John Townsend (born June 1, 1952) is an American Christian

self-help Self-help or self-improvement is "a focus on self-guided, in contrast to professionally guided, efforts to cope with life problems" —economically, physically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis. When ...

author, business consultant, and psychologist.

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Townsend holds a

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degree in psychology with honors from

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, a

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degree with honors from

Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is an evangelical theological seminary in Dallas, Texas. It is known for popularizing the theological system of dispensationalism. DTS has campuses in Dallas, Houston, and Washington, D.C., as well as extension ...

, and a

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degree in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology at

Biola University Biola University () is a private, nondenominational, evangelical Christian university in La Mirada, California. It was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. It has over 150 programs of study in nine schools offering bachelor' ...

. Townsend co-founded (with Henry Cloud) the Minirth-Meier Clinic West and served as its clinical co-director for ten years. The clinic operated treatment centers in 35 cities in the western

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. In 2015, Townsend also founded the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling, providing graduate training in Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching and Counseling, based at

Concordia University Irvine Concordia University Irvine is a private Lutheran university in Irvine, California, United States. It was established in 1976 to provide a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod college to serve the Pacific Southwest and provide training for pastors, ...

in California. Townsend has authored or co-authored a host of best-selling self-help books throughout his extensive career.

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Townsend co-authored 26 Christian self-help books during his career, including ''Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life'' in 1992, which sold two million copies and evolved into a five-part series.''Christianity Today'', "Redeeming Conflict", May 1, 2004
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