?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352096735&sr=1-51
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Handling a Sensitive Situation
The Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families Handling a Sensitive Situation Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My father has been married numerous times and he consistently has terrible taste in women. Most recently, I ran into my current “stepmother” at a restaurant having a romantic dinner with another man. They were all cuddled up and kissing in a dark corner of the place and she didn’t notice me there. I thought long and hard about whether I should mention it to my father. I’ve never liked her and always thought she was a gold-digger.
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Second Marriage Jitters
The Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom My boyfriend and I are both divorced with children. We want to get married but we’re nervous about how to make it work. We both had terrible marriages the first go around. Now things will be even more challenging with the complication of blending our families. What are some things that we can do that will increase our odds for success? - Nervous to wed again Dear Nervous, Your conce is understandable.
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NOT ATTRACTED TO MY HUSBAND – BIG PROBLEM?
The Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, This is my second marriage and it’s the second marriage for my husband too. My first husband was very good looking and we had great chemistry. I was very attracted to him but within a couple of years it was clear that we were poorly matched. After the divorce, I decided to find someone who could be a great friend and life companion; this was more important than looks or sexual chemistry. So now I’m married to a man who shares my values and interests. We have a great time together.
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Disappointed Stepdad
Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My wife and I have been married for two years. She has children from a previous marriage. Since, I don’t have any children, I was hoping to be a father figure to her kids. But it just hasn’t worked out that way. They reject any of my attempts to discipline them and that’s probably because my wife doesn’t support me. Instead she protects them and says I’m too hard on them. When the kids are with their Dad we get along great. It’s like we fall in love all over again. But when the kids are around, she and I feel alienated from each other.
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Holiday Blues
Dear Dr. Diana, Last year, the holidays were a time of great sadness for me. It was the first Christmas and New Year that I have experienced on the heels of a terrible divorce. I was in love with my husband and didn’t want the divorce. A couple of months ago I started feeling better tha I had in a long time, just getting used to my life as a single person. But now, as the holidays draw near, I’ve got a terrible case of the blues again. What can I do? Singing the Blues Dear Singing,
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It Takes Two to Tango
Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, I’m so discouraged with my marriage that I almost don’t care anymore. I stayed in my first marriage because of the kids and now I’m remarried and doing the same thing again. I have two teenagers from my first marriage and a five year old now with my second wife. It’s probably my fault because my second marriage is turning out exactly like my first. We have a cold war. We don’t see eye to eye on anything and we’ve become like roommates. Other than not wanting to disrupt the kids’ lives again, there’s nothing really keeping me here.
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Marriage In A Rut
Marriage in a Rut Dear Dr. Diana
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The Birds, The Bees, And Blended Families
How Can I Forgive him? On Blended Families Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My marriage of eighteen years ended three years ago because my husband had an affair with another woman. At first, I tried to forgive him and work the marriage out because we have a daughter together. But he lied again and I ...
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The Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families
Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, I’m living with my boyfriend who has two kids under eleven years old. What do I do if I don’t like his kids? They are lazy and watch a lot of T.V.-even during the daytime. They don’t pick up after themselves or have any chores. I feel like I’m the maid! When I talk ...
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Is Depression Contagious?
Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, I’m worried that my sixteen year old stepdaughter’s depression is affecting my fifteen year old daughter. My stepdaughter is in treatment (therapy and antidepressants). Her parents say that she is better than she was before treatment and they are all happy with her ...
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Men and Depression
Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My thirty-two year old stepson has hit some hard times and has had to move in with us. He lost his job, lost his condo in foreclosure, and his girlfriend broke up with him. I’m very worried about him, but my husband thinks he has to just tough it out. My stepson stays ...
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Political Differences in a Family
Political Differences in A Family Dear Dr. Diana,
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Wisdom on Stepparenting
Clinical Psychologist offers private therapy, speaking, workshops, articles, and books.
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Positive Psychology Strategies
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, General Practice, Blended Family advice column and information for stress management.
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The Cottage Clinic
Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in Marriage Counseling, Blended Families, Pre-marital assessment and counseling, Stepparenting, Depression and Anxiety, Stress Management, Trauma/EMDR, Stress Management, Personality Testing/Assessment
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Contacting Diana Weiss-Wisdom
Diana Weiss-Wisdom, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist psy #12476
Private Practice is located in Rancho Santa Fe, Califo ia
Mailing Address: PO Box 3101 Rancho Santa Fe, Ca. 92067
(858) 259-0146
Other highlights
Hold Me Tight Weekend Retreat: A Marriage/Couples Seminar
at The Cottage Clinic in Rancho Santa Fe, Califo
ia.
Recent participants of our program said:
“This was incredibly wonderful for our relationship. This has helped my partner and I begin to learn a new way to connect with each other.” New Zealand participant
“You created an incredibly safe and sacred space for this workshop. Thanks so much for the very helpful workshop. I feel deep respect and gratitude.” CA participant
“Extraordinarily helpful and well organized, both practical and thought provoking. Well worth the time and money. I leave the experience enriched.” AZ participant
“This workshop has given me great hope for a lasting, loving relationship with my husband because of a major break through we had this weekend.” Canada participant
Next Retreat:
Friday February 1, 2013 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Saturday February 2, 2013 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday February 3, 2013 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Another Hold Me Tight Weekend Retreat Tailored for Couples in Step or Blended Families will be offered in April, 2013.
Friday April 26, 2013 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday April 27, 2013 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm
Sunday April 28, 2013 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm.
In a beautiful setting, enjoy renewing and strengthening your relationship with breakthrough strategies that can help you stop arguing, learn how to problem solve and really communicate even about the issues that often set you off track with each other.
You can improve, strengthen, heal, and transform your relationship from where ever it is right now, using the tools and information that you will gain.
Based on Sue Johnson's best selling book, "Hold Me Tight:Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love" and Emotionally Focused Therapy
Format and Schedule:
Lecture, video presentations,
and couples exercises (in private not in front of group).
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL:
Register before November 15, 2012 Cost $685 per couple includes all materials (book, hand outs, lunch, snacks).
Before January 1, 2013, Cost is $785 per couple
After January 1, 2013, Cost is $895 per couple.
Facilitated by Dr. Diana Weiss-Wisdom and Dr. Jessica Buss
14 CE Units Available for MFTs, LCSWs, Licensed Counselors, and Educational Psychologists.
Read what Participants Reviews on Our Workshop
Read what the worlds leading experts on marriage say about
Hold Me Tight Workshops
Learn to:
Break the cycles of frustration and loneliness in your relationship
Make sense of your own emotions and your partner’s
Create lasting trust and intimacy
Forgive injuries that destroy trust and safety
Deepen your sexual connection.
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In addition to practice with your partner, you will see how other couples in the Hold Me Tight: Conversations for Connection DVD learned to step out of negative cycles and create a lifetime of love.
The message of EFT is simple: Forget about learning how to argue better, analyzing your early childhood, making grand romantic gestures, or experimenting with new sexual positions. Instead, recognize and admit that you are emotionally attached to and dependent on your partner in much the same way that a child is on a parent for nurturing, soothing, and protection. EFT focuses on creating and strengthening this emotional bond by identifying and transforming the key moments that foster an adult loving relationship
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FORMAT:
The format of the weekend is the following:
Friday evening 6-8 pm is an introduction where the group gets an overview of the weekend format, goals, theory, and research behind our method. There is also a brief introduction among group participants.
Saturday morning: 9-10:30 (15 min informative talk by Diana Weiss-Wisdom or Jessica Buss followed by a DVD clip of Sue Johnson working with a couple regarding the same concepts discussed in the 15 minute talk. Then couples are given a structured exercise and 20-30 minutes to go off and sit somewhere in nature outside or inside with do the exercise with their partner privately. Therapists walk around, making themselves available to any couples that want assistance. Then the group returns to main conference room and we have a brief discussion regarding the experience. This is followed with a 15 minute restroom break and snack break. (Naturally, individuals can get up and leave to use restroom or get beverage or snack (always available) at any time through out the day).
After the break, the exact same format is repeated again for about an hour and 15 minutes and then we have lunch for an hour (which is brought in to the facility - it is a high quality, healthy lunch).
Then the afte
oon from 1-4 has the same format as the morning.
Sunday has the same format as Sunday.
All supplies, snacks, beverages, lunches, etc. are included in the price of the workshop. Parking is complimentary - no charge.
The Cottage Clinic is on a large piece of private, residential property in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. - a lovely area in the North Coastal area of San Diego. It is a very peaceful, nature retreat like setting; people find it very conducive to relaxing and enjoying spending the intimate time with their partner.