Columnists, Practical Practice
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...
Whose story is it anyway?
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Psychologists are story people, especially when we are trying to help people make more satisfying stories of their lives. Because I am a story person, I am still mulling over...
Writing a spiritual autobiography
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
There will be eight of us, nine if you count me, the workshop leader, lighting up those little Zoom squares like stars blinking onto a twilight sky, one here, a cluster there,...
The pros and cons of accepting health insurance
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
Solo practitioners face challenges
Have you considered joining or leaving an insurance panel? More than one out of four psychologists are self-employed and nearly half...
Changing times require adaptation
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
Changing times require flexibility and resilience in clinical practice. The old ways of doing things are not always going to be keeping with the times and the needs of...
How to elect a president
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Four years go by fast, especially at my age. The last four have given us the COVID pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the emergence of artificial intelligence, record breaking heat...
Whistler’s son
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
My father was a whistler. He whistled while he waited for the bus and for the family to get ready to go wherever we were going with him. And he whistled in his hospital bed...
Protect your data: Electronic health records
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
We’re living in digital times, but some things never change — such as the interest criminals have in making some easy money. Efficient criminals no longer rob banks –...