“In over 36 years I have served in such capacities as therapist,
 teacher, minister, consultant, program developer and administrator.”

-Doc Downing, PhD, LMFT-

• He developed an innovative Cognitive-Affective-Behavioral approach to counseling
• He developed a Diversionary Treatment Program for Fresno County Probation
• He founded the Family Communication Center in 1974
• He founded Foster Friends (a licensed Foster Family Agency) in 1989
• He founded Friends Homes (a licensed Group Home agency) in 1998
• He taught Extension Courses through CSUF and Fresno City College
• He was a Minister for a Baptist Church from 1962 - 1967
• He led Bible Studies, Family Support Groups and Couples Seminars
• He taught courses in Counseling and Group Process at Fresno Pacific University
• He was Program Coordinator for Oak Grove Children’s Homes
• He had a live call-in radio and television show, entitled “Taking Control of Your Life.”
• His most recently published book is Early Years - The Next Best Thing to an Instruction Manual for Raising Healthy, Happy Children
• His first book was published entitled “Taking Control of Your Life”
  (follow-along workbook is now available
• His book has been contracted for use in a six-week, pre-release program for prisoners at Pleasant Valley State Prison
• He has held FREE support groups every Saturday for the past 15 years
  (these groups still continue, see Support Groups for more information)
• He facilitates FREE workshop seminars every other Fall (open to the public)

Doc Downing, PhD, LMFT

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