David Schnarch, Ph.D.

Dr. David Schnarch is a licensed clinical psychologist, Board Certified in Couple and Family Psychology (ABBP), and recipient of the 2013 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Independent Practice from the American Psychological Association. He is a long-time Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and recipient of the 2011 AAMFT Award for Distinguished Contributions to Marriage and Family Therapy. . David is also certified as a Sex Therapist (Diplomat...See more

Dr. David Schnarch is a licensed clinical psychologist, Board Certified in Couple and Family Psychology (ABBP), and recipient of the 2013 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Independent Practice from the American Psychological Association. He is a long-time Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and recipient of the 2011 AAMFT Award for Distinguished Contributions to Marriage and Family Therapy. . David is also certified as a Sex Therapist (Diplomat status) by the American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. He served on the AASECT Board of Directors and chaired professional education for eight years. He received the first AASECT Professional Standard of Excellence Award in 1994. Over the last 30 years, David has a long-standing history of innovating novel approaches to psychotherapy. He is the founder of Crucible(R) Therapy, the first integrated marital and sexual therapy based on interpersonal differentiation. In 1991, he wrote Constructing The Sexual Crucible: An Integration of Sexual and Marital Therapy, still used as a primary textbook in graduate training programs. His subsequent books for couples- Passionate Marriage (1997), Resurrecting Sex (2002), and Intimacy & Desire (2009)-have been published in seven languages and become international best-sellers. David co-directs the Crucible Institute of Evergreen, Colorado with his wife, psychologist Dr. Ruth Morehouse. David and Ruth conduct training workshops for therapists and programs for the public all around the world. For information, visit ... or contact them at Service@CrucibleInstitute.com. See less