Les Parrott III, Ph.D.

Dr. Les Parrott is a master communicator, having impacted people from all walks of life including executives, international government officials, professional athletes and college students. His charisma, humor and practical advice have placed him in high demand as a conference and seminar speaker. He has spoken internationally to a variety of groups including corporations such as Johnson & Johnson, Price Waterhouse, the armed services, and associations of professional athletes. His breakneck schedule takes him across North America and around the world.

Dr. Parrott has been a guest on many radio shows and featured on national television including "CBS This Morning", "Good Morning America", "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw" "Oprah," "The View with Barbara Walters," and CNN. His work has been written about in newspapers such as USA Today and the New York Times and many magazines including Men's Health, Family Circle, Redbook and Women's Day.

Les Parrott III, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Seattle Pacific University. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Relationship Development, a groundbreaking program teaching the basics of good relationships.

Dr. Parrott is an award-winning author of more than a dozen best-selling books including High-Maintenance Relationships, The Control Freak, Becoming Soul Mates, When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages, and Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts.

Books
	I Love You More: How Everyday Problems Can Strengthen Your Marriage Like most couples deeply in love, Les and I longed to find ways to make our love endure even before we were married. Part of the impetus for our vision came from reading A Severe Mercy, the real-life love story about Sheldon and Davy Vanauken, two lovers
	Marriage Mentor Training Manual for Wives Because we want to eliminate any hurdles that may exist in getting a marriage mentoring ministry off the ground, we have designed our training program to be flexible — so that it can be implemented in a small church of just a few dozen
	51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors: Connecting Couples to Build Better Marriages Practice the Thirty-Second Rule: This little idea is a winner that works for every marriage mentoring relationship. And it's simple. Within the first thirty seconds of a meeting with your mentorees, say something encouraging to them.