Marie H. Browne, R.N., Ph.D., a licensed marriage and family therapist and professor of psychiatric nursing, maintains a thriving private practice providing therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Her specialties include treating adolescent and adult victims of abuse, as well as their families. Dr. Browne is the mother of her co-author, attorney, writer, and legal analyst, Marlene M. Browne, Esq. Dr. Browne resides in the New York metropolitan area with her husband of fifty years (and Marlene's dad), Frank Browne.