How’s Your Family Really Doing?

Critically Acclaimed Co-Authors

Don MacMannis, Ph.D. and Debra Manchester MacMannis, M.S.W.

Don and his wife Debra are a team both at home and at the office serving as directors of the Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara, California, a nonprofit organization. In this capacity they oversee the clinical work of fifteen therapists providing help to hundreds of clients each year.

In 2009, Don won the title of “Best Family Therapist” in a poll taken by SBParent.com.

In 2010, Debra was honored with an Award for Service to the Community by local therapists and the Mayor of Santa Barbara “for 30 years of inspiration, leadership, and training provided to thousands of clinicians, and the devotion exemplified inconsistent visionary work for the community.”

Two Award-Winning Books About Families

Together, Don and Debra are also authors or co-authors of numerous articles on parenting and clinical issues.