Dr. Nielsen has treated distressed couples for nearly 50 years. He is the author of two textbooks–A Roadmap for Couple Therapy: Integrating Systemic, Psychodynamic, and Behavioral Approaches, and Integrative Couple Therapy in Action: A Practical Guide for Handling Common Relationship Problems and Crises–and more than 40 articles in the field of couple therapy. He originated the popular Northwestern undergraduate course, “Marriage 101,” now in its 25th year, and has taught courses and lectured nationally and internationally on couple therapy and intimate relationships. For many years, he has supervised students in psychotherapy, currently including Northwestern Psychiatry Residents and students in the China American Psychoanalytic Aliance. He has taught year-long course in Couple Therapy in China and Iran and has lectured internationally on various topic, esp. those related to marriage and couples including in Spain, Ireland, France, China, and Iran. In the United States, he has given lectures and run workshops for the following mental health organization: The Am. Psychoanalytic Association, The Association of Marital and Family Therapy, The Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, The American Family Therapy Academy, and many other regional educational institutions.
