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VIVIAN NELSON AND BILL ROLLER

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Now in our 4th decade of licensed counseling together,
the pursuit of intimacy and social contact continues….
Let us help you with your relationship.
Let us help you improve your communication skills.
Bill Roller is founder and president of the Berkeley Group Therapy Education Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated to the education of the public in the purpose and value of group and the development of comprehensive programs and materials for the training of group psychotherapy professionals. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes, and past Co-Chairman of the Group Therapy Symposium, Department of Psychiatry, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco. He is author of more than 40 publications, including books, scientific articles, book chapters, videotapes, and a biography of Paul Shilder- a pioneer in group analysis and mentor to S.H. Foulkes.
Vivian Nelson is in private practice in Berkeley, California. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Human Learning Resources Network, established in 1969 by family therapy founder, Virginia Satir. Together with her co-therapist, Bill Roller, Vivian has published the Art of Co-therapy: How Therapists Work Together (Guilford Publications), a chapter in Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Group Psychotherapy (Williams and Wilkens) and produced the six hour video companion to his text, The Promise of Group Therapy (Jossey- Bass). They have presented for professional audiences internationally, most recently in Buenos Aires, Barcelona, London, Sao Paulo, and Matsue, Japan. They were featured speakers at the 2010 Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society in Richmond, Virginia.
Published:
Books available in Kindle: The Art of Co-Therapy, How Therapists Work Together
Paul Schilder:Mind Explorer with Donald Shaskin
The Promise of Group Psychotherapy, Literary Companion to the DVD
DVD The Promise of Group Psychotherapy, DVD available for purchase
Interviews:
Vivian Nelson and Bill Roller: Interview with MAGPS on September 27, 2010. Read the interview here.
To make referrals or inquire about appropriate referrals CONTACT BILL ROLLER
Phone: (51O) 525-9215
Fax: (510) 525-4651
email: vivbill@aol.com
