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Sandra L. Ceren, Ph.D. was born and primarily educated in New York, but she has spent the last several decades on the California coast. She completed the training program in New York at the American Institute of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. A practicing clinical psychologist for over forty years, she is a Fellow of the Academy of Family Psychology and a member of the Academy of Psychologists in Marital and Family Therapy. She is a former editor of The Family Psychologist. 

Based on her research and long experience with couples of all ages-those contemplating marriage for the first time, or after several relationships, she has developed a unique premarital counseling program. The materials she has created have proven reliable in determining compatibility and emotional readiness for marriage. The personalized program teaches effective communication and conflict  resolution skills applicable to daily life.

Apart from direct contact with clients, she reports on mental health research and answers queries in a weekly health column Ask Dr. Ceren. This popular column has been published in newspapers over many years. Dr. Ceren is well known to the media as an expert in relationships and has appeared on Oprah!, Good Morning America, and BBC World News.