Langen
About the Author
Dr. Langen graduated from the University of Illinois in 1971 with a Ph.D. He worked at Temple University Counseling Center offering individual and group therapy for Temple students. He next worked at De La Salle in Towne, an alternative high school and treatment program for delinquent boys in Philadelphia. He then moved to Western New York where he worked as Supervising Ps
ychologist at Genesee County Mental Health Services in Batavia, specializing in treatment of teens and alcoholics. At DePaul Mental Health in Rochester he held the position of Chief Psychologist and Child and Adolescent Team Leader, offering individual, family and group counseling. He also participated in the Child Abuse Treatment Program. He then entered private practice, offering individual and family therapy with children, teens and adults which he conducted in Williamsville NY and Batavia NY. He began writing a newsletter for his private practice on commonsense wisdom topics. In 2000, he switched to a biweekly newspaper column at the Daily News in Batavia which he continues to publish. His columns are also published online as Sliding Otter Newsletter, available by free subscription at www.eepurl.com/mSt-P and on his website at www.slidingotter.com. He has published nine books. They are all available in eBook format and paperback from Amazon. Here is the list:
Series: Living with Common Sense
• Commonsense Wisdom for Everyday Life (Vol.1, Living with Common Sense)–A collection of reflections on everyday experiences.
• Navigating Life: Commonsense Reflections for the Voyage (Vol.2, Living with Common Sense)–a second collection of reflections. Series: How to Cal, Emotional Storms in Your Life
• Release Your Stress and Reclaim Your Life (Vol.1, Calming Emotional Storms in Your Life). How to understand what stress is and where it comes from, how it affects you body, mind, emotions and soul, and what to do about it.
• From Violence to Peace, (Vol.2, Calming Emotional Storms in Your Life)–Understanding violence, how it affects everyone and how to deal with it.)
• Transform Your Anger and Find Peace, (Vol. 3, Calming Emotional Storms in Your Life)–Understanding and dealing with anger and its consequences. Other Books
• Make Sense of Your Teen Years: 105 Ways to Do It–Poetry, stories and interviews with teens about their joys and challenges.
• Young Man of the Cloth–, A memoir of the author’s nine years in the Catholic seminary and monastery.
• The Pastor’s Inferno–a novel about an abusive priest coming to terms with his abuse.
• Stress Briefly Noted–An abridged version of Release Your Stress and Reclaim Your Life. He also maintains several blogs:
Chats with My Muse–a dialog with his muse, Calliope, about the writing process, its challenges and delights available at www.slidingotter.wordpress.com. Anger in America–news and comments about anger available at www.angerinamerica.wordpress.com. Rethinking Violence–articles and thoughts about violence, available at www.facingviolenceblog.wordpress.com. Make the Best of Your Teen Years–articles and reflections for teens available at www.bestteenyears.wordpress.com. See more information about Dr. Langen’s writings at: www.slidingotter.com. Dr Langen would love to hear from you about his writing at jlangen@ slidingotter.com.
