Atkins, Dale V.

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Atkins, Dale V.

PERSONAL: Married; children: two sons. Education: New York University, B.S., 1969; Columbia University, M.S.Ed., 1971; University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 1982.

ADDRESSES: Home—CT. Office—Dale V. Atkins, Ph.D. Psychology, PC, 19 E. 73rd St., New York, NY 10021. E-mail—[email protected]

CAREER: University of Southern California, John Tracy Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, adjunct assistant professor, 1982–86; Lexington Center, New York, NY, project facilitator, 1986–89; communications consultant, 1980–; in private practice of psychology, 1986–. University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA, visiting lecturer, 1983–85; University of California, Los Angeles, visiting lecturer, 1982–86; Jewish Television Network (aired on Public Broadcasting Service), host of Dr. Dale's Life Issues, 1997–99; 92nd Street "Y", New York, NY, lecturer and panel moderator, 1999–.

WRITINGS:

Sisters (nonfiction), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1984.

(Editor, with Meris Powell) From the Heart: Men and Women Write Their Private Thoughts about Their Married Lives, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 1994.

I'm OK, You're My Parents: How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger, and Create a Relationship That Works, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2004.

(With Annie Gilbar) Wedding Sanity Savers: How to Handle the Stickiest Dilemmas, Scrapes, and Questions That Arise on the Road to Your Perfect Day, Broadway Books (New York, NY), 2006.

WeddingChannel.com, author of column "Sanity Savers by Dr. Dale Atkins," 1986–.

SIDELIGHTS: Dale V. Atkins, a psychologist whose practice is based in New York City, is known throughout the United States for her appearances on national television talk shows. Her seminars, workshops, and symposia, which she calls "Sanity Savers," focus on a variety of life issues, particularly those concerning families, change, and wellness. While working as a columnist for WeddingChannel.com, Atkins coauthored Wedding Sanity Savers: How to Handle the Stickiest Dilemmas, Scrapes, and Questions That Arise on the Road to Your Perfect Day, a practical guide in question-and-answer format. Atkins also wrote a self-help guide for grown children who have issues with their parents: I'm OK, You're My Parents: How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger, and Create a Relationship That Works. In it she discusses such topics as children who are cut off from their parents, children who still crave approval from their parents, and the responsibilities of taking care of aging parents. Booklist reviewer Kathleen Hughes praised Atkins's "easy-to-read, jargon-free language." A Publishers Weekly contributor wrote that "the book's last section … on troubleshooting, brims with valuable advice." "The book offers intelligent, practical, no-nonsense approaches for adults whose relationship with their parents hinders moving on with their own lives," concluded J.A. Kaszuba Locke for BookLoons.com.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, March 15, 2004, Kathleen Hughes, review of I'm OK, You're My Parents: How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger, and Create a Relationship That Works, p. 1247.

Library Journal, March 15, 2002, Bonnie Poquette, review of Wedding Sanity Savers: How To Handle the Stickiest Dilemmas, Scrapes, and Questions That Arise on the Road to Your Perfect Day, p. 140; March 15, 2004, Kay Brodie, review of I'm OK, You're My Parents, p. 92.

Publishers Weekly, March 15, 2004, review of I'm OK, You're My Parents, p. 65.