Tina Payne Bryson
Tina Payne Bryson is a psychotherapist, parenting educator, and author who turns brain science into practical ways to connect with children.
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Known for
Overview
- Work
- Psychotherapist, author, and parenting educator
- Education
- Baylor University graduate; Ph.D. from the University of Southern California
- Breakout book
- The Whole-Brain Child, co-written with Daniel J. Siegel in 2011
- Practice
- Founder and executive director of The Center for Connection
Mini bio
How it started.
Tina first planned to teach high school English. She pursued social work to help children and families, worked as a victim advocate and therapist, and later studied for a Ph.D. Hearing Dan Siegel speak drew her toward interpersonal neurobiology and the science of the brain.
Books that reached families.
Her collaboration with Siegel produced The Whole-Brain Child in 2011 and No-Drama Discipline in 2014, both New York Times bestsellers. Their later books include The Yes Brain and The Power of Showing Up. She also wrote The Bottom Line for Baby.
Connection in practice.
Alongside writing and teaching, she founded The Center for Connection, a multidisciplinary clinical practice. In 2025, she and Georgie Wisen-Vincent published The Way of Play, bringing their work with children into a guide to everyday parent-child play.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025The Way of PlayCo-author with Georgie Wisen-Vincent
- 2020The Bottom Line for BabyAuthor
- 2020The Power of Showing UpCo-author with Daniel J. Siegel
- 2018The Yes BrainCo-author with Daniel J. Siegel
- 2014No-Drama DisciplineCo-author with Daniel J. Siegel
- 2011The Whole-Brain ChildCo-author with Daniel J. Siegel
Awards
Quotes
When children are at their worst, that's when they most need connection.Tina Payne Bryson, Lead the Fight 2026
From her April 2026 keynote on discipline and children’s emotional development.
Trivia
- She originally wanted to become a high school English teacher.
- She is a mother of three boys.
- Her consulting work has included the Nike Sport Research Lab, where she was Project Director for Mental or Emotional Performance.
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