Tina Tessina, Ph.D., has twenty years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist. She authored eight books including The Real Thirteenth Step: Discovering Confidence, Self-Reliance and Autonomy Beyond the Twelve Step Program, How to Be a Couple and Stil Be Free and True Partners.  She has appeared on national TV and radio shows including Oprah, Donahue, Dateline: NBC and Larry King Live.