Antoinette is a licensed clinical psychologist, who has been working with children and adults for the last 35 years. After teaching at the University of Illinois Medical School, in 1980 she founded and directed The Capable Kid Counseling Centers. Dr. Saunders has co-authored two parenting books, The Stress-Proof Child and Focus on Children. In addition to writing numerous parenting columns and articles, she has appeared on more than 400 TV and radio shows, here and in Great Britain. In 1988 Dr. Saunders trained in spiritual direction at the Institute for Spiritual Companionship. She is presently founder and co-director of Transformations: the Institute for Psychological and Spiritual Development. Transformations co sponsors the annual Women’s Spirituality Conference in Northfield, Il every winter. Dr. Saunders is also in private practice and lives in Wilmette with her husband and daughter

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