“Expert and Marriage and Family Therapist, Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT, is author of the forthcoming book, "Codependency for Dummies." She has treated individuals and couples for over 24 years. This followed a successful law career, during which she co-chaired the Beverly Hills Bar Entertainment Law Committee and authored articles for professional journals. When she returned to her love of psychology, she specialized in relationships, codependency, and women's issues. Ms. Lancer was Program Director and Manager of the Los Angeles Office of Brookside Institute, an addiction rehabilitation clinic. For two decades she has been a consultant and workshop presenter at many rehabilitation facilities, including St. John’s, St. Joseph’s, and Brotman Hospitals and an invited lecturer and speaker on radio and at University of San Diego, Pepperdine University, Santa Monica College, Mount St. Mary’s College, the California State Bar Association, and nonprofit organizations. She blogs on several mental health websites, including Goodtherapy.org and Mentalhelp.net, hosts an Internet radio program, and her articles on relationships, divorce, addiction, sex, self-esteem, and codependency have been published widely in popular and professional periodicals. She received an M.A. in Psychology from Antioch University and a Juris Doctorate from U.C.L.A.”