Todd Gaffaney

Relationship Coach and Researcher Author

  • Platientia CA

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

Education/Learning
Mental Health Care
Health and Wellness

Areas of Expertise

Ptsd
Intimate relationship
Psychology
Couples Therapy

Accomplishments

Faculty Advisor – First National Chapter of Psi Beta

7 Outstanding National Chapter Awards -
Longest consecutive Running Chapter in the United States

The Most Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award

2021-06-01

Cerritos Community College

Author - A New Paradigm for the Intimate Relationship

The Therapist May 20016

Education

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

  • Pepperdine Graduate School in Psychology
  • Cerritos Psychological Center
  • Cerritos Community College

Event Appearances

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

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Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Author Appearance
  • Corporate Training
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