Howard Fradkin

Howard Fradkin, Ph.D., LICDC has counseled over 1000 male survivors in individual, couples, group psychotherapy and weekend workshops over the course of his 30 year career as a Psychologist. As Co-Chairperson of the MaleSurvivor Weekends of Recovery, (www.malesurvivor.org) Howard has directed 40 Weekends of Recovery since 2001 for over 850 men. MaleSurvivor sponsors 7 weekends per year for men at all stages of recovery, and also has a vibrant website full of information and resources for survivors and their families. Dr. Fradkin has also trained hundreds of professional colleagues on the topic of male survivors of sexual abuse.

Dr. Fradkin was invited and honored to speak as an expert on Oprah Winfrey's historic two shows featuring 200 male survivors gathered together to offer hope and inspiration for the millions of survivors around the world in October, 2010.

Since then, he has also appeared on Dr. Phil, Gayle King, NPR, and various local media stations. He co-trained the Penn State Counseling Services staff in April, 2012, and has led public awareness seminars on male survivors at State College and all over Ohio.

Dr. Fradkin is the co-founder of Affirmations: A Center for Psychotherapy and Growth, in Columbus, OH. His expertise includes trauma recovery for men and women survivors, those struggling with depression and anxiety, alcoholism, drug addiction and sex addiction, sexual orientation confusion and acceptance, people with HIV and AIDS, and group psychotherapy.

Dr. Fradkin was one of the founding board members of MaleSurvivor, and currently serves as an Advisory Board Member. In 2010, Dr. Fradkin delivered the keynote address at the International MaleSurvivor Conference in New York City. He also served as President of MaleSurvivor and served on the Board of Directors for 6 years prior to developing the Weekends of Recovery program. He is the recipient along with the MaleSurvivor Weekends of Recovery Facilitator team of the Faye Honey Knopp award by MaleSurvivor, the highest award given to recognize outstanding service in the field.

Joining Forces: Empowering Male Survivors to Thrive is his first book, and he is excited to share his wisdom, the wisdom of the alumni of the Weekends, and our facilitator team, for all survivors, their allies, families and the healing community.