Alyce Cleese
| Alyce Cleese | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alyce Faye McBride 28 October 1944 Frederick, Oklahoma, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Psychotherapist |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Dave Eichelberger (1966–1975) John Cleese (1992–2008) |
| Website | Official site |
Alyce Faye Cleese (previously Eichelberger; born Alyce Faye McBride on October 28, 1944) is an American psychotherapist, author and talk radio host. She was previously married to golfer Dave Eichelberger, as well as actor-comedian John Cleese.
Alyce Faye McBride received her Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University in 1966. While at Oklahoma State, she served as "queen" of Willard Hall, before it was transformed from a women's dormitory into its current role as the site of the University's College of Education. She continued her studies at Baylor University, earning Master's degrees in Educational Psychology and in Vocational and Educational Counseling. The future Eichelberger Cleese then moved to London, where she studied the Psychoanalysis of children under Anna Freud, working with disturbed children from disadvantaged backgrounds at The Hampstead Clinic (established by Freud in 1952), and receiving an advanced degree, the Diploma in the Maladjusted Child, from the University of London Institute of Education.
Eichelberger worked as a psychotherapist for more than three decades. She is the co-author (with Brian Bates) of How to Manage Your Mother: Understanding the Most Difficult, Complicated, and Fascinating Relationship in Your Life and she sits on the Board of Trustees of the Esalen Institute. Alyce Faye Cleese is on the American Board of National Theatre for London and the Board of Shakespeare Society for New York. She is a visiting senior tutor for Massachusetts General Hospital.
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