John Townsend

ABOUT JOHN TOWNSEND

Known for such bestselling self-help books as How to Have That Difficult Conversation You've Been Avoiding and the Boundaries series, he also worked as a psychologist and headed the Indiana, California, and Texas-based Leadership Coaching Program.

After graduating from North Carolina State University, the Dallas Theological Seminary, and Biola University, he started a psychology practice called the Minirth-Meier Clinic West.

He headed the American Association of Christian Counselors and also joined the board of the Mustard Seed Ranch (a rehabilitation program for children who have been abused).

A native of Smithfield, North Carolina, he later settled in Orange County, California, with his family.

Like his contemporary, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus writer John Gray , Townsend had a successful career as a self-help author.