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When we knew for certain
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Remember when we knew for certain that the moon would always follow us if we kept looking at it through the side window of the car? “Keep looking,” Mom said, “and it will...
Demystifying meditation in psychotherapy
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
People who seek therapy often want to get better at relaxing their body and mind. The concept is simple but not so easy to achieve under stressors such as dental surgery,...
Along the path
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
There is a short time between the end of summer and the beginning of fall when the best of both seasons combines to create a perfect day. If you believed in heaven, it’s the...
Stress tolerance for private practice
By Liz Varney, LICSW
Why Words Matter in Life and Politics
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
If ever there were any doubt that words matter, the July assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the killing of an innocent bystander as well as the shooter provide more...
The end of an era
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
This is the last print issue of New England Psychologist.
It’s been a long time coming. Since purchasing New England Psychologist at the end of 2017, I’ve...
When we learned to listen: The legacy of Elvin Semrad
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Over more than three decades of writing this column, from time to time, I have quoted Dr. Elvin Semrad whom I briefly described as “the late Boston psychoanalyst.” I...
Some things I learned along the way
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
If it’s true that the biggest surprise you’ll ever have is to realize that you’ve grown old, then the second biggest is to believe that you have learned something useful...
Revisiting AI
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
Just a year ago, I wrote about the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and its potential to help in mental health treatment. The field continues to suffer from a...
Changed: Independent Practice in the Age of Cyberterrorism
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
I became aware of a problem related to patient claim submission in late February, when the electronic claim submissions through my electronic medical record platform ground to...