Todd Gaffaney
Relationship Coach and Researcher | Author
Platientia, CA, UNITED STATES
A new recipe for creating, enjoying and sustaining intimacy.
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Biography
Todd W. Gaffaney, Ph.D., is a distinguished retired professor of psychology (emeritus) at Cerritos College, where he taught for forty-four years. In 2010, he was awarded “the most outstanding professor.” He is on faculty at Pepperdine Graduate School in clinical psychology. He is a co-author of two books on the intimate relationship and a nationally known “motivational speaker” on the intimate relationship, war/combat psychology, and PTSD within close relationships. He is also certified as a life and relationship coach/trainer in private practice. He is married with three grown adult children, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one small dog.
Industry Expertise (3)
Education/Learning
Mental Health Care
Health and Wellness
Areas of Expertise (4)
Ptsd
Intimate relationship
Psychology
Couples Therapy
Accomplishments (3)
Faculty Advisor – First National Chapter of Psi Beta (professional)
7 Outstanding National Chapter Awards - Longest consecutive Running Chapter in the United States
The Most Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award (professional)
2021-06-01
Cerritos Community College
Author - A New Paradigm for the Intimate Relationship (professional)
The Therapist May 20016
Education (2)
International Institute, Los Angeles: Ph.D., Clinical psychology 1985
Dissertation: Managing Resistance in Therapy Specialization: Psychotherapy Integration
California State University, Northridge: M.A., Social/Clinical Psychology 1973
Thesis: Role Playing and Attitude Change Two Presentations – Western Psychological Convention TA and RA internships – Experimental Psychology
Affiliations (3)
- Pepperdine Graduate School in Psychology
- Cerritos Psychological Center
- Cerritos Community College
Event Appearances (4)
Suicide Prevention; Social Stigma & mental health; New Perspectives on love & intimacy;
Suicide Prevention
Need Management Therapy (Love & Intimacy)
Milton Erickson International Conferences Phoenix, Arizona
Need Management Therapy (Love &Intimacy
Milton Erickson International Conferences Anaheim, California
Need Management Therapy (Love & Intimacy)
Alliant International University - Marriage & family Graduate Students Association Irvine, California
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