Phil McGraw was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Anne Geraldine "Gerrie"
(Stevens) and Joseph J. "Joe" McGraw, Jr., an equipment supplier for
oil fields. He earned his doctorate degree in psychology from the
University of North Texas [1979]. In 1980 he founded Courtroom
Sciences, Inc., a full-service trial sciences firm. As president of
CSI, he has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe
and the Far East consulting with clients including Fortune 500
companies, major networks and airlines. He has also conducted seminars
on life strategies and goal acquisition for tens of thousands of
participants from the general public and corporate America.
His relationship columns appear in each monthly issue of O, The Oprah
Magazine. He has written three books - "Life Strategies: Doing What
Works, Doing What Matters", "Relationship Rescue", and "Family First".