Education
A. B. cum laude, Harvard College
Phillips Exeter Academy
Work Experience
ADHD & Marriage Consulting, 2023 - present: Founder, integrated consulting team specializing in working with couples impacted by ADHD.
Melissa Orlov LLC, 2007 - present: Marriage consultant, specializing in couples impacted by ADHD. Founder, ADHDmarriage.com
Strategic Marketing Partners, 1995-2007: President, marketing strategy and research consultancy
Cramer-Krasselt Advertising, 1989-1995: Vice President; Account Supervisor, account management
Tatham-Euro RSCG Advertising, 1984-1989: Account Executive; Assistant Account Executive, account management
Publications
www.ADHDmarriage.com, 2007 - present: Founder and lead contributor
May I Have Your Attention? at PsychologyToday.com, 2010 - present: Contributor
The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD, with co-author Nancie Kohlenberger, LMFT, 2014: Specialty Press
The Distracted Couple, contributing author with Larry Maucieri, PhD, and Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD, 2013: Crown House
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps, 2010: Specialty Press
Married to Distraction, contributing author with Edward Hallowell, M.D. and Sue George Hallowell, LICSW, 2010: Ballantine
Your Relationships, Columnist, 2008-2014: ADDitude Magazine
Select Teaching - Professionals
PESI 2022 Professional Training Series: Rebuilding Trust in ADHD-Impacted Relationships, with Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST
CHADD/ADDA International Conference on ADHD, 2021: Helping ADHD-Impacted Couples Navigate Boundary Issues, with Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST
CHADD/ADDA International Conference on ADHD, 2019: Optimizing Treatment for Adult ADHD, with Ainslie Gray, M.D.
UKAAN World Conference, 2017: Relationships and Adult ADHD - family, friends, partners and parenting
CHADD/ADDA International Conference on ADHD, Professionals 2016: Therapeutic Strategies for Improving Intimacy in All Types of ADHD-Impacted Relationships
Amsterdam Institute for Couple and Family Therapy, 2015: Therapeutic Interventions for Couples Impacted by ADHD
Conference of the Dutch Association of Marital and Family Therapy, 2015: Effectively Counseling Couples Impacted by Adult ADHD
CHADD International Conference on ADHD, 2014: Therapeutic Responses to Relationship Hotspots (CE/CME)
GoodTherapy.org Professional Education Series, 2013: Tools to Help Couples Impacted by ADHD Thrive
Online, 2011-2012: The ADHD Effect on Couples, lead presenter with Edward Hallowell, M.D., Kevin Murphy, PhD., and Sue George Hallowell LICSW. APA accredited.
In-clinic training for therapists, 2011-present: Helping Adult ADHD Clients Respond to Marriage Pressures
Sample Presentations - General Public
CHADD/ADDA International Conference on ADHD, 2022: All About Boundaries and ADHD Relationship Success
CHADD/ADDA International Conference on ADHD, 2021: How to Engage a Resistant Partner in Improving Your Relationship, with Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST
CHADD/ADDA International Conference on ADHD, 2019: Just Right: Creating a Relationship That Meets the Needs of Both ADHD and Non-ADHD Partners
CHADD/ADDA International Conference on ADHD, 2017: Diminishing Anger in ADHD-Impacted Relationships
CHADD International Conference on ADHD, 2016: Bridging the Communication Gap Between ADHD and Non-ADHD Partners and, separately,
ADDISS, UK, 2015: Adult ADHD, Relationships, and Families
CHADD International Conference on ADHD, 2014: Relationship Trouble? Multi-Modal Treatment for Your ADHD-Impacted Relationship
Virtual ADHD Conference Master Classes, 2013: Effective Communication for Couples Impacted by ADHD
CADDAC Annual Conference, 2012: Relationship Trouble?
ADDA Webinar Series, 2012 - 2017: Rebuilding Intimacy in ADHD Relationships and others
Select Expert Interviews on ADHD and Marriage
American Psychological Association Monitor; New York Times; CNN; Today; US News and World Report; CBS online; AOL; NHPR; About.com
Awards
IndieFab Gold Medal, Psychology Book of the Year, 2014 for The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD. Foreword Reviews
Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal, Psychology, 2014 for The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD. IBPA
Finalist, Best Mental Health Book 2014 for The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD. USA Book News
Gold Medal, Psychology Book of the Year, 2010 for The ADHD Effect on Marriage
Contact Information
Melissa Orlov
E-Mail: contact here (preferred)
Website: ADHDmarriage.com
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