Dr. Jackie Black
Ph.D., BCC
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Marriage Expert, Educator and Board Certified Coach Expert

Dr. Jackie Black Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Couples in Trouble & Couples Facing Life-threatening and Chronic Illness
- Best Sellers
- LOVE Like a Black Belt: Cracking the code to being a happy couple; and Couples & Money: Cracking the code to ending the #1 conflict in marriage.
- Career Focus
- Marriage Expert, Educator and Board Certified Coach
- Affiliation
- Relationship Coaching Institute
Dr. Jackie Black is a marriage expert, educator and Board Certified Coach, serving Couples in Trouble and Couples Facing Life-Threatening and Chronic Illness.
She was named by COSMO as one of their most beloved International love gurus.
Dr. Jackie is the creator of the 7-week, self-paced, online program, Couples Daring to Live Well With Illness Program™, your marriage coach for the 3-day, private, destination retreat: Couples Daring to Live Well With Illness Retreat™ and Couples in Trouble Retreat™; and your 9-month Private Couples Coaching Program™.
Dr. Jackie serves private clients in eight time zones, and is an author, speaker, relationship blogger and a frequent guest expert on summits, podcasts, and Internet and terrestrial radio throughout the world.
Marriage coaching is available for couples by telephone, Skype and Zoom from anywhere in the world. For information about working with Dr. Jackie, please email her at DrJackie@DrJackieBlack.com and visit her website at www.DrJackieBlack.com.
* Ask Dr. Jackie about Virtual Retreats.
Dr Jackie’s best-selling books are:
Love Like a Black Belt: Cracking the code to being a happy couple is the ultimate guide for committed couples to build a strong, respectful and lasting love-relationship based on learning, practicing and mastering the essential relationship success skills as discussed by Dr. Jackie, while staying true to the core characteristics of the Black Belt Mindset as discussed by Co-author Jim Bouchard.
Couples & Money: Cracking the code to ending the #1 conflict in marriage is a must-read for couples as well as for relationship-minded singles.
Meeting Your Match: Cracking the code to successful relationships is the definitive guide to meeting and dating in a straightforward and practical way.
Dr. Jackie is available for radio and podcast interviews, and as a speaker and workshop leader/trainer for summits, webinars, live events and retreats. For information about working with Dr. Jackie, please email her at DrJackie@DrJackieBlack.com.
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Dr. Jackie Black Books
LOVE Like a Black Belt: Cracking the Code to Being a Happy Couple
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Like-Black-Belt-Cracking/dp/0615675360/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351700085&sr=1-1&keywords=love+like+a+black+belt
Couples & Money: Cracking the code to ending the #1 conflict
http://www.amazon.com/Couples-Money-Cracking-conflict-marriage/dp/1432750607/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1291751495&sr=1-5
Meeting Your Match: Cracking the code to successful relationships
https://smile.amazon.com/Meeting-Your-Match-successful-relationships/dp/1434326969/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=Meeting+Your+Match%2C+jackie+Black%2C+Ph.D.&qid=1555618471&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull
Articles by this expert
SelfGrowth articles and saved writing connected to this expert.
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***Are Solitude And Loneliness Different?
Have you ever wanted some time alone? The notions of solitude, loneliness and being alone are often confusing or misunderstood, especially by committed partners. One way to look at this is to say that solitude is the joy of being alone while loneliness is the pain of being alone. Being ...
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Honor And Respect Your Partner's Feelings As If They Are Your Own
I want to focus on an essential relationship behavior that you will want to practice, become good at and use frequently with your Honey:nn…Honor and respect your partner’s feelings as if they are your own Our feelings are the barometer of our outside existential lives. Our feelings ...
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***Living Single Is Not A Condition To Improve
Many of us find ourselves un-partnered at various times in our lives. How do you experience being single and uninvolved? Do you worry that you are unloved, or will never find that special someone to love? Did you feel relief at the end of a marriage or relationship that was contentious or ...
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The Delicate Balance Of Work And Play
Learning to play and have fun affirms a vital part of you and is a necessary part of building good self-esteem. The art of being is the order of the day; the art of knowing and accepting yourself; living in passion, joy and inner peace; and valuing play as an integral part of your ...
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Committed Couples: Keep That Spark Alive!
If you are in the majority of contemporary committed couples, I’ll bet, if you thought about it for a moment, you would discover that you spend more time each week watching television or commuting to work than you do alone with your honey! In our demanding world filled with multiple ...
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Attention Singles! Essential Dating Tips About Setting Boundaries
If your life is filled with more of what you don't want and not enough of what you do want, it's time to set your boundaries. Setting and keeping your boundaries and honoring the boundaries of others are among the most challenging and confusing behaviors in relationships. Boundaries are innate ...
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Dating Money Talk: All Is Fair In Love And Finances
Men and women are always curious about how to engage each other in conversations about money. What questions are OK to ask? When do you start asking direct questions about money? Everybody wants to be sure they are financially compatible before they commit to a long-term partnership, but ...
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It's Almost Valentine's Day
Is this a day you are looking forward to? Or dreading? In my experience, women are more triggered by Valentine's Day forgetfulness or inattention than men. So, in the spirit of averting a Valentine's Day disaster in your relationship, this is for the ladies! Are you excited about showing your ...
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Divorce Is A Legitimate Choice
For many men and women in a wide variety of situations divorce is a legitimate and appropriate choice. Getting divorced is a process and consists of 3 main elements:n • Emotional • Financial • Legal Healing from divorce is not easy. It is often a long and excruciating process and always ...
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***Internet Dating: 8 Tips To Meet On The Internet And Move To The Telephone
E-mails do the job of providing the initial way to connect with someone on the Internet. Their usefulness is limited because, unfortunately, some men and women misrepresent themselves on the Internet. They may omit important details, post old photos or even post photos of other people or make ...
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Internet Dating: 8 Simple And Effective Ways To Start
1. The first thing to focus on is writing great profiles that do two things: • Get you “found” and • Get responses from people who are very close to your ideal match 2. Posting a photograph is the single most important factor for getting people to read your profile. Profiles with pictures ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Dr. Jackie Black
Wise Words For Couples:
“Dr. Jackie’s 3 Rules for Successful, Lasting Relationships:
- BOTH partners act with mindfulness; good will and good intention.
- BOTH partners honor their partner's feelings as if they were his/her own.
- BOTH partners are involved and invested in their partner's present and future; and commit to support their partner's passion and life purpose.”
Contacting Dr. Jackie Black
Web Site: http://www.DrJackieBlack.com
Email: DrJackie@DrJackieBlack.com
How to get started
I want to hear about your relationship: What’s working, what’s not and what you would like to be different. Let’s schedule a Complimentary Discovery Session, and explore how I can help and how we might be able to partner together.
Visit https://www.drjackieblack.com/request-a-discovery-session/.
One conversation can change your marriage forever. This may be it.
Remember, only YOU can make it happen!
Other highlights
Coaching Services
We can partner together in three ways depending on the level of personal support you want from me.
IN OUR OWN TIME PROGRAM
Couples Daring to Live Well With Illness Program™
7-Week Online Program
This self-paced, virtual program was created for couples who want the minimum level of personal support from me. This program is well suited to coupes who prefer to work independently and at their own pace, have everything they need available at their finger tips on-demand, and who want the opportunity to get their questions answered but without the need for scheduled appointments.
- All learning materials are available to download directly to your computer and to print.
- Participants will have lifetime access to all the materials on the learning platform.
- Participants will have Emergency Email Access to me during the 7 weeks which means that if you have a burning question or are experiencing a challenge, and it would be helpful to have a focused conversation with me, send me an email with your question or a brief summary of your challenge and I will reply within 24 hours.
- As a Program Participant, you may schedule single private coaching sessions or a series of private coaching sessions with me at any time during or after the Online Program charged at the special Online Program Participant rate.
LET’S GET THIS DONE PROGRAM
Couples in Troube Retreat™ & Couples Daring to Live Well With Illness Retreat™
3-Day Private Destination Retreat + Pre and Post Retreat Coaching Calls
These private destination retreats were created for couples who want the maximum level of personal support from me, and want to create significant changes very quickly. These Retreat Programs are well suited to coupes who want to receive focused, personal attention and facilitated, practical experience. In your private retreat, you and your partner will be immersed in a whole system of simple, yet powerful, learnable, couple-focused skills, strategies and attitudes that promote a truly effective and transformational experience.
- The Retreat Program for Couples Daring to Live Well With Illness includes all the content that is included in the Online Program plus much more.
- The Retreat Program for Couples in Trouble is designed to support your unique marriage challnges and specific relationship goals.
- These Programs includes two 60-minute pre-retreat coaching calls and two 60-minute post-retreat coaching calls.
- You and your partner work privately with me in the Retreat Hotel from 9:30 to 4:30 each day for three consecutive days.
- You can enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the hotel or in one of many, local restaurants within easy walking distance from the hotel.
- Your Retreat is designed in a series of blocks of time. There are two blocks each day and each block is about 3 hours in length; one in the morning and one in the afternoon, separated by a lunch break.
- Generally, we start CoupleWork™ around 9:30 am, break for lunch about 12:30, resume CoupleWork™ about 2:30 and end between 5:30 and 6:00 pm.
- You will be my guests everyday for lunch during the Retreat.
- As a Retreat Alum, you may schedule single private coaching sessions or a series of private coaching sessions with me at any time after you have completed the two 60-minute post-retreat coaching sessions charged at the special Retreat Alum fee.
TIME TO BEGIN THE JOURNEY PROGRAM
Couples in Trouble & Couples Living with Life-threatening and Chronic Illness
9-Month Privatae Couples Coaching Program
(Limited number of spaces in this program)
This private, monthly coaching program was created for couples who want an ongoing, consistent level of personal support from me. This Personal Coaching Program is well suited to couples who are ready to partner with me on their journey, and regularly connect with me for 9 months on the telephone, on FaceTime, Skype or Zoom to successfully meet their relationship goals.
- To create the most personalized and flexible options, couples choose the number of coaching hours they want to book each month (4, 5, 6 or more) for the 9-month engagement and then book their monthly CoupleTime™ sessions in any combination of 60-minute, 90-minute or 120-minute blocks of time.
For example: If you decide that 4 hours of coaching per month will meet your needs, you may book a 60-minute session each week; or two sessions for 90 minutes and one for 60 minutes with one week free; or two 120-minute sessions with two weeks free.
You may change the way you book your number of coaching hours from month to month depending on your schedule or the challenges you are addressing.
- You may book additional session time whenever you need it, in 60-minute increments, and at your regular pro-rata coaching fee.
- You may re-up for as many 9-Month Private Coaching Programs as you wish.