Judy pursued a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy to fulfill her long-held interest in couple relationships. From early in her first marriage, she and her late husband – also a licensed counselor – led parenting workshops, marriage enrichment retreats, and eventually saw couples together in counseling. She is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Psychologist Emeritus, and holds professional memberships in American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (AAMFT), and EMDRIA (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing International Association). She was also among the first to get advanced training in Discernment Counseling. Judy has been a therapist for over thirty years; her private practice in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area specialized in couple therapy and trauma. She taught marriage and family therapy students for over twenty years, was lead researcher for the Minnesota Family Strengths Project, and has served on boards locally and nationally for family organizations. She has published in the family area, spoken at local and national conferences, and has been a resource for media inquiries regarding couple relationships.
