Marriage and Family Therapists of
New York
516-764-2526
Current State of Sexuality Theory and Therapy  
                                                                                                 By: Joan D. Atwood and Emily Klucinec

Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D. is Director,  Marriage and Family Therapists of New York.  Please send all correspondence to her 542 Lakeview
Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570.  Emily Klucinec is an employee of MFT NY.
Selected Articles By Dr. Joan D. Atwood
Mommy’s Little Angel, Daddy’s Little Girl - Do You Know What Your Pre-Teens Are?
                                                                                                 By: Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D.

Marriage and Family Therapists and other mental health professionals are often unaware of the sexual activity of pre-adolescent girls.
The reason for this is because of the lack of research reporting on the sexual behavior of these young people.
The Quarter-Life Time Period: An Age of Indulgence, Crisis or Both?  
                                                                                                 By: Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D and Corinne Schultz, Ph.D cand

A new period of life called the Quarter-Life is proposed, extending from approximately 18-29 years of age and sometimes later. The
emergence of this period is believed to be the result of several social, historic and economic factors that occurred post WWII. This
paper explores these changes in terms of the experiences of affluent young people in today’s western society.                  
Early Marital Slippage  
                                                                                               By: Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D

Sal and Gloria were married for twenty one years. They had two sons who were presently away at college. They were married quite
young and when Gloria initiated counseling, they were both in their early forties. It was already too late. Their marriage was over.
10 Necessary Steps in Step-Family Integration   
                                                                                             By: Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D

10 necessary steps to step-family integration. Marriage and Family Living. 20-25. Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D. is a Professor of  Marriage and
Family Therapy and Psychology. Dr. Atwood is past President of the New York State Association for Marriage and Family Therapists and
was awarded the Long Island Family Therapist of the Year award for outstanding contributions to the field. Reprinted with permission of
the author
Rules for Successful Weight Loss   
                                                                                           By: Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D

If You Want to Get and Stay Thin, You Have to Take a Good Hard Look at
The Four "W's":  What, When, Where, and Why you eat.
The Socially Constructed Meanings of Menopause    
                                                                                         By: Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D
                                                                                                 D. Lani McElgun
                                                                                                 Yassiel Celin
                                                                                                 Jill McGrath

The Socially Constructed Meanings of Menopause: -- Another Case of Manufactured Madness?
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