John Sommers-Flanagan

John Sommers-Flanagan is a professor of counseling at the University of Montana and author or coauthor of over 100 publications, including nine books and many professional training videos. His books, co-written with his wife Rita, include Tough Kids, Cool Counseling, Clinical Interviewing, and Suicide Assessment and Treatment Planning: A Strengths-Based Approach. In 2018, he produced a three-part, 7.5-hour suicide training video with Psychotherapy.net. John has published several articles and book chapters on evidence-based relationship factors (EBRFs) in counseling, as well as many newspaper columns, Op-Ed pieces, and has had articles in Psychotherapy Networker, Counseling Today, and Slate Magazine. You can learn more about John and Rita’s latest venture, the Montana Happiness Project,