Olivia Mellan

Olivia Mellan is the bestselling author of several books on
money-conflict resolution, including MONEY SHY TO MONEY
SURE: A Woman’s Road Map to Financial Well-Being (2001
hardcover), MONEY HARMONY: Resolving Money Conflicts in
Your Life and Relationships (1994 hardcover; 1995
paperback) and OVERCOMING OVERSPENDING: A Winning Plan
for Spenders and Their Partners (1995 hardcover; 1997
paperback), all published by Walker & Company.

Mellan is a groundbreaking therapist in the field of money-
conflict resolution; Money magazine calls her “the
matriarch of a fast-growing list of couples money
therapists.” She gives seminars nationwide and has appeared
regularly on national television including Oprah, Today,
20/20, and the PBS-TV series In the Prime.

She is regularly quoted in national publications such as
Psychology Today, Woman’s Day, and Modern
Maturity, among others. Her articles have appeared in
numerous magazines and professional journals ranging from
Working Woman to Money, and she writes a
regular column called “The Psychology of Advice” for Dow
Jones Investment Advisor. She lives in Washington, D.C.