Tina B. Tessina, Ph.D.

Tina B. Tessina, Ph.D., has twenty years of experience as a licensed marriage and family counselor. She is the author of seven books, including: The Real Thirteenth Step: Discovering Confidence, Self-Reliance and Autonomy Beyond the Twelve Step Programs, Gay Relationships: How to Find Them, How To Improve Them, How to Make Them Last and Lovestyles: How to Celebrate Your Differences. She co-authored (with Riley K. Smith) How to Be a Couple and Still be Free and True Partners A Workbook for Developing Lasting Intimacy. Dr. Tessina has appeared on national TV and radio shows including: Oprah, Donahue, Dateline: NBC and Larry King Live.

Books
	The Real 13th Step: Discovering Confidence, Self-Reliance, and Independence Beyond the 12-Step Programs Since the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, twelve-step based recovery programs have proved very effective in helping victims of addictive, obsessive and compulsive behavior put a stop to that behavior and the damage it has created in their lives.
	It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction To grow up and out of a painful, dysfunctional past and all its leftovers - feelings, memories, pain, confusion, anger, fear, and persistent dysfunctional relationship patterns- may seem like a miracle, too wonderful to be possible.
	How to Be a Couple and Still Be Free Why did you pick up this book? Are you intrigued to think it is possible to be a couple and still be free? How can you be true to yourself and true to your partner at the same time? If you honor yourself, will your partner leave?
	The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again Here you go again... For the first time in a long time, you're revisiting the dating scene. You have picked up this guide for one reason: you are contemplating dating again, and you want to know what to expect.
	The 10 Smartest Decisions a Woman Can Make Before 40 Do you frequently second-guess yourself at work, at home, or in your relationships with others? If so - you're not alone. Faced with a wave of increasing demands, many women find themselves in the same boat, either drifting aimlessly or drowning in doubt.