Dr. Les Parrott
Profile
Les, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and Leslie, Ed.D., is a marriage and family therapist. Together they founded and co-direct the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University, a ground-breaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships—including a Relationships 101 course that fills to capacity the campus auditorium on a weekly basis.
The Parrotts speak in over 40 cities annually at churches, corporations, universities and community events. Their international speaking tours have included Asia, Australia and Eastern and Western Europe. Les and Leslie were appointed as the first ever state-wide Marriage Ambassadors by the Governor of Oklahoma. They have been called upon to provide on-site support in the aftermath of worldwide disasters such as Ground Zero and Chernobyl. They have also served our military, assisting soldiers with re-entry into family life upon returning from duty and helping families cope with the unique pressures of long term separation.
The Parrotts have written dozen of books which have sold millions of copies and have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Their new book Dot.com Dating for Christians was released in 2010.
Les and Leslie have appeared on many national TV and radio shows such as “Oprah”, “Good Morning America Sunday” “CBS This Morning”, “NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw”, “The View”, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News Network. They hosted a weekly Relationships segment on Fox TV Seattle and their own radio show “Love Talk”. They have authored and contributed to many articles published in such magazines as Women’s Day, Family Circle, Brides, Redbook, Men’s Health, Glamour, Marriage Partnership and Focus on the Family. Their work has also appeared in hundreds of newspapers across the county such as USA Today, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Newsday.
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Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University
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Twitter (@lesparrott)
