New York Times Bestselling Author
TINA PAYNE BRYSON, PHD
HELPING YOU RAISE CHILDREN WHO ARE
HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND FULLY THEMSELVES
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson speaks internationally to parents, educators, camps, and clinicians. She is the author of BOTTOM LINE FOR BABY and co-author (with Dan Siegel) of the two New York Times best-selling books THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE, along with THE YES BRAIN and THE POWER OF SHOWING UP. Her new book, co-authored with Georgie Wisen-Vincent, is THE WAY OF PLAY, co-authored with Georgie Wisen-Vincent. Her books have sold over 3 million copies combined.
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Tina is a psychotherapist and the Founder/Executive Director of THE CENTER FOR CONNECTION, her mental health clinic in Pasadena, California. (Click for details on the CFC.) An LCSW, she graduated from Baylor University and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, where her research explored attachment science, childrearing theory, and the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology. Dr. Bryson has an unusual knack for taking research and theory from various fields of science, and offering it in a way that’s clear, realistic, humorous, and immediately helpful.
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Relationships and the science of interpersonal neurobiology guide everything that happens at the Center for Connection. Informed by cutting-edge research and intently focused on helping people discover more joy and meaning in their lives through connection with others, the CFC's mission is to help kids, adults, and families be happier, healthier, and more fully themselves.
The Center for Connection currently has three locations, including Pasadena, Duarte, and Santa Barbara, California, with select services available via telehealth.
The Play Strong Institute is where play therapy and brain science work together to nurture happier, more resilient kids.
