Author Biography
Dr. Martin W. Oliver PhD, BCPC, grew up in sunny San Diego California and is the oldest son of the deceased Submarine NCO-Chief of the Boat Martin W. Oliver and his wife Eleanor A. Oliver: respectively a US Navy 20 yr. Submariner/Father and an English/Home Economics School Teacher/Mother. Both parents were from Tennessee. Dr. Oliver is a US Air Force Vietnam Veteran (1966-1972) and was trained as a Morse-code intercept operator and later became part of a secret US Air Force Aeronautical Chart and Information Squadron at Hickam AFB, Pearl Harbor that made bombing maps for pilots flying in Vietnam. Afterwards Dr. Oliver attended Monterey Peninsula College for 2 years as a oceanography/chemistry major and then transferred to Bible University, and Bible Theological Seminary earning a PhD, MA and BA (triple-major: Theology, Human Behavior, and Marketing). He is the author of 25 other books (available on Amazon) and is the Founder of Dr. Oliver's Consultations a Management Consulting and Counseling Company established in 1978. Oliver is Board Certified by The International Board of Christian Counselors and The Board of Christian Professional and Pastoral Counselors both of Forest Virginia, USA, BCPC#0509. Dr. Oliver is also a member of the Healthcare Providers Service Organization, Hatboro, PA #0590302864. To contact him email docoliver@docoliver.biz or visit his website at www.docoliver.biz. Physical location: Southern California. Specialties Include: Addictions Alcohol/Drugs Anxiety Anger Management Business Career Counseling Change Management Coaching Conflict Resolution Crisis Intervention Depression Divorce Recovery Faith Fear God Grief and Loss Infidelity Marital Conflict Men's Issues Motivation Occult/Cults Organizational Development Parenting Post Traumatic Stress Premarital Post Abortion Rape Recovery Spiritual Issues Stress and Burnout Suicide Martin has been married to Diane L. Oliver, the former Diane L. Behrman, since 1975 and they have 2 grown sons: Joshua, and Austin as well as the late Martin Oliver the 3rd (who died in miscarriage in 1984 and who awaits a reunion with his parents in Heaven).
