Lisa Locke, M.S. LMFT
Lisa Locke began her career in media arts and is now a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#93380) with a telehealth private practice in California. Her passion for film, along with her strong commitment to helping couples and individuals build healthy relationships, led her to create a three-part series of books entitled Blockbuster Love: Lessons from the Movies. In her first book, Part 1: Romance, the author discusses elements of romantic love and uses movies to illustrate important lessons.
Lisa attended Fuller Graduate School and earned her M.S degree in Marital and Family Therapy. In addition to being an author and psychotherapist, Lisa is also a speaker, wife, and mother.
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Praise For Blockbuster Love
Part 1: Romance
"As a filmmaker, I dove right into Blockbuster Love and was instantly delighted. What a clever concept to use a time honored storytelling device (movies) to delve into the intricacies of love. So relatable, so timely, so helpful. Blockbuster Love is engaging, informative, transformative even. I also love all the exercises the author, Lisa Locke, puts in the chapters to help open our minds to the possibilities not only of love but of our deepest potential as well. Love is indeed an art. Blockbuster Love is a perfect illustration of art imitating life and life imitating art. I highly recommend!" ~Christine Swanson, Film Director, Writer & Producer
"If you are looking at ways to learn how to love better and become a better person, sit down with some popcorn and munch on this accessible guide to life, love and living." ~Terry Hargrave, PhD, Author & Professor
"The book is engaging from start to finish and it takes you on a journey of self-discovery in a very gentle way." ~Giselle Ceja, LMFT
"This book and its exercises are a great step in learning and putting into practice the ideas and behaviors essential for establishing and maintaining true love.” ~Nina Grimes Stewart, PhD
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The Blockbuster Love Workbook is Now Available!
For a limited time, you can receive your FREE PDF copy by signing up for my mailing list. This companion guide to the book series is designed to:
- Help you explore your core beliefs about Love
- Discover more about yourself
- Identify common challenges in healthy relationships
- Provide discussion prompts for deeper reflection
- Offer activities and movie suggestions to help evaluate lessons about Love
- Help you write, re-write, and/or maintain your own Blockbuster Love Story
Part 2: Reality
Coming in 2025! The next book explores the deeper stages of growing in love. Part 2 looks at what happens after the honeymoon stage when things get real and some couples tend to give up.
Advance Praise For Blockbuster Love
Part 2: Reality
“Blockbuster Love Part 2 beautifully intertwines movie magic with real-world relationship wisdom. Lisa’s clear, relatable insights and actionable exercises make it an invaluable guide for anyone seeking lasting love and connection — in the real world. The chapters are very readable. Lisa’s use of familiar movies to explore relationship dynamics makes complex topics approachable and engaging.”~Monique Floyd, TV Producer and Director
“Blockbuster Love Part 2 is a digestible guide to the realities of relationships. I walked away with wisdom and a watch list.”~Stephen Powell, PhD, Program Management Director Pluto TV
“I absolutely LOVE this concept of tying how to navigate LOVE through the use of movie examples! We all enjoy movies and there are some great LOVE stories out there that are inspirational. AND I LOVE THIS!" ~Sylvia Griffin, Actress
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Coming in 2026
Part 3: Rewards
Easing into the eventual, confident, lasting power of deep abiding love.