Ron Huxley is a child and family therapist, speaker and blogger. He helps families in need of hope and restoration in his Avila Beach, California office. Learn more at http://RonHuxley.com

Ron has worked in several systems of care, including community-based mental health, child therapy clinics, wraparound, County mental health, private psychotherapy practice, and faith-based counseling/coaching services. He has certifications in various clinical evidence-based and promising practices: EMDR, Incredible Years, Family Wellness, Love & Logic, S.T.E.P. (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting), TheraPlay, Love After Marriage, and Developmental Dyadic Psychotherapy (attachment-focused family therapy).

Ron’s areas of expertise include attachment, adoption/permanency, trauma-informed care, parenting, and nontraditional family therapies. Take an online course at http://FamilyHealerSchool.com

Ron is the author of the book: Love and Limits: Achieving a Balance in Parenting, and has been a syndicated writer for various publications, both online and in traditional media, including Disney Family, Self-Help Online Magazine, PC Magazine, Women’s World, Pregnancy Magazine, The Recovery Journal, Readers Digest, Child Magazine and oprah.com. In addition, he has been the guest of several television and radio programs, such as the Lezza Gibbons Show, BBC World Radio, LA Talk Radio, Parents Tool Talk Radio and many local cable programs.

Ron has been a corporate coach with Work/Family Directions, and has provided in-service trainings for such companies as Abbot Labs, Bank of America, Pacific Gas and Electric, Novell Computers, Coalinga Women’s Prison, Household Finance, American Health Institute, Child Abuse Council, California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, Children’s Services Network, Allstate Insurance, and California Early Childhood Coalition. Ron has also presented at conferences at the local, state and national level, including the Georgetown University Systems of Care Conference and the San Diego Children’s System of Care Conference. Training Topics: ACT: An Adoption and Permanency Curriculum for Child Welfare and Mental Health Professionals Attachment-Focused Therapy Sensory-Based Therapies Trauma-Informed Systems of Care Parenting Skills Anger Management Nontraditional Family Issues Faith-Based Mental Health Practices Family Reconciliation Strategy