- Alan Downs
Alan Downs Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and the CEO of Michael's House Treatment Center in Palm Springs, California. [ [http://www.michaelshouse.com/staff/alan-downs.html Alan Downs | Michael's House Staff] ]
Background
Dr. Downs earned a
Ph.D. inpsychology from theUniversity of Nebraska in 1989 and spent the past 20 years working as a clinical psychologist with clients from all walks of life. The insights he learned through his work as a psychologist gave inspiration to his numerous books on leadership and psychology. His current book, "The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Paint of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World", is one of the leading self-help books for gay men. [http://out.com/detail.asp?page=2&id=24005 ] In 2005, Dr. Downs was a featured guest on the "Oprah Winfrey Show ". [ [http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/oprahshow1_ss_20051117/8 The Straight Truth] ] Failed verification|date=July 2008In addition to his many books, Dr. Downs has also been a contributing writer to "Mother Jones" magazine.
Accomplishments
Downs is also an author whose books include: "The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World, The Half-Empty Heart, Secrets of an Executive Coach: Proven Methods for Helping Leaders Excel Under Pressure, The Fearless Executive, Seven Miracles of Management, Why Does This Keep Happening to Me?, Corporate Executions: the Ugly Truth about Downsizing – How Corporate Greed is Shattering Lives, Companies, and Communities and Beyond the Looking Glass: Overcoming the Seductive Culture of Corporate Narcissism". [ [http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=10389 Fresh Fiction: Author Alan Downs biography and book list] ] Failed verification|date=July 2008
Dr. Downs' work has been quoted numerous times in variety of media, including "
The New York Times ,The New Yorker ,The Wall Street Journal ,USA Today ,The Chicago Tribune ,The San Francisco Chronicle " and many others. He has made appearances on such programs as "CBS Sunday Morning ,Good Morning America ,NBC Nightly News " and "NPR's Morning Edition".References
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