Dr Shane K Perrault PhD

Whether single, divorced, or widowed—the rules are different for African-American women looking for Mr. Right! They face a starkly disparate reality from their non-black counterparts. Nevertheless, Shane Perrault, Ph.D. (Dr. Shane), has learned: “It is never too late to live happily ever after.”

In 2004, he founded African American Marriage Counseling. He partners with 15 to 25 couples a week to help them begin to develop the skills to hear (and be heard by) each other so they can make peace with the past and move past the pain, strengthen their families, and learn to turn toward each other instead of on each other in overcoming life’s challenges. Throughout his work, he has found one of the key factors in relationship success is choosing the right partner.

So to help women make the best choice possible, he penned The Black MAN-ual, where he shares years of insight from counseling hundreds of couples to provide bold strategies about how men and women approach relationships, intimacy, and commitment. He also acknowledges and explores how women can overcome cultural and historical hurdles to take

advantage of the unique experiences of being a black woman—emotionally, financially, and romantically.

Dr. Shane received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the Ohio State University and completed his undergraduate studies at Southern University—Baton Rouge. He has also completed Level I, II, and III training in the world-renowned Gottman Marital Therapy Training Institute.

He is regularly invited to speak at church retreats, has spoken at the Congressional Black Caucus, blogs for Psychology Today, and is a media favorite who has been featured in Ebony and Essence magazines, the Washington Post and Washington Times, and on XM Radio, BET, and TV One. Dr. Shane has also appeared as a guest expert in movies, including “You Saved Me,” a documentary about marriage in the Black community.

In The Black MAN-ual, he offers the ultimate guide to help empower you to repel Mr. Wrong and to choose—and keep!—the relationship you want with Mr. Right.