Therapy Dogs and The Stories They Tell: Black and White Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781523901654)

Diana F. Lee is an accomplished counselor with four decades of experience empowering people to resolve issues and make positive changes. She emphasizes skill building, grief work, and creativity while collaborating with other health-care professionals to facilitate improved self-esteem and a balanced, spiritually-based lifestyle. She was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and spent twenty-six years as a resident of Snohomish, Washington. She loves nature and, until recently, lived on a small farm that was a home for horses, goats, geese, ducks, dogs, and cats. She and her attorney husband of thirty-eight years, William, have recently moved to the "art town" of La Conner, Washington. They have a daughter, Katherine, who is also an attorney. Diana has master's degrees in education/counseling and public administration, and a post-master's certificate in Transforming Spirituality, all from Seattle University. She worked as a probation officer for fifteen years and has been in private practice since 1983 treating individuals, families, and couples. For the last fourteen years, she has used three Brussels Griffon as therapy dogs in her practice. She has also completed a program in counseling chemical dependency issues and has done many years of group work with adults in addiction recovery. She is currently working as a Spiritual Director in her private practice as well. She is a local and international (Russia and China) speaker on mental health and addiction issues. Diana is the author of Rustproof Relationships: A Guide to Healthy Relationships and Effective Coping Skills, and Touching the Soul (a therapeutic guide to spiritual and personal growth). Her fourth book, Rustproof Relationships Revisited: A Guide to Personal Growth and Achieving Your Dreams and Goals is to be released in winter 2016. She is currently working on a book Loss, Renewal and Resilience. Diana loves to travel and has been profoundly influenced by European, Asian, and Russian cultures. With her interest in spiritual growth, Diana has visited numerous temples, churches, monasteries, and other sacred sites. A lifelong lover of horses, she has ridden in most of the countries she has visited. She has many creative outlets and has held numerous art shows that included wall hangings, photography, clothing, purses, and jewelry. She also enjoys designing gardens and homes.