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Psychologists are doctoral-level mental health professionals (Ph.D., Psy.D., or Ed.D.) who spend an average of seven years in education and training after receiving their undergraduate degree. They obtain one of the following: [...]
In 2023, we celebrated our 75th anniversary as an organization! Our first 75 years were spent legitimizing and advocating for our identity through establishing Psychology as a recognized and independent profession. We must never forget [...]
Being useful should not be confused with being busy -- it's important that our actions have meaning to us and to others. What makes for meaningful, or useful, actions vary. [...]
The anniversary of a hurricane or other disaster can provide an important opportunity to review a client’s gains as well as process reactions to the disaster, continue to work through grief responses, and collaborate to [...]
Let’s pause and think about the word "trust." It is such a powerful word. It is likely flattering when someone says they trust you. And it is likely worrisome when someone says they do not [...]
How do we fight an invisible enemy that requires us to go against our basic values, to change our behaviors, our way of life. We Americans are having a tough time making this transition. In [...]
Toward the end of my first stint as a child psychologist, a high school classmate’s sister called during the ten-minute gap between patients. I took the call because I remembered her, and I was curious. [...]
As I write this, the truth is that I am tired. The truth is also that I am having a lovely day. Yes, there have been some hard moments, but there have also been some [...]
When we are under high stress, it can be tempting to put off self-care. This can be especially true when our pre-covid routines have been so disrupted. But I hope that many of us have [...]
Since the pandemic started earlier this year, I’ve found myself in the interesting position of not only using theme hints to establish common language between myself and my individual clients, but in using the SAME [...]
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