Ester A Leutenberg

Ester R.A. Leutenberg has worked in the mental health profession for many years as both a publisher and as an advocate for those suffering from loss. She personally experienced a devastating loss when her son Mitchell, after struggling with a mental illness for eight years, died by suicide in 1986. Soon after, as a way of both healing and helping others, with her daughter Kathy A. Khalsa, she co-founded Wellness Reproductions & Publishing and began developing therapeutic products that help facilitators help their clients. They sold their business in 2001 and Ester co-writes with several different publishers. Ester co-authored books prior to 2004 under the name of Estelle Leutenberg.

Ester Leutenberg has co-written the following workbooks to help facilitators help their clients:

Co-written with Kathy A Khalsa, OTR/L

Optimal Well-Being for Senior Adults I

Optimal Well-Being for Senior Adults II

Meaningful Life Skills for older adults

Life Management Skills series (8 books)

SEALS series for teens (4 books)

The Self-Esteem Program (with John Liptak)

Many therapeutic posters, card decks and games.

Co-written with Carol Butler, MS Ed, RN. C

Transitional Life Skills for Teens Series

Teens ~ Out of the Box Coping Skills

Teens ~ It's Time to Grow Up

Teens ~ Relationships with People, Places and Things

Teens ~ Accept and Embrace Diversity

Teens ~ Social Skills Strategies

Teens ~ Body Image and Beyond

Teens ~ Positive Thoughts + Affirmations + Positive Actions

Teens ~ Discovering Identity and Moving Towards Independence

Teens ~ Actions and Consequences

Teens ~ Managing Life's Expectations

Motivation - Identifying strengths, interests, abilities, hopes and dreams

Veterans - Surviving and Thriving After Trauma

Interactive Activities and More I

Interactive Activities and More II

Co-written with John J Liptak, EdD:

The Character Building Series (5 books - Humanity. Courage, Justice, Wisdom, and

Transcendence)

The Mental Health and Life Skills series (12 workbooks)

The TEEN Mental Health & Life Skills Workbook Series (14 workbooks)

The Coping Workbook Series for Facilitators (12 workbooks)

The Mind-Body Wellness Series - Motivated Behavior Modification (5 workbooks)

Erasing the Stigma of Mental Health through Awareness Series (4 workbooks)

Teens: Erasing the Stigma of Mental Health through Awareness Series (4 workbooks)

Working with Families Series (4 books)

Co-written with Fran Zamore, MSW, ACSW:

GriefWork ~ Healing from Loss Workbook (for adults)

GriefWork for Teens Workbook

The GriefWork Companion Wofkbook

GriefWork Emotions Posters for teens and for adults

Co-written with Sandra Negley, MTRS, CTRS:

Creating a Healthy Balanced Life

Life Skills to Help Teens Balance WAY TOO MUCH!

Co-written with Barbara C. Feinberg, LISW-S, IMFT:

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Co-written with Carroll Morris:

The Complete Caregiver Support Guide

Ester, a breast cancer survivor since 2003, counsels other survivors in overcoming body and loss issues. Her husband Jay serves as a CASA of Pima County (Court Appointed Special Advocate). They are supporters of The Coyote Task Force of Tucson AZ and Survivors of Suicide, Tucson AZ.