Doreen Virtue

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Doreen Virtue is an American author[1] She is the founder of Angel Therapy, a type of New Age therapy based on the idea that "communicating" with angels is the key to healing.[2] Virtue has written over 50 books including a collection of oracle card decks on the subject of angels and other New Age topics.[3]

Personal life

Virtue was born on April 29, 1958 to a Christian Scientist family in California.[4] She claims to have clairvoyant abilities such as seeing and conversing with spirits since she was a young child.[3] In her twenties, she married Larry Schenk, with whom she had her two sons, Grant and Charles. Virtue has said that Schenk was possessive and emotionally abusive, leading to the couples' eventual divorce.[4]

Her second husband was Dwight Virtue, who she divorced for undisclosed reasons.[4] In 1995, Doreen Virtue married Michael Tienharra, the owner of a small art gallery in Newport Beach, CA. She was divorced from Michael Tienharra in 1999. Virtue was married and divorced for a fourth time to a man named Steven Farmer,[2][5] fellow Hay House author, they were divorced in 2009. In 2013 she married Michael Robinson aboard a Hay House cruise ship in international water en route to Alaska. The ceremony was performed by Australian author Robert Reeves.

Education and early career

Virtue received an associate degree in liberal arts from Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California, and obtained a B.A. in Psychology in 1986 and an M.A. in Counseling psychology in 1988 from Chapman University in Orange, California.[6] (Master's programs in psychology are not accredited by the American Psychological Association; accreditation is reserved for doctoral programs and internships.)[7] Virtue got a Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology from California Coast University in 1996. (CCU received accredition from the Distance Education and Training Council in 2005, and is accredited for its program is Educational Psychology.[8] CCU is not accredited by the American Psychological Association.)[9] The subject of her dissertation was the tendency of adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse to develop addictions such as eating disorders.[6]

According to the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Doreen L. Virtue held a license as a Registered Psychological Assistant that was voluntarily cancelled January 31, 1993, re-issued July 13, 1993 and again voluntarily cancelled September 16, 1993. A license as a Marriage & Family Therapist Intern issued September 6, 1989. expired September 30, 1993.[10]

Doreen began publishing psychology and self-help books on topics such as child custody and eating disorders[11] before changing the focus of her work and writing to spiritually-oriented and new thought topics.

Current career

Virtue writes for the publishing company Hay House and has a number of books, audiobooks and oracle card decks, published with them [12] on various topics such as angels, fairies,[13] indigo children, and ascended masters.[14] Virtue conducts spiritually-oriented courses and workshops,[3] hosts a call-in radio show on Hay House Radio,[3][15] and speaks at new thought conferences, including Mishka Production's Celebrate Your Life! [16] and Hay House's annual I Can Do It! conference.[17]

Published works

Books

Card Decks

References

  1. ↑ "More than a sweet tooth". Press and Journal. 08/10/2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Angel Therapy", the Skeptics Dictionary
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "About Doreen Virtue". Retrieved 6 June 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Virtue, Doreen (1997). The Lightworker's Way. Hay House. p. 320. ISBN 1561703907. 
  5. ↑ "About Steve Farmer", Earth Magic
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Virtue, Doreen. "Video Interview: Doreen Virtue discusses how she earned her University Degrees". Retrieved 7 June 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Understanding APA Accreditation", American Psychological Association
  8. ↑ "California Coast University, DETC
  9. ↑ "Accredited Programs", American Psychological Association
  10. ↑ California Department of Consumer Affairs
  11. ↑ Virtue, Doreen (1990). The Yo-Yo Diet Syndrome. p. 288. ISBN 1561703524. 
  12. ↑ "Hay House Doreen Virtue product page". Retrieved 6 June 2012. 
  13. ↑ Virtue, Doreen (2011). Fairies 101. Hay House. p. 144. ISBN 1401931839. 
  14. ↑ Virtue, Doreen (2004). Archangels and Ascended Masters. Hay House. p. 243. ISBN 1401900631. 
  15. ↑ "Hay House Radio Hosts". Retrieved 6 June 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Celebrate Your Life". Retrieved 10 September 2012. 
  17. ↑ "Angel Therapy". Retrieved 6 June 2012. 
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