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Trained in psychology (Ph.D. from Cornell University), Dr. David Ransen has mastered numerous areas of psychology and human development during his 32-year career. He also earned an M.S. degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University, the only fully-accredited program in all of Florida. Dr. Ransen earned his psychology Bachelors degree with honors from Clark University, the nation’s first graduate school, and the first to award a doctor’s degree in psychology. Teaching has always been one of his passions, and he has taught psychology at five universities, including Tulane University, The Harvard Medical School, and Cornell University. He has published numerous articles in some of the world's most prestigious professional journals, as well as informal pieces in popular publications like the New York Times and Scientific American. He is an active member in good standing of the International Hypnosis Research Institute, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and a member for many years of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Ransen was trained in individual and relationship counseling by master therapists known and respected worldwide.

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David L. Ransen, Ph.D.

Dr. Ransen serves clients in and around Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale, and nearby communities. He usually employs a brief solution-focused therapy approach. “Brief” means weeks or possibly a few months, but no longer. He is equally effective with hypnotherapy when appropriate. He treats people with a wide range of problems including:

• Excessive involvement with internet sexual or gambling sites
• Marriage, relationship, and intimacy issues (LGBT welcome)
• Problems with pre-teens and teen-agers
• Depression and suicidal feelings
• Anxiety and panic attacks
• Surviving the recession
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Post-deployment problems (PTSD)
• Self-esteem and self-image problems
• Eating- and sleeping-related problems

Above all, therapy is carefully individualized to meet the needs of each client or relationship. You may leave your past diagnoses at the door, and you will certainly not get any new ones. The plan is no secret: Dr. Ransen will guide you back to health, not treat symptoms. Although it may not be obvious to you at first, he devotes many hours of time in the evenings, thinking, reading, and planning ways to treat your unique challenges. No two clients are ever treated the same way. He is proud to have helped many individuals and couples in

  • Boca Raton
  • Boynton Beach
  • Coral Springs
  • Coconut Creek
  • Deerfield Beach
  • Delray Beach
  • Ft. Lauderdale
  • Highland Beach
  • Lake Worth
  • Oakland Park
  • Parkland
  • Pompano Beach
  • West Palm Beach
and other neighboring communities in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. Few things bring him more pleasure than his ever-growing collection of heartfelt thank-you letters.

How will it feel when your friends and relatives see you as the strongest person they know, who is at peace and who always seems to know what are the right decisions? When they look to you, instinctively, as a role model for self-confidence, self-esteem, and moral direction? You will not only benefit immeasurably from therapy, but also serve as a beacon of hope for your friends and loved ones, who will without doubt quickly come to see you as someone to be loved, respected, and emulated. This is not hype. It really does happen, time after time. Best of all, it usually happens in a matter of weeks — this is not a project in which you must invest great chunks of time and money. Of course, you can terminate at any time without any penalty, so you have absolutely nothing to lose.

You may be surprised at how easily and smoothly therapy flows. Dr. Ransen does not normally spend your time delving deeply into your past. He has discovered over the years that building solutions is much quicker and far more effective than devoting endless hours discussing problems. He has proven time and again that even tiny “baby steps” can make huge improvements in how you feel and how you behave with your loved ones. Little changes make big differences.

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