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December 2nd, 2024

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...

November 2nd, 2024

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,...

November 1st, 2024

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...

November 1st, 2024

Stress tolerance for private practice

By Liz Varney, LICSW

In 2009, after some contemplation, I finally took the leap to open a small private practice. It was a...

October 1st, 2024

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...

September 30th, 2024

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...

September 7th, 2024

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...

July 29th, 2024

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...

July 5th, 2024

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...

July 1st, 2024

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...