Linnda Durré, Ph.D.

About Linnda Durré
Linnda Durré, Ph.D., a national speaker, published author, magazine and newspaper columnist, television and radio talk show host, and a licensed psychotherapist since 1978, received her B.A. in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, in 1970, and her M.A. in 1975 and her Ph.D. in 1977 in Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego.

Dr. Durré was a research assistant at Stanford University, working on the national evaluation of Head Start. She has three elementary teaching credentials and has taught and lectured grades from nursery school to graduate school. She is an artist, art therapist, and former art teacher. She was an adjunct professor at Rollins College , Winter Park, Florida since 1997, teaching both Life Span Development and Life Transitions, a course she designed.

Linnda Durré's Newest Book:

Surviving the Toxic Workplace: Protect Yourself Against the Coworkers, Bosses and Work Environments That Poison Your Day

Published by McGraw Hill

Linnda also consults to attorneys and is qualified as an expert witness in the areas of family counseling, child custody, sexual harassment and discrimination, and sexual abuse by therapists. Her 400-page doctoral dissertation and research in the latter area has been cited to pass legislation in several states.

Dr. Durré consults and speaks to businesses, corporations, agencies, non-profit organizations and companies on policy and procedure, values and goal clarification, communication skills, stress and time management, conflict resolution, personality disputes, team building, job satisfaction, diversity training, and sex discrimination and harassment.

She is a sports consultant to high school and college students, as well as amateur and professional athletes, concerning fitness and peak performance, identifying and eliminating negative messages, and dealing with fame from coaches, siblings, family, parents, teachers, and others. She has worked with athletes in the NFL, NBA, NHL, baseball, golf, tennis, and swimming.

Dr. Durré hosted and co-produced two live call-in TV shows: "Ask The Family Therapist," on America's Health Network, a national cable TV station at Universal Studios, Orlando, associated with the Mayo Clinic; and "Personal Success Hotline with Dr. Durré ," on PBS. On WDBO radio in Orlando, she hosted and co-produced, "The Dr. Linnda Durré  Show," and "Let's Talk with Dr. Linnda Durré," in New York. 

She has written several children's books, is a published author in the anthology, "On Love and Loving", had her own newspaper column, "Head Lines," in NY, and was a magazine columnist for Arts and Understanding Magazine (A & U), Orlando Leisure Magazine, Holistic Health News, and other publications. Her upcoming book, "Great Relationships:™ How to Find Them and How to Keep Them", is the basis for the workshops she conducts for couples and singles.

Additionally, Linnda sold a TV series to Aaron Spelling and was admitted to the Writers Guild of America, and was also admitted to AFTRA and ASCAP. She has written five screenplays and three plays and was accepted into Edward Albee's Master Class in playwriting.

Her volunteer work has included: Harbor House, the Center Against Domestic Violence, Winter Park Library; coordinator of the Women's Counseling Referral Service, New Jersey State Diagnostic Center, Love and Sex Addiction Hotline, Cocaine Hotline, Strong on Self-Defense, Women's Business Exchange; Mentor Programs at four different high schools; and local coordinator for Bill Moyers' "Healing and the Mind," on PBS.

Some of Dr. Durré's past and present listings and memberships include: Mensa International, American Psychological Association, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Writers Guild of America, World's Who's Who of Women, World's Who's Who of Intellectuals, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in La Jolla, Outstanding Young Women of America, National Board of Certified Counselors, and Who's Who of Human Service Professionals.

Linnda has spoken to hundreds of groups and given interviews on 60 Minutes, Oprah, The Today Show, The O'Reilly Factor, Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael, People Are Talking, The Home Show, Hour Magazine, The Home and Family Show, Disney Channel, Good Day Orlando, Inside Tampa Bay, AM South Florida; NPR, PBS, CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox News.

She has been interviewed and/or quoted in The New York Times, LA Times, USA Today, San Diego Union and Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Atlanta Constitution, Orlando Business Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner, Pacific Sun, San Antonio Light, Florida Magazine, Parade, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Screen Actor, and Backstage. 

BUSINESS TOPICS

  • Time Management & Efficiency

  • Stress Solvers

  • Dealing with Difficult People

  • Make the Sale, Sign the Deal

  • Ethical Selling 

  • Goal Setting & Motivation

  • Coping with Change

  • Conflict Resolution 

  • Solving Personality Disputes 

  • Strong Team Building 

  • Diversity Training 

  • Sex Discrimination 

  • Sexual Harassment

  • How To Fire Someone

RELATIONSHIP ISSUES

  • Create a Hot Sex Life 

  • How to Keep the Romance Going 

  • Communication & Intimacy

  •  Assertiveness Training

  •  He/She Makes Me So Angry!

 

SPORTS TOPICS

  • Peak Performance 

  • Visualization & Winning

  • Eliminating Negative Messages 

  • Coping with Fame & the Press

  • Self-Discipline and Focus

  • Overcoming Obstacles

  • “Gold Medal” Attitudes 

  • Diet, Health and Exercise 

  • Losing Those Extra Ten Pounds

FAMILY DYNAMICS

  • How to Raise Happy, Healthy Kids

  • Dealing with Teenagers – Welcome to Insanity

  • Making Time As a Couple

  • My Mother-in-Law Drives Me Crazy

  • Coping with Holiday Stress

  • Dealing with Divorce and Separation

Occupation and Experience

· Licensed Psychotherapist, Private Practice

· Television and Radio Talk Show Host

· Media Guest & Commentator

· Ph.D. in Psychology

· Adjunct Professor, Psychology

· Supervisor for Student Interns, UCF

· Business and Corporate Consultant

· Career Consultant & Executive Recruiter

· Sports Performance Consultant

· Published Writer and Author

· Magazine & Newspaper Columnist 

· National Speaker & Trainer

· Workshop & Seminar Leader

· Consultant to Attorneys

· Member of Mensa

· Expert Witness

Speaking Engagements and/or Trainings

American Psychological Association

American Management Association

National Organization for Women

California Psychological Association

California Assn. for School Psychologists

National Association of Social Workers

California School of Professional Psychology

California State Assembly

Southern California Neuropsychiatric Institute

Naval Drug Rehabilitation Center

Naval Regional Medical Center

Society for the Scientific Study of Sex

San Diego Society for Sex Therapy & Education  

National Federation on Therapy Abuse

San Diego State University

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Irvine

University of Central Florida, Honors Program

SUNY, Plattsburgh

University for Humanistic Studies

Western State University

National University

Pacific Oaks College

Rollins College & Rollins Psychology Club

DeVry Institute

Valencia Community College

Discover University

The Knowledge Shop

Bay Winds

San Diego Unified School District

San Diego Regional Training Center

American Automotive Leasing Association

Employee Services Management Association

National Chemical Credit Managers Association

American Association of Leasing Agents

Insurance Underwriters of America

Insurance Claims Adjusters Association

Great American Savings Bank

Seattle Payroll Association

Orlando Convention Leads Group

Business and Professional Women's Club

National Association of Bank Women

National Assn. of Female Executives

National Assn. of Professional Saleswomen

Association of Professional Mortgage Women

American Business Women's Association

Advocates for Women in Academia

Women Business Owners

Women in Communication

Walt Disney World

Paramount Studios

Columbia Studios

Screen Actors Guild

Women in Film

America’s Health Network

Florida Actors Book Group

Amer. Fed. of TV & Radio Artists (AFTRA)

Directors Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

Center for the Study of the Person

La Jolla Women's Center

Center for Women's Services and Studies

Women's Forum

Displaced Homemakers Project

Hispanic Women’s Recovery Home

Psychology & Law Society

B'nai B'rith

Jewish Federation

Altrusa Service Club, SW District

Altrusa Service Club, SE District

Mothers of Pre-schoolers (MOPS)

Mothers Club

Junior League

Kiwanis Club

Rotary Club

Lions Club

Optimists Club

Soroptimists Club

Masons Club

Girl Scouts of America

Werner Erhard and Associates

Physicians and Surgeons Hospital

Kaiser-Permanente Hospital

Pomerado Hospital

Florida Hospital

Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital

Medical Services Society

Emergency Medical Technicians Group

Crossroads Learning Center

Thursday Club

Winter Park Public Library

Annunciation Singles

Health & Well Being Festival

X-treme Business Network

Community Hope

Winners Circle

Winter Park Chamber of Commerce

Orlando Chamber of Commerce

Pro-Net

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