Henry Cloud

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name = Henry Cloud

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occupation = Psychologist, Author
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website = http://drcloud.com/

Henry Cloud (born 1956, Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a clinical psychologist with broad experience in private practice, leadership consulting, and media. He is perhaps best known for his million-selling "Boundaries: when to say yes, when to say no to take control of your life", cowritten with John Townsend and has written over twenty other books with a total of four million copies in print. [http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speakers/ISBB-76CQVX/Dr._Henry_Cloud/ Dr. Henry Cloud speaks for International Speakers Bureau ] ] Cloud has appeared on national TV, radio and newspapers and co-hosts the nationally syndicated radio program New Life Live.

Biography

At the age of four, Cloud contracted a leg disease that initially left him bedridden, then in a wheelchair, and then in braces and on crutches for two years. [Henry Cloud, How People Grow, (Zondervan, 2001)]

Cloud co-founded Minirth-Meier ClinicWest and served as its Clinical Co-Director for ten years. [ [http://www.churchchannel.com/about/bios/cloudbio.htm Dr. Henry Cloud ] ] The clinic operated treatment centers in thirty-five cities in the western United States. [ [http://www.cloudtownsend.com/about/cloud.php Cloud-Townsend, Dating, Relationships, Boundaries, Intimacy, Success ] ]

Cloud is president of Cloud-Townsend Resources and runs a private practice with his partner, John Townsend in Newport Beach, California. He has philanthropic interests in the area of homelessness, the inner city and Third World missions and development. He is the treasurer of Los Angeles Mission and serves on their board. [ [http://losangelesmission.org/aboutus/bcloud.html Los Angeles Mission ] ]

Cloud's hobbies include golf, boating, deep sea fishing and scuba diving. [ [http://www.newcanaansociety.org/43/ New Canaan Society: Cloud, Henry ] ]

Education

Cloud has a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with honours from Southern Methodist University and a PhD degree in clinical psychology from Biola University (1987). He also took classes from Talbot Theological Seminary.

Family

Cloud lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Tori, and their two daughters, Olivia (2000) and Lucy (2002).

Publications

Books which he has authored or made a contribution to include:
* "Boundaries: when to say yes, when to say no to take control of your life" (with John Townsend) (Zondervan, 1992) - ISBN 9780310585909
* "Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life" (with John Townsend) (Zondervan, February 2002) ISBN 0310247454 ISBN 9780310247456; Paperback, 304 pages
* "Boundaries With Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives" (with John Townsend) (Zondervan, October 2001) ISBN 0310243157 ISBN 9780310243151; Paperback
* "God Will Make a Way: What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do" (with John Townsend) (Integrity Pub, May 2006) ISBN 1591454298 ISBN 9781591454298; Paperback, 307 pages
* "9 Things a Leader Must Do: How to Go to the Next Level -- And Take Others With You" (Integrity Pub, November 2006) ISBN 1591454840 ISBN 9781591454847; Hardcover, 128 pages

References

See also

* John Townsend