Mel Schwartz, LCSW, M.Phil, is a psychotherapist, marriage counselor, executive coach and seminar leader. He is the author of The Art of Intimacy, The Pleasure of Passion and the forthcoming A Shift of Mind. He earned his graduate degree from Columbia University and has been a keynote speaker at Yale University. Mel is the founder of the Emergent Thinking process—a landmark approach to personal evolution. His practice is in Westport, Connecticut. Visit his website, melschwartz.com.