Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, a positive psychologist, teaches people how to enhance their lives – and consequently live lives of meaning and joy – by reclaiming what is positive about themselves. This is different from the traditional psychotherapeutic model, it is designed to help us focus on our strengths rather than our weaknesses.

Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, author of THE ENCHANTED SELF: A Positive Therapy and RECIPES FOR ENCHANTMENT, The Secret Ingredient is YOU!, has been a psychologist in private practice for nineteen years with her husband, Dr. Russell Holstein, in Long Branch, New Jersey. In addition, she has served as a school psychologist in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She received her Doctorate in Education from Boston University and her BA degree from Barnard College. She is a member of The American Psychological Association, the New Jersey Psychological Association and the Monmouth-Ocean County Psychological Association. She is also a member of the Association for Women in Psychology, The New Jersey School Psychology Association, and the Ortho-Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Holstein has a comprehensive website at www.enchantedself.com and conducts seminars, lectures and workshops. She also appears frequently on radio and television. She can be reached at (877) B-JOYFUL, (732) 571-1200 or DrBarbara@enchantedself.com.