JAMES M OTTESEN, PH.D.
Author • Speaker • Retired Clinical Psychologist
MARRIAGE • FAMILY • HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
Healthy Boundaries. Stronger Relationships. Greater Peace.
Drawing on more than 30 years as a clinical psychologist, Dr. James M. Ottesen shares practical, faith-centered principles that help individuals, couples, and families build healthier relationships.
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This website and all my work are dedicated to all adults and mature adolescents in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other faith-based people who are looking for principles to guide them through psychological, emotional, and spiritual hurdles.
Dr. James M. Ottesen is a retired clinical psychologist, author, and speaker with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families build healthier relationships. Known for making complex psychological principles practical and memorable, he teaches simple tools for strengthening communication, protecting relationships, and creating healthier boundaries. His work blends decades of clinical experience with a faith-centered perspective designed to help people build stronger, more peaceful relationships.
34 YEARS
Clinical Experience
29 YEARS
Private Practice
AUTHOR
Setting Healthy Boundaries
Practical Tools for
Stronger Relationships.
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Boundaries
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Anxiety & Depression
Dr. Ottesen brings memorable, practical frameworks to the challenges couples and families face every day.
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Pornography
Self-Esteem
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Improving Marriage
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Interpersonal Communication
Grief
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Other Topics per Request
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COMING EARLY 2027
Becoming a “We”
For Stronger Marriages and Healthier Families
A new relationship guide from Dr. James M. Ottesen exploring communication, healthy boundaries, and the shift from “me” to “we” in marriage and family relationships.
JAMES M OTTESEN, PH.D.
Author • Speaker • Retired Clinical Psychologist
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