Ana Parker Goodwin
Ana Parker Goodwin
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Writer, retired psychotherapist, lecturer
Ana Parker Goodwin graduated from the University of Maryland with a Master of Science degree, majoring in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. She has been in the field for over twenty-five years, starting in Maryland. Ana developed a large private practice in Montana and worked as an assistant professor at two universities. In her private practice about half of her clients (e.g., veterans of foreign wars, physically and sexually abused children and adults, individuals caught in the effects of major trauma) dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder. In the last fifteen years Ana has also conducted many national and state workshops, been a keynote speaker, spoken on radio and lectured at psychological conferences. Recently she has presented talks for writers.
She has coauthored a well-received textbook, Sandplay Therapy: A Step-by-Step Manual for Psychotherapists of Diverse Orientations, published by W. W. Norton in January 2000. It received excellent reviews in several psychological journals, and has been translated into Chinese. Currently the book is still an international best seller in the area.
At present Ana is writing a series of novels about what she loves most: a mixture of psychology and mystery/suspense. And why is she writing fiction? Simple. She can create her own ending to a story, which she has never been able to do in real life.
Forbidden Justice deals with the wildly disparate views of “memory” in the field of psychology today. What is real? What is not? Dr. Faythe Bradington, Clinical Psychologist, is shocked to discover that a prestigious but unscrupulous law firm has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against her. One of her ex-clients is accusing her of implanting false memories of childhood abuse. Why? Faythe is sure she is innocent.
Look for the book to be out next summer.