“                 Dr. Jim's Bio

                   aka: Jim Gordon, ph.d., mft, #12651

Dr. Jim, Ph.D., curmudgeon, action-oriented psychotherapist, activist. Intensely mellow and at times eloquently obscene, a healer who comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable.  A man of many contrasts. Dr. Jim doesn’t look at the glass as half full NOR as half empty, but rather thinks what he could do with that glass with a good script, good lighting and a wonderful music score!

Whether leading Domestic Violence and Anger Management classes, for men and for women, at his office in Beverly Hills, teaching sociology at Mt. St. Mary’s College,

doing Volunteer Foot Patrol on Sunset Blvd., or acting as a

decoy in anti-gang campaigns when not training deputy sheriff's

for L.A. County, or riding around in their black and whites, this

telegenic and passionate "fixer" of human emotions is exciting

to be around.

Dr. Jim works with entertainers, celebrities, gang bangers,

street people, and the terminally-ill.  As the epitome of the

classic curmudgeon, he is neither warped nor evil at heart,

not hating mankind, just mankind's absurdities! Sensitive and

soft-hearted as the next guy, but hiding his vulnerability beneath a crust of misanthropy. Turning hurt into humor while attacking maudlinism because it devalues genuine sentiment. I.e., don’t sit in his group and whine in your pity party! It’s a NO-WHINING zone. He flies with LIFE in caps, with an astute perception and sly wit.

As with most Curmudgeons, he can't compromise his standards and can't manage the suspension of disbelief necessary for feigned cheerfulness. Yup, he feels sometimes reality does Suck. He has the temerity to comment on the human condition without apology, he not only refuses to applaud mediocrity, at times, he howls it down with morose glee. His version of the truth may unsettle others, and they may we hold it against him, even though he softens it with humor.

Dr. Jim often says, “If there really is a God like figure who made the Grand Canyon, the stars, the moon, the ocean, the mountains, he or she, must be sitting in tears watching

as his or her other creations known as Mankind, destroys those

canyons, oceans, earth with arrogance and vice.”

You may have seen Dr. Jim on TV, on Montel William's show,

or CNN or heard him on KABC Talk Radio. He has been a technical

advisor on a number of films, plays, sit-coms and  a recent HBO

special. In his spare time he has written a self help workbook for

Domestic Violence Batterer's and their families which is being

used by many batterer’s programs, does inspirational/motivational

lectures based on his DVD “Create Your Own Life”, is writing a

TV movie script, and has lent his voice to an animated TV series.

Dr. Jim supports people as they struggle to turn their lives around, approaching everyone with a sense of humor, helping them recognize possibilities that their stress and anxiety may have temporarily obscured. Aiding his clients and the varied audiences he addresses to identify and acknowledge those inner voices that strive to make us more capable, more loving, creative, productive, and successful.

"With guidance and direction," Dr. Jim says, "we all have the resources and ability to become more aware, to free ourselves, to learn to manage life gracefully and productively in spite of our 'baggage'." "You can make peace with yourself," he continued, "redefine and CREATE YOUR OWN LIFE, and find self permission that allows life's journey and personal discovery to be the very definition of your happiness and success, your legacy."

.Dr. Jim's background is as colorful as he is, with years of living experience. Enriching friends and family, he helps them understand life's journey by communicating his zest for being here, helps them find their own passions and goals, cope with the crises that punctuate our relationships and adding joy to our existence.