OUR STORY

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Dr. John Gerson Holds two Masters Degrees from Columbia
University Teachers College and was awarded his Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology from the Union Institute Graduate School. He
has advanced training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and is an
institute trained Couples Therapist. He has been practicing
psychotherapy for 50 years.Ā He is also a jazz pianist and singer.

Rachel W Bush, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in
Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts and is a relationship
and creativity expert who has also become a marriage wellness
expert with John Gerson, Ph.D., her life partner.
She is an internationally bestselling author, and founded
Luminosity Publishing as a psychoeducational platform on self-
love, gratitude, relational attunement, creative flow and passion
guided resiliency building. She raised three kids of her own
primarily as a single mom and is now graced by the beauty of a
blended family of five grown children and two grandchildren.

In addition toĀ both of us being trained Couples Therapists with
specific clinical expertise, we have both been married before and
understand how hard marriage can be. Because of our training
and the experience of living unhappily in our earlier relationships
we are now experts in recognizing stress in marriage and in
creating the conditions that make relational life better.