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Diplomate with the
American Board of Professional Psychology in the specialty of
Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology.
I am also a Fellow and
Approved Consultant with the
American
Society of Clinical Hypnosis and a life member of the
American Psychological
Association.
My 35 plus years of
professional credentials are too numerous to list here, but you are
encouraged to look at my curriculum vitae (academic resume) through my
Credentials link.
Experience and maturity matter when you are looking for a therapist,
hypnosis specialist, or psychologist. Wisdom and sound judgement come
from the right combination of training, clinical experience, and life
experience. I have been in private practice in Pennsylvania since 1986,
specializing in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy,
and Psychotherapy.
In my Hypnosis and Therapy practice, I help people stop smoking, lose
weight, manage chronic pain, cope with chronic illnesses, overcome
anxiety, eliminate phobias, conquer crippling anxiety disorders, recover
from depression, recover from trauma, eliminate dysfunctional habits,
and change many unwanted behaviors.
In my Clinical Psychology practice, I do psychological and
neuropsychological testing with children, adolescents, adults and the
elderly. I perform psychological examinations for law enforcement (PA
Act 120), security personnel (PA Act 235), people with DUIs, and people
involved in a variety of litigation (criminal and civil). I have served
as an expert witness (for both plaintiffs and defendants) in criminal
cases, brain injury cases, pain and personal injury cases, posttraumatic
stress cases, disability cases, professional malpractice cases, and
child custody cases. I also do forensic hypnosis in criminal cases.
Educational Background:
I earned my Bachelors Degree in Psychology in 1975 at the State
University of New York College at Oneonta, and my Masters Degrees in
School Psychology and Educational Psychology in 1977 at the State
University of New York at Albany. I earned my Ph.D. in Educational
Psychology and Statistics in 1981 at the State University of New York at
Albany.
I subsequently interned in Child Psychiatry at the University of
Louisville Medical School from 1981 to 1982, and then completed a
Research Fellowship in Developmental Psychology at Educational Testing
Service in Princeton, New Jersey in 1983. I then proceeded to
Philadelphia to re-specialize in Clinical Psychology at Hahnemann
University Medical School where I studied from 1983 through 1986. I
earned a Postdoctoral Certificate of Re-specialization in Clinical
Psychology from Hahnemann’s Professional Psychology Psy.D. Program in
1986 approved by the American Psychological Association. I became
licensed by the Pennsylvania Board of Psychologist Examiners to practice
Psychology as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Pennsylvania in 1986.
I have participated in thousands of hours of Continuing Education in
Clinical Hypnosis, Psychotherapy, and other topics in Professional
Psychology since 1986. I also have taught many Continuing Education
workshops for licensed health professionals, and some of my books are
approved and used by online Health Professional CE Programs.
Books I've Authored:
I am the author of the self-help book,
Hypnotize Yourself Out Of Pain Now! (Published in 2002 by New
Harbinger Publications and Second Edition re-published in 2008 by Crown
House Publishing). I am the senior author with Moshe S. Torem, M.D. of
the self-help book,
Coping With Uncertainty: 10 Simple Solutions (2002. New
Harbinger).
I am also the senior author of the textbook,
Pain Management Psychotherapy: A Practical Guide (Published in
1998 by John Wiley, 517 pages) and the co-author of the textbook,
Brief Cognitive Hypnosis: Facilitating the Change of Dysfunctional
Behavior with Jordan I. Zarren, M.S.W. (Published in 2001 by
Springer Publishing Company). Most recently I co-authored the textbook,
Ideomotor Signals for Rapid Hypnoanalysis: A How-To Manual with
Dabney Ewin, M.D. (2006. Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas.)
Professional Experience:
I served as a Supervising Psychologist in the Department of Psychology
at Eastern State School and Hospital in Trevose, PA, a state children’s
psychiatric treatment facility, from 1986 through 1987. I then served as
the Chief Psychologist in the Department of Physical Rehabilitation
Medicine at Abington Memorial Hospital, in Abington, PA from 1987
through 1989. I was the Chief Psychologist and Director of Biofeedback
and Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at the
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine from 1987 to 1989.
I began my private practice part-time in 1986. I went into full time
private practice in 1989. I have been practicing clinical psychology,
clinical hypnosis and hypnotherapy in Abington, Pennsylvania since 1987.
I have served on the attending staffs as an Allied Health Professional
in Clinical Psychology at Frankford Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia
and at Elkins Park Hospital in Elkins Park, PA, and as an Adjunct
Faculty Member with the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at
Widener University in Chester, PA. In addition, I have held teaching
positions in the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's Psy.D.
Clinical Psychology Program, and at the University of the Art's
Professional Institute for Educators.
I have taught numerous workshops, by invitation, to Physicians,
Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and other licensed Health Care
Professionals.
I remain available for:
- media interviews
- talks, lectures, seminars
and workshops
- personal consultations
- hypnosis sessions (live,
in-person and by phone)
- brief psychotherapy and
hypnotherapy
- clinical supervision of
other clinicians
- consultation as an expert
witness in civil and criminal cases
- psychological testing
(neuropsychological testing, fitness for duty, lethal weapons, pain
assessments, personal injuries)
As I previously mentioned, my
35 plus years of professional credentials are too numerous to list here,
but you are encouraged to look at my curriculum vitae (academic resume)
through my
Credentials link.
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