Finding Clarity and Balance

John is an internationally recognized author with over thirty years of experience in counseling, consulting, and training. John created the notion of Therapeutic Hope Training as a set of "Steps to Mental Health." John uses a Positive Psychology training approach for his system called Foster Flourishing.  Since then, he has proposed the notion of Fostering Flourishing as a new way to recognize and treat mental health issues.

John Liptak's Writing History:

• John has authored over 100 workbooks with Ester Leutenberg on topics such as stress management, substance abuse, domestic violence, and developing and maintaining effective personal and intimate relationships. 
• John has authored 31 quantitative career assessment instruments.
• John has authored ten books with major publishing firms. 
• John has also written 10 books with Michelle Scallon, including The Hope Series, which forms the basis of the Therapeutic Hope and Foster Flourishing models.
• John is interested in Foster Flourishing as a way of mitigating problems in therapeutic settings. John is interested in the first Positive Psychologist, Carl Jung, who suggested that problems could not be solved in traditional ways.  He felt that they must be transcended.

John Liptak's Work Experience:

• John has experience as a therapist in prison settings, private practice, mental health centers, and university settings. 
• John has teaching experience in Counselor Education Programs at Radford University, Wilmington University, and Walden University Online.  

John Liptak's  Educational Background:

• John earned a Bachelor's Degree (Psychology) and a Master's Degree (Community Agency Counseling) from California University of Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
• John also earned a Doctor of Education degree in Counselor Education from Virginia Tech. 

John Liptak's Business Experience:  

• John is the President of the Therapeutic Hope Center, an affiliate of CCA, Inc., one of the largest and most productive research and development firms that specializes in creating, writing, researching, and developing hope-related psycho-educational materials. 
• John works with multiple publishing firms, and his developed materials are used in over twenty different countries and a wide variety of settings, including prisons, mental health facilities, schools, and job training programs. 

John Liptak's Works:

• John’s work has been featured in the Associated Press, in numerous newspapers, including the Washington Post, Tampa Bay Times, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and on MSNBC television and CNN Radio. 
• John also appeared in the PAX/ION television series “Success without a College Degree.”