Harriet Lerner is an internationally acclaimed feminist psychotherapist and best-selling author of The Dance of Anger, The Dance of Intimacy and The Dance of Deception; her books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. She trained at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, a world renowned psychiatric and behavioural hospital, before setting up in private practice in Topeka, Kansas. In addition to her practice and writing, she lectures and gives workshops.