Our mission is a simple one.
We want to help you become a more competitive job candidate.
Psych Up for Job Search will teach you how to beat back the negative emotions associated with job loss that get you down and keep you from moving forward.
Our program has undergone extensive development and evaluation and we will continually work to make it better as new information and resources come our way.
John Manni & Doug Barton
John L. Manni, Ed.D., a psychologist, has been in private practice over 30 years. Dr. Manni is highly skilled at analyzing disruptive thought and behavioral patterns and developing strategies for change. He has helped countless individuals make the changes needed to overcome obstacles and achieve success. Client evaluations consistently point to his direct, goal oriented, scientifically based approach. Early on in his career he served on the faculties of Temple and Lehigh Universities. His activities have included corporate consulting, research and writing for refereed journals, and the development and delivery of workshops for mental health professionals.
Doug Barton, an entrepreneur, is a living example of how not to let unemployment beat you down. Once, after having lost a job, he applied himself to acquiring new skills, which ultimately led to his founding of a multi-million dollar company that employed up to150 people.


I appreciate your doing this. I can’t believe the emotional level to which I have sunk because of lack of work (as a contractor) and due to a lot of marketing efforts yielding little result. Reading one of your articles was the bright spot in my day.