Columnists, In Person
My life with telescopes
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
“You have a telescope! Use it much? What can you see? Can we take it outside and look at the moon?” Our visitor is asking about the telescope in the corner or our living...
Make me an offer: How third-party negotiators suppress out of network claims
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
As sensational as this title may sound, in August of 2023, AdventHealth brought an antitrust lawsuit against MultiPlan, Inc. a third-party business that negotiates out of...
Unplugged
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
I am writing today by the dim light filtering into the room from a troubled sky. The rain has been constant since yesterday and the trees, stripped of their leaves, sway with...
Marketing to the public versus peers
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
When I began my career, in the early 1990s, word of mouth, recommendations from health providers and insurance provider directories were the primary methods I used to find a...
The overscheduled practitioner
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
“People don’t change.” This was relayed to me within my first week on the job by a psychologist, 30 years older than myself. As a researcher, he had some basis for this...
Here’s to what 2024 holds
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
With another passing year, I look forward to what 2024 brings—especially because 2023 has been something else.
We’ve seen the economy struggle and incomes shrink....
On growing old gracefully – or not
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
As I sit at my desk in a too quiet house, I am thinking about my wife who is spending the day with a friend on a senior citizens’ bus trip to view the New England countryside...
What can therapists learn from older adult clients?
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
Most mornings, I drink from a coffee cup featuring an owl, given to me by a client nearly 15 years ago. She was in her 80s and in failing health. Her death occurred after I...
Celebrating the holiday season…and yet
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
The holiday season is upon us. We are in the thick of it with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Diwali behind us and Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza looming ahead. Feasts of saints,...
Should I accept this referral?
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
Not long ago, I received a call from a woman requesting an intake appointment. I don’t use a scheduler and prefer to pre-screen clients myself. She was unclear about her...