Catherine Pearlman Phd LcswDr. Catherine Pearlman is the founder of The Family Coach, a private practice specializing in helping families resolve everyday problems related to discipline, sleep, and sibling rivalry, among other issues. She is the proud parent of a son inelementary school and a daughter in middle school. Her syndicated Dear Family Coach column has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and many regional parenting magazines. She has appeared on The Today Show, and her advice has been featured in Parenting, Men's Health, CNN.com, and the Huffington Post. She is a licensed clinical social worker who has been working with children and families for more than twenty years. She is an assistant professor of social work at Brandman University, and she received a PhD in social welfare from Yeshiva University and a masters of social work from New York University. Read More Read Less