Bill O'Hanlon is a prolific author (over 30 books so far) who helps motivate people and organizations to determine what they are meant to be doing and to remove the barriers to succeeding at those goals. His books have been translated into at least 16 languages.

Originally trained as a psychotherapist, Bill became known for his collaborative respectful approach, irreverent humor, storytelling, clear and accessible presentation style and his infectious enthusiasm for whatever he is doing. He teaches seminars, leads trainings, writes books, coaches people and offers websites, podcasts, blogs, web-based courses, teleclasses and audio and video programs. Bill has give over 3500 talks in every state in the U.S. and in over 30 countries.

Bill began his professional career in 1975 as a hippie transpersonal counselor at the A.R.E. (Edgar Cayce) Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. Earlier he ran growth groups and taught seminars at the Phoenix growth center Sentheon. Deciding he really ought to know something more about what he was doing, he studied Neuro-Linguistic Programming or NLP (before they even had a name for it) and ultimately went back to school and became a marriage and family therapist. During graduate school he studied with the eccentric and creative psychiatrist Milton Erickson and became Erickson's gardener (he was Dr. Erickson's only work/study student). He was so confused and impressed by Dr. Erickson's work, he felt compelled to spend the next several years of his career writing and teaching in an effort to make Erickson's approach more understandable and accessible. Bill then moved on to develop his own method, the Solution-Oriented Approach, a brief approach to change focused on identifying and using strengths to reach goals and overcome challenges. It has been applied with individuals, couples, families and organizations. Bill has now authored or co-authored over 30 books. He is frequently heard to say, "Stop me before I write again!" and occasionally awakens in the middle of the night, exclaiming in frustration, "I'm having another book!" His books have been translated into 16 different languages. He has written over 50 articles or book chapters. He live in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he spends time with his fiancée Helen, his guitar, his piano, his books, and last but not least Rudy the cat (although some combination of those travel with him on occasion). Always looking for a challenge, Bill now brings his ideas to a wider audience. In 1999, he appeared on Oprah with his book, Do One Thing Different: Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life. He has also appeared on The Today Show, Canada AM, and Body By Jake. His work has been featured in O Oprah's magazine, Ladies Home Journal, New Woman, Newsweek, Bottom Line, Self, Women's Health and The Psychotherapy Networker. Bill has a bunch of professional qualifications, which matters to some people, so he'll list a few here. He:

  • is a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
  • is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • is a Certified Professional Counselor
  • is a Licensed Mental Health Professional
  • was awarded the "Outstanding Mental Health Educator of the Year" in 2001 by the New England Educational Institute
  • was the top-rated presenter (out of over 200 presenters) at the AAMFT national conference several years in a row

Having been successful at getting his own message out, he is passionate about helping others get their message out. He now coaches and teaches book writing, publishing, and online marketing. He completed his 35th book, Out of the Blue: Six Non-Medication Ways to Relieve Depression, published in April 2014 and is working on his 36th and 37th books at the moment, but very lazily.

You can contact Bill through Possibilities/O'Hanlon and O'Hanlon,Inc. He prefers email.
Write Bill an email at WriteBill@BIllOHanlon.com.

Bill is also on several social networking sites. Here's his FaceBook link.
https://www.facebook.com/bill.ohanlon

Here's his LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-o-hanlon/3/153/118

You can also sign up for Bill's free report on jump starting your book and creating a great title that can more easily sell your book at: www.GetYourBookWritten.com

And you can get his controversial report on Why Hypnosis Has Nothing To Do With Suggestion, in which he details his views, derived from his direct study with Milton H. Erickson, M.D., the innovative psychiatrist and hypnotherapist, at www.TheNewHypnosis.com.

O'Hanlon and O'Hanlon. Inc.