Thriving Marriages: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Lasting Happiness - Paperback

by John A. Yzaguirre (Author), Claire Frazier Yzaguirre (Author)

A practical and inspirational guide for marriages, which effectively integrates the best of family psychology with the Christian spirituality of unity.

Author Biography

Dr. John Yzaguirre, licensed psychologist, consultant, and author, specializes in marriage and family life enrichment and the integration of psychology and Christian spirituality. He has developed successful prevention and intervention programs at mental health agencies in Boston, New York, Los Angeles and Orange County. A native of Barcelona, Spain, he has offered his psychological services in the United States for over 30 years and is a former director of the psychology department at Children's Hospital of Orange County. He has been a keynote speaker at international and national conventions in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Australia. Dr. Yzaguirre received his Master's degree in Psychology from Boston College, and his doctorate in psychology from the University of Southern California.

Claire Frazier-Yzaguirre, M.Div., M.F.T., is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a formally ordained American Baptist minister, and a marriage and family life consultant, assisting churches in the development and growth of their marriage and family life ministries, women's ministries, Christian leadership and faith formation. She has over 30 years of professional experience helping couples and families. As an ordained minister she has developed programs for campus ministry, church ministries, marriage and family ministries, lay leadership formation and community outreach. She spent one year at the Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, specializing in biblical studies and ecumenical dialogue. She has been invited to speak on marriage and family life at churches and conventions throughout the United States. She holds Master's degrees from Fuller School of Psychology and from Fuller School of Theology in Pasadena, CA.

John & Claire Yzaguirre

For more than 30 years, John and Claire have offered education programs and psychological services that integrate contemporary psychological research and Christian spirituality of unity to promote thriving, resilient and compassionate marriages and families. Besides their private practice in Irvine, CA, they offer their formation programs in family ministries throughout Southern California.