Shared Heart Foundation
Individual and Family ServicesCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
The Shared Heart Foundation is a small organization in the individual and family services field, based in Aptos, California. It is led by Joyce Vissell, a registered nurse, and Barry Vissell, a medical doctor, a couple who began their partnership in 1964 and have directed the foundation since 1972. The founders focus on counseling, healing, and education, delivering guidance on personal growth, relationships, and parenting through international travel and programming. The organization complements its work with six books authored by the founders, covering relationship initiation, parent-child dynamics, and growth through love. Through talks and workshops with international audiences and various organizations, the Vissells widen their reach, with their publications translated into six languages.