This is the home for Judy Tiesel-Jensen’s book & Judy and Peter Jensen’s consultations 

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Accepting an invitation to intimacy is like zip-lining into the unknown, hoping there is a safe landing base you’re headed to. The ride is exhilarating, terrifying, and more than a little revealing about yourself and your partner.

— Judy Tiesel-Jensen, Invitation to Intimacy: What the marriage of two couples therapists reveals about risk, transformation, and the astonishing healing power of intimacy

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Invitation to Intimacy

Through the everyday decisions and extraordinary movements that compose one marriage between two therapists, we see what is possible for every couple–the exhilarating, frightening, and ultimately healing power when we accept invitations to intimacy.

This page-turner is a powerful read—vivid, humane and tragic, yet charming...I got wise tips for my own partnership.
— Helen Fisher, Ph.D. The Anatomy of Love, TED All-Star, Match.com Senior Scientific Advisor, Senior Research Fellow, Kinsley Institute
Luminous. A profound exploration of trust, intimacy, love, and sexuality. Five stars!
— Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D. Another Kind of Madness: A Journey through the Stigma and Hype of Mental Illness, Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley
You will not think of intimacy in the same way after reading this remarkable book.
— William J. Doherty, Ph.D. Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart, Professor of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in the minds and hearts—and kitchens and bedrooms—of therapists, especially those married to each other, read this book
— Resmaa Menakem, LICSW, founder of Somatic Abolitionism and author of Rock the Boat, My Grandmother’s Hands, and Monsters in Love
 

Consultations for Couples and Professionals

We—Judy and Peter—are currently offering consultations to couples or to professionals in mental health. Together, we bring decades of expertise in family relationships and child/adolescent psychiatry.

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We consult with

Couples - about their own relationship or larger family issues.

Couples - about their own relationship or larger family issues.

Professionals - about their clients or patients.

Professionals - about their clients or patients.

 
 
Families

Families

 

Who we are

 
 
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Dr. Judy Tiesel-Jensen

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Dr. Peter Jensen

 
 

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