Marcia Naomi Berger
Hello, and welcome.
Writer and psychotherapist Marcia Naomi Berger is a psychotherapist and marriage educator in private practice in San Rafael, Marin County, California, telephone 415-491-4801.
Her pending book for couples is called, The Marriage Meeting Program: 45 Minutes a Week to Guarantee the Long Term Relationship You’ve Always Wanted. You can learn how to conduct conduct a Marriage Meeting now. Click here for more information and to get the inexpensive, short, practical Ebook : The Marriage Meeting Starter Kit, Four Easy Steps to Guarantee the Long Term Relationship You've Always Wanted.
"Naomi" Berger's mission is to help people create great-or even greater- marriages, whether they are already married or want to be. www.marriagemaven.com
Applying the positive communication skills Berger prescribes will improve any relationship, including with friends, family members, and co-workers.
She welcomes comments in response to her Suite 101 and Examiner.com articles, several of which offer tips to help singles to marry successfully.
Berger's degrees are a B.A in English from Binghamton University and an MSW from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. She has been a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist since 1972, and has extensive post-graduate training in individual, couples and family therapy, and in both cognitive-behavioral and psycho-dynamic approaches.
Before starting her private psychotherapy practice, Berger served as executive director of Jewish Family and Children's Service of the East Bay, clinical faculty member at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, and as a senior clinician at both the City and County of San Francisco's alcoholism treatment center and in the psychiatry department at San Francisco General Hospital.
Berger taught a continuing education class on June 18, 2010 for psychotherapists and counselors at the University of California at Berkeley Extension: Helping Couples to Succeed in Long Term Relationships: The Marriage Meeting Program and is scheduled to teach a similar class on October 29, 2010 at Alliant International University in San Francisco.
She and her husband David Berger have been married for 22 years. "Yes, we conduct marriage meetings," she says. "I give them much credit for keeping our marriage happy."
Latest Articles
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Marriage Meetings Level Playing Field for Men
Some wives complain that husband refuses to have a Marriage Meeting. But with a little planning, a wife can enjoy her partner's active, constructive, participation.
Jan 18, 2010
- Marcia Naomi Berger
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Marriage Maven Recommends Self-Talk
Before good communication can happen between spouses, both marriage partners need to practice positive self-talk, which is a skill anyone can learn.
Jan 3, 2010
- Marcia Naomi Berger
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Marriage Maven's Tips for Resolving Conflicts
In a good marriage, partners need to learn constructive ways of dealing with differences. Doing so is crucial for a thriving relationship. This article tells how.
Dec 30, 2009
- Marcia Naomi Berger
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Self-Care Essentials for a Happy Marriage
Two become one, in a sense, upon marrying. Still, a fulfilling marriage requires that each spouse maintain a sense of his or her identity as a unique individual.
Dec 16, 2009
- Marcia Naomi Berger
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Appreciation is the Key to a Happy Marriage
In a good marriage, both partners feel appreciated, loved, and valued. So it is well worth acquiring the positive communication skill of giving compliments effectively.
Nov 28, 2009
- Marcia Naomi Berger
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Marriage Maven's Chores Tips For Couples
Chores may seem unrelated to romance and intimacy, but the opposite is true. Couples who share household tasks have sex more often than those where one partner slacks off
Nov 24, 2009
- Marcia Naomi Berger
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Marriage Meetings Improve Marital Relationships
Many couples keep their relationship on track with a weekly, structured meeting that promotes romance, intimacy, teamwork, and respectful conflict resolution.
Nov 13, 2009
- Marcia Naomi Berger
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