Dolores Krieger, a prominent professor of nursing at the New York University Division of Nursing, conceived of therapeutic touch as a healing technique in the early 1970s and introduced the therapy in 1972.

Dolores Krieger, a prominent professor of nursing at the New York University Division of Nursing, conceived of therapeutic touch as a healing technique in the early 1970s and introduced the therapy in 1972.

Dolores Krieger has written:

'Accepting your power to heal' -- subject(s): Therapeutic use, Touch, Mental Healing

'Therapeutic Touch As Transpersonal Healing'

'The therapeutic touch'

'Foundations for holistic health nursing practices' -- subject(s): Holistic Health, Holistic nursing, Nursing Philosophy, Nursing texts

Therapeutic touch was developed in 1972 by Dora Kunz, a psychic healer, and Dolores Krieger, Ph.D., R.N, a nurse and professor of nursing at New York University. The year before, in 1971, when Krieger was working as a registered nurse.

Therapeutic touch was developed in 1972 by Dora Kunz, a psychic healer, and Dolores Krieger, PhD., run, a nurse and professor of nursing at New York University.