Janis Abrahms Spring

Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, is a board certified clinical psychologist and acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy, and forgiveness. Her first book, After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful,was a Books for a Better Life Award finalist in the categories of Best First Book and Best Relationship Book. She is also author of How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To and Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent.

In private practice for more than 40 years in Westport, Connecticut, Spring is a recipient of the Connecticut Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Practice of Psychology and the Connecticut Marriage and Family Therapy’s Award for Distinguished Service to Families.  She received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Connecticut, and is a former clinical supervisor in the department of psychology at Yale University. She often serves as a guest expert in the national media, including Good Morning America, NPR, the New York Times, Huffington Post, Sirius XM Radio, and others.  

Spring trains hundreds of therapists each year and is known for the richness and originality of her clinical skills. She presents regularly at venues such as the Smithsonian Institute, Harvard’s Continuing Education Conferences, Smith College School of Social Work, and Kripalu Institute, as well as at annual conferences of psychologists and marriage and family therapists.