"I strongly recommend [LEAP] for both familes and therapists."  --Aaron T. Beck, M.D. Professor of Psychiarty, University of Pennsylvania.


"Dr. Amador's LEAP method takes you by the hand and heart and leads you to an understanding that gives you the power to break the impasse and get what you need. [LEAP is] an invaluable tool.  I know of nothing even in the same league."--Gerry Spence, author of New York Times Best Seller How to Argue and Win Every Time.


"[LEAP] gives practical advice and hope to those of us with a loved one who is battling a mental illness.  It provides an easy to understand blueprint that can change and save lives. " --Pete Earley, New York Times Best Selling author of Crazy: A Fathers Search Through Americas Mental Health Madness.


“Xavier Amador knows what he's talking about. “I'm right, you're wrong” happens every day, [with LEAP] you can win those arguments and find the best way to move forward without burning bridges." –Jeffrey J. Fox, author of How to Become a Rainmaker and How to Become CEO.


“The techniques Dr. Amador offers are exactly those used in international diplomacy and  conflict resolution situations. [LEAP] is a practical guide to working around and through problems that is useful on many different levels.” –Robert P. Finn,  Princeton University, and past U.S. Ambassador.


“[LEAP] gives specific pointers about how to communicate, listen, and resolve impasses. It's hard to imagine anyone who couldn't benefit from this practical and empowering guide to making your relationships better.” –Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.,  President, International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy.



UPCOMING EVENTS:



LEAP BOOKS:

2010
07/26 - Delaware, Newark (Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health)

06/23 - President Carter Center. Atlanta, Georgia

06/18 - Dusseldorf, Germany
04/22 - Copenhagen, Denmark )
03/12 - Montreal, Canada (Regional Health Authority)
01/23 - 01/25 - Turkey LEAP INSTITUTE
01/21   New Your, NY (New York State Office of Mental Health, ACT Center)
2009

02/01 - United Kingdom
03/21 - Paris, France
03/19 - Budapest, Hungary
03/27 - Cordoba, Spain
04/23 - Minneapolis, Minnesota (University of Minnesota co-sponsor)
05/03 – Midland, Michigan
05/29 – Madison, Wisconsin
06/01 – New York, New York (Manhattan Psychiatric Center)
06/05 – Lisbon, Portugal
06/20 – New York, New York (LEAP Training, Columbia University Lieber Clinic)
09/25 – Valencia, Spain
09/28 – Valencia, Spain
09/29 – Sevilla, Spain
09/30 – Barcelona, Spain
10/01 – Madrid, Spain
10/10 – Albany, New York
10/14 - New Britain, Connecticut (CIT Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement)
10/16 – Itasca, Illinois
10/23 – Ankara, Turkey
11/21 - Riverhead, New York
2008

10/23 - Marseille, France
10/21 - Paris, France
10/17 - Sevilla, Spain
10/09 - Pueblo, Colorado
10/07 - Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
09/10 - 09/11 Auckland, New Zealand
09/09 - Hamilton, New Zealand
09/08 - Dunedin, New Zealand
09/06 - 09/07 Wellington, New Zealand
06/06 - 06/07 Fredericksburg, Virginia
04/24 - 04/25 - Poitiers, France
02/16 - Monterey, California
2007

10/03 - Montreal, Canada
10/01 - Lake Success, New York
09/18 - Wellington, New Zealand
09/17 - Christchurch, New Zealand
09/16 - Auckland, New Zealand
09/08 - Auckland, New Zealand
08/28 - Memphis, Tennessee
06/14 - New York, New York
05/11 - Plano, Texas
04/25 - Brussels, Belgium
04/24 - Kortenberg, Belgium
04/23 - Duffel, Belgium
04/22 - Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
04/21 - Tournai, Belgium
04/20 - Geel, Belgium
04/19 - Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium )
04/12 - Princeton, New Jersey
01/12 - Toronto, Canada
2006
12/07 - Richmond, Virginia
11/16 - New Orleans, Louisiana
11/14 - Piscataway, New Jersey
11/05 - White Plains, New York
10/27 - Toronto, Canada
10/26 - Sydney, Canada
10/19 - Portland, Oregon
10/12 - Indianapolis, Indiana
10/05 - Washington D.C.
10/02 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/01 - Las Vegas, Nevada
09/30 - Colorado Springs, Colorado
09/24 - Orlando, Florida
09/09 - Melbourne, Australia
09/08 - Adelaide, Australia
09/07 - Perth, Australia
09/06 - Darwin, Australia
09/04 - Canberra, Australia
08/30 - Townsville, Australia
08/24 - Honolulu, Hawaii
05/04 - 05/05 - Newark, New Jersey
02/10 - Davos, Switzerland
01/24 - Newark, New Jersey
01/06 - New York, New York
2005

12/13 - New York, New York
10/06 - 10/07 - Johnston, Pennsylvania
10/01 - Indianapolis, Indiana
06/24 - Sydney, Canada
06/23 - Halifax, Canada
06/05 - 06/12 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
05/10 - Akron, Ohio
05/06 - Niagara Falls, New York
05/05 - Denville, New Jersey
04/13 - Bakersfield, California
04/10 - Austin, Texas
04/02 - San Francisco, California
02/19 - 02/20 - Monterey, California
2004

May, 2004 - Brisbane, Australia
May, 2004 - Sydney Australia
May, 2004 - Townsville, Australia
May, 2004 - Canberra, Australia
May, 2004 - Melbourne, Australia
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