Harville Hendrix Explained

Harville Hendrix
Birth Place:Statesboro, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation:Writer
Spouse:Helen LaKelly Hunt
Children:6, including Haela and Leah

Harville Hendrix (born 1935) is an American writer.

Hendrix is best known for the book Getting the Love You Want,[1] which gained in popularity during Hendrix's 17 appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[2]

He is a member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors as well as a clinical member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the International Transactional Analysis Association, and has produced 10 written works in partnership with his wife and American activist, Helen LaKelly Hunt.

Career

Hendrix was born in 1935 in Statesboro, Georgia. At the age of 17 he became an ordained Baptist minister, after which he continued on to receive his B.A. at Mercer University in Georgia, in 1957, and his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary in 1961. Following this, Hendrix then went on to receive both an M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology and religion from the Divinity School at the University of Chicago.[3] [4]

Hendrix, along with his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt, developed Imago Relationship Therapy, a form of relationship and couples therapy.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Getting the Love You Want.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/12/weekinreview/ideas-trends-what-publishers-will-do-for-a-place-on-the-right-list.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm “IDEAS & TRENDS; What Publishers Will Do for a Place on the Right List”
  3. http://www.soundstrue.com/store/weeklywisdom/?page=single&category=IATE&episode=3859 "Harville Hendrix: Relationships, the Brain, and Zero Negativity"
  4. Web site: Imago, Unique Self, & the Crying God. Harville . Hendrix . Helen LaKelly . Hunt . Lori . Galperin . Marc . Gafni . Marc Gafni . Center for Integral Wisdom. en-US. March 4, 2020.