Online dating is the most efficient and effective way to meet the right partner today! Singles'bars have always been dreadful places to meet and, in our increasingly mobile society, family and friends are not always sufficiently close or available to provide potential partners as they may have been in the past. Online dating works! But the process, from logging on to walking down the aisle is fraught with danger and confusion if you don't understand how it works. Romancing the Web, the only online dating book written by a relationship therapist, is a complete reference to the finer points of this process and your ticket to success in this endeavor. Written in an eminently readable style, by a therapist with more than 12 years' experience working with singles and couples in the field, Romancing the Web is filled with real-life examples, such as the following, that help to illustrate both the problems and solutions that singles can find in their quest for companionship in cyberspace. "'Well, let's see,' Cindy begins in response to my question about her recent social engagements. 'Last Saturday I went to an Art Fair with Jake. We really had a good time. We spent the whole day there. Then on Sunday, Tom took me out to dinner at a really nice restaurant. I've been seeing him almost once a week now. On Wednesday Jeff and I went for a bike ride after work. That was fun, too. You remember him, right? The builder I told you about? And tomorrow night, Steve is taking me to a movie.' Before she discovered online dating, Cindy, a very attractive woman in her early fifties, had a great deal of difficulty finding companions to spend free time with because move of her friends, co-workers and siblings were married. As a result, she either stayed home or attended events alone--a victim of her environment and the limited resources for singles in her city. The internet, and online dating, has changed her life."
"A native of Manitowoc, WI, Diane Berry, MSW, LCSW, JD started her professional career as a divorce attorney in 1983. She quickly realized that she preferred dealing with the emotional aspects of a breakup to the legal issues involved and headed back to graduate school for her Master's Degree in Social Work. In 1995, Berry completed her schooling and began working as a therapist with clients struggling with the issues of depression, anxiety, stress management and life change adjustments. Divorce, step family adjustment, court ordered anger management and family violence treatment became areas of expertise for her as she was able to combine her experience in the areas of law and social work.
In May of 2000, Berry opened a small mental health clinic, Blue Waters Family Counseling. Acting as Director of the clinic, Berry continues her therapy practice, in addition to facilitating Parenting Through Divorce, Divorce Adjustment and the Men's Family Violence groups discussed in this book.
In 2004, Berry penned her first book, Child Friendly Divorce: A Divorce(d) Therapist's Guide to Helping Your Children Thrive, using materials she had written for the court ordered class she teaches for divorcing parents. In 2005 Berry wrote Romancing the Web: A Therapist's Guide to the Finer Points of Online Dating after finding herself advising one single client after another regarding the practice of online dating. A Peace of My Mind is her third book.
Berry has been married for 18 years to Terry Berry, MSW, LCSW, who works as a therapist for Manitowoc County Human Services. He also co-facilitates the Family Violence groups with Diane and sees individual clients on a limited basis at Blue Waters Family Counseling.
A Peace of My Mind is the Berrys' first collaborative published work but they have plans for books on the subjects of parenting and stepfamily adjustment."
