Ed Lauritsen, Ph.D.

Ed D. Lauritsen is a licensed psychologist and family therapist. He is fluent in English and Spanish. His 20 years of clinical experience emphasize couple's therapy, singles issues, women's depression, divorce recovery, and parent-child relationships. He is the author of Precision Parenting: Why and How. Dr. Lauritsen is a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Association of Christian Counselors. During his career, he has addressed numerous groups including the International Conference on Family Strengths and The Young Mothers of America. Ed and Ann Lauritsen have been happily married for 30 years and are the parents of five children. The Lauritsens reside in Phoenix, Arizona.

In his clinical work, Dr. Lauritsen draws upon a variety of respected therapies to fit the client's need and personality. These approaches may include cognitive-behavioral methods, structured family therapy, psycho-educational coaching, Thought Field Therapy or other approaches.

In discussing his clinical philosophy, Dr. Lauritsen frequently compares life to a garden and therapy as a way to enhance and beautify it: while every garden has its share of weeds that need to be removed, the goal of gardening is more than removing weeds. The goal is to wisely cultivate the vegetables and flowers, helping them to flourish, in spite of the weeds if need be. For upon the vegetables depends one's life; and upon the flowers depends one's soul.

So it is with human life: sooner or later every person faces a painful and sometimes overwhelming challenge, whether in the form of a loss, a habit, an emotion, or a relationship. Whatever the case, meeting the therapeutic challenge means also focusing on the strengths the individual brings to the situation.