Psychologist Phil McGraw—known to millions as Dr. Phil—has used his blunt, no-nonsense approach to shame guests on his hit syndicated show, “Dr. Phil” (2002- ), into getting real and healing themselves. Never one to promise easy cures by the end of his hour-long program, McGraw has made a point of telling viewers and guests that he’s providing a wake-up call to their problems. McGraw has been called a great many things—arrogant, aggressive, controversial, confident, irreproachable, and authoritative—but never ingratiating. In his meteoric rise to the top of the daytime talk circuit—his mentor
After graduation McGraw went into private practice with his father
1985
Founded Pathways, the popular self-motivation seminars
1989
Co-founded Courtroom Sciences, Inc., a full-service trial sciences firm, which helped high-profile trial lawyers to build airtight cases using psychology
1996
Met Oprah Winfrey when she hired CSI and McGraw to help with her case against the Texas beef industry; made first appeared on the victory episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show”
1998
Began making regular appearances on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”
