
Dr. LeslieBeth (LB)Wish is both a psychologist and a licensed clinical social worker, specializing in women's issues about love, life and career. Both the National Association of Social Workers and MORE Magazine columnist and author have named her as one of the top fifty social workers and marriage counselors in the country. In addition, her website, www.lovevictory.com has been named as one of the top 101 websites to watch.
Dr. Wish is on the Advisory Board
of and a weekly columnist, "Relationship Realities," for www.qualityhealth.com, a top ten Internet health
site, in affilication with Web MD. To receive her weekly articles, go to www.qualityhealth.com, scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for the Relationships and Sexual Health newsletter.
She is also a contributing writer
to WE Magazine for www.wecai.org, a highly respected professional women's business site, and for the award-winning www.helpstartshere.org, the consumer site of the
National Association of Social Workers. She has written for www.w2wlink.com, the premier
community for professional women; and to www.networkabundance.com, a
multimedia community. She also serves as the Co-Director of The
Counseling Network at www.specialops.org, a national, free counseling
service to military families. She is frequently cited in national
publications such as "USA Today," "More Magazine," "US Weekly," "The
Washington Post," "For the Bride," "Woman's Day" and websites such as
www.cnn.com and www.msn.match.com and is an engaging sspeaker for
non-profit, corporate and university organizations. LeslieBeth offers
sound, research-based relationship advice that makes sense.
Her work at the New England Institute of Family Relations, the first sexual dysfunction clinic in New England, and her research-based book, Incest, Work and Women, earned her national recognition and honor as a pioneer in sexual dysfunction and women's love and career issues. Her book uncovered the connection between childhood abuse and women's career problems.
That research sparked her next ground-breaking project on the relationship problems of women, age 20-40+. These age groups come from the highest number of divorced or single parents. This factor, combined with increased number of professional women,especially in the medical and legal professions, has created specific and troubling relationship issues such as disappointing choices of men, affairs and depression.
If you are a strong, independent-minded woman, please be part of the research and take the online survey. To access the survey, visit her website www.lovevictory.com, go to the upper right Research box, click on Learn more, and you will see a link to her survey, which takes about 17 minutes. Your answers can help thousands of women! Thank you!!
Education: Carnegie-Mellon U., B.A. History & English; Ohio U., M.A. English; Bryn Mawr, MSS. Social Work; U. Massachusetts, Ed.D. Adult Dev. Psychology and 3 yrs. post-graduate, Georgetown University, Family Center of the Medical School, under Dr. Murray Bowen.
Licensed: in Florida, Massachusetts and Maryland as an independent clinical social worker.
The Strong Women and Love Survey. Go to my website, http://www.lovevictory.com/ and in the Research Box in the upper right, click on “Learn More.”
Follow the love adventures of Almost Smart Cookie TM and learn from her mistakes with men. See her love life on my blog, Love Victory by clicking HERE.
For over thirty years, I have worked to help women and families. It is never too late to make changes. Your past does not have to run your life. Respect the power that your family had--or still has--over you, but remember that most of their hurtful behavior, words and attitudes are more about them and their problems than they are about you.
You can re-train your thoughts, feelings, actions and brain-wiring so you can be happy, productive and wise. All it takes is some emotional bravery and a belief that you deserve good things.
In the next section, I have included popular articles from my weekly Relationship Realities column that I write for www.qualityhealth.com, a Top Ten Health site. Go to www.qualityhealth.com and sign up for the Relationships and Sexual Health newsletter. I will add more, so stay tuned.
Links to articles that might interest you. These come from my weekly column Relationship Realties for the Relationships and Sexual Health newsletter of www.qualityhealth.com.
How to Say No Instead of Yes in Your Relationship
http://www.qualityhealth.com/relationships-articles/how-say-no-instead-yes-your-relationship
Keep the Spark Alive in Your Relationship
Reading People Series # 2
How Do I Know My Friends are Really My Friends?
For more information about me, please feel free to visit my website at www.lovevictory.com, and read my articles or send me a question. I am now conducting research on strong, independent or high-powered women who are smart about their careers but not about love. If you are a capable woman who is disappointed in your relationships, my research project for my next book might interest you. For every hour of interview time you offer, I will provide a free hour of counseling. For now, lookat the following statements and see whether they apply to you.
1. I often choose men who are weaker or less effective than I am.
2. I sometimes find myself attracted to strong, high-powered men--who turn mean.
3. I'm afraid to let someone really know me.
4. Friends think I'm a control-freak.
5. I don't read men very well.
If these sentences sound like you, then become brave and learn how to change these patterns by joining the other women who have become research participants. You can find happiness in love. Please check my credentials and biography about me. I am a nationally recognized psychologist and social worker, dedicated to quality, integrity and care. I look forward to hearing from you.
Welcome! If I can help you with your questions or requests, submit them by visiting my website www.lovevictory.com and clicking on Contact. Or, if you wish to speak with me, please call my office at 941-363-0505. Thank you--and please be sure to include your name and phone number or e-mail.