Philippa Perry
Psychotherapist and writer
Philippa Perry is an English psychotherapist, writer and television presenter. She wrote How to Stay Sane and The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read.
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British Born 1957 in Warrington, United Kingdom
About Philippa Perry
Philippa Perry trained as a psychotherapist after volunteering with the Samaritans. Her first book was the graphic novel Couch Fiction (2010), which shows how psychotherapy works. How to Stay Sane followed in 2012, written for a series from The School of Life and Pan Macmillan. In 2019 came The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did). Perry has written for The Guardian and The Observer, and has presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4, Channel 4 and BBC4. She is married to the artist Grayson Perry.