Lois V. Nightingale, Ph. D. is a Clinical Psychologist, a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist, and the director of the Nightingale Counseling Center, in Yorba Linda, California. Her sixteen years of clinical experience in the mental health field also include forensic evaluations, court testimony, and program director of two psychiatric hospital units (one an innovative Mother/infant unit, to treat women suffering from Postpartum Depression, the other a chemical dependency unit for Charter-Hospital) and extensive authorship of articles relating to psychological issues and parenting.
As a divorced single mother of two children she realized the importance of a story that children could relate to, but one that also was instructional, teaching coping skills and better ways to handle the trauma of divorce. She wrote
My Parents Still Love Me Even Though They're Getting Divorced, to help the many children who currently face the challenges of their parents' divorce.
She is also a nationally recognized speaker and an award winning writer. She has made many professional appearances on local, national and international television to help educate families and teach better ways of communicating between family members.
It is her goal to help families find resources to assist them through change. She believes that if children receive support, encouragement, and a safe place to express their feelings during times of difficult changes and loss, that many of the negative long-term effects of these childhood disruptions can be avoided. She believes children can learn that they are lovable and strong. She believes parents have a responsibility to model for their children that even in the face of adversity and change, there is an opportunity to become more caring, compassionate and self-assured.
