# Stephen Briers

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'''Stephen Briers''' is a British [clinical psychologist](/source/Clinical_psychology).

Briers was an on-screen expert in [BBC Three](/source/BBC_Three)'s ''[Little Angels](/source/Little_Angels_(TV_series))'' and ''Teen Angels'', working with [Tanya Byron](/source/Tanya_Byron). In 2006, he presented the [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) series, ''Make Me A Grownup''. He also presents ''The 10 Demandments'' for [Channel Five](/source/Five_(channel)). Briers has also appeared as an expert psychologist on [GMTV](/source/GMTV). He presented ''[Freaky Eaters](/source/Freaky_Eaters_(UK_TV_programme))'' with nutritionist Natalie Savona for one series.

He has written a parenting book called '''Superpowers for parents'''.

A co-author of the book ''Teen Angels'' (2006), based on the BBC Three series, Briers has also written ''Help your Child to Succeed in Life''. He also contributes frequently to the ''[Times Educational Supplement](/source/Times_Educational_Supplement)''.

His latest book, ''Psychobabble: Exploding the Myths of the [Self-help](/source/Self-help) Generation'', debunking a wide range of [psychobabble](/source/psychobabble), was published in September 2012 through [Pearson](/source/Pearson_PLC). The book sets out to "debunk the myths and expose the quack theories of the multi-million-pound self-improvement industry".<ref>{{cite web| author=Jenny Tregoning |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/magazine/books/10204213.Banishing_the_babble/ |title=Banishing the babble |publisher=The Argus |date=11 February 2013 |accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>

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