Cloé Madanes, HDL, LIC, is a psychotherapist, author, teacher, and one of the originators of the strategic approach to family therapy. Her work has focused on family therapy, strategic and brief therapy, violence prevention, relationships, money and meaning, and social responsibility in psychotherapy. She is the author of nine books, including Strategic Family Therapy, Behind the One-Way Mirror, Sex, Love and Violence, The Violence of Men, The Secret Meaning of Money, The Therapist as Humanist, Social Activist and Systemic Thinker, Relationship Breakthrough, Changing Relationships, and Not By Accident: A Memoir. Madanes has presented her work internationally and has been recognized for her contributions to family therapy and psychology.