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Dr. James M. Ottesen, retired clinical psychologist and author, smiling outdoors in Southern Utah red rock country

MARRIAGE • FAMILY • HEALTHY BOUNDARIES

Healthy Boundaries. Stronger Relationships. Greater Peace.

Drawing on more than 30 years as a clinical psychologist, Dr. James M. Ottesen shares practical, faith-centered principles that help individuals, couples, and families build healthier relationships.

MEET DR. JAMES M. OTTESEN 

This website and all my work are dedicated to all adults and mature adolescents in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other faith-based people who are looking for principles to guide them through psychological, emotional, and spiritual hurdles.

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​Dr. James M. Ottesen is a retired clinical psychologist, author, and speaker with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families build healthier relationships. Known for making complex psychological principles practical and memorable, he teaches simple tools for strengthening communication, protecting relationships, and creating healthier boundaries. His work blends decades of clinical experience with a faith-centered perspective designed to help people build stronger, more peaceful relationships.

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34 YEARS
Clinical Experience

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29 YEARS
Private Practice

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AUTHOR
Setting Healthy Boundaries

Setting Healthy Boundaries book cover by Dr. James M. Ottesen, a relationship guide for Latter-day Saints and other faith-based people

LISTEN TO A SAMPLE

Listen to a five-minute excerpt from Setting Healthy Boundaries, featuring practical guidance from near the end of the book.

WATCH DR. OTTESEN SPEAK

Clinical Wisdom Without The Clinical Lecture.

Practical, relatable guidance drawn from more than three decades of experience helping individuals, couples, and families build healthier relationships.

Practical Tools for
Stronger Relationships.

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Boundaries 

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Anxiety & Depression

Dr. Ottesen brings memorable, practical frameworks to the challenges couples and families face every day.

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Pornography 

Self-Esteem

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Improving Marriage 

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Interpersonal Communication

Grief

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Other Topics per Request

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COMING EARLY 2027

Becoming a “We”
For Stronger Marriages and Healthier Families

A new relationship guide from Dr. James M. Ottesen exploring communication, healthy boundaries, and the shift from “me” to “we” in marriage and family relationships.

Me to We graphic for Becoming a We, the upcoming 2027 marriage and family book by Dr. James M. Ottesen

JAMES M OTTESEN, PH.D.

Author • Speaker • Retired Clinical Psychologist

© 2026 James M. Ottesen, Ph.D. · All Rights Reserved

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