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Biography

Leah Klungness, Ph.D., is a psychologist and recognized authority on single parenting and relationship issues. She is the coauthor of the award winning book The Complete Single Mother recently published in a completely revised third edition. This book is the only comprehensive and best selling self-help book ever written for single parents. She is also the single parent expert for the 2.5 million members of ClubMom, a group cofounded by View co-host Meredith Vieira.

Dr. Leah's expertise comes from her personal experiences as a single parent, as well as her training and experience as a psychologist and elementary school teacher. Dr. Leah earned her doctorate and license as a psychologist while single parenting her two young children. She has been quoted in major national magazines and newspapers including the Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Working Mother, Smart Money, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and Newsday and has appeared on Good Morning America and other national TV and radio talk shows. 

Dr Leah is in private practice in Locust Valley, Long Island, New York. Many men and women facing unique personal and/or professional challenges have gained significant understanding and brought needed change to their lives with her help. She specializes in working with families during and after divorce. Her expertise in single parenting helps both mothers and fathers during this critical period of transition. Emphasizing solution-oriented approaches, Dr. Leah helps people adapt to sudden and significant life changes as well as shifting parental roles and expectations.

In addition, Dr. Leah consults frequently with women considering single motherhood by choice.

Dr Leah also provides expert testimony and consultation in child custody cases.