This was posted to my practice newsletter this morning: Dear friends and colleagues, Things have been quiet here for awhile, but recently my ethical compass got spun around by the update to the privacy policy of the EHR platform I was using (if you haven’t heard yet, it rhymes with Dimple Cactus). I was particularly […]
This is a guest blog post on the theme of enhancing relationships, to celebrate the launch of Keely Kolmes’s upcoming monthly Relationship Skills Workshop. The first workshop will meet on Saturday, April 11th. The second one, just for singles, is May 16th. You can sign up here for newsletter updates. Those who receive the newsletter will get […]
This is a guest blog post on the theme of enhancing relationships, to celebrate the launch of Keely Kolmes’s upcoming monthly Relationship Skills Workshop. The first workshop will meet on Saturday, April 11th. The second one, just for singles, is May 16th. You can sign up here for newsletter updates. Those who receive the newsletter will get […]
This is a blog post on the theme of enhancing relationships, to celebrate the launch of Keely Kolmes’s upcoming monthly Relationship Skills Workshop. The first workshop will meet on Saturday, April 11th. The second one, just for singles, is May 16th. You can sign up here for newsletter updates. Those who receive the newsletter will get bonus […]
By Keely Kolmes, Psy.D. and Kristina Monroe, Psy.D. Dr. Monroe is a licensed psychologist who has private practice offices in Beverly Hills and South Pasadena, CA. She maintains a general psychotherapy practice but also specializes in serious mental illness as well as psychological assessment. We know one another from APA Division 42’s listserv, and we […]
The following is a guest post by Roy Huggins, MS NCC. Roy Huggins, MS NCC is a counselor in private practice and former professional Web developer who also operates Person-Centered Tech, his tech-consulting firm that serves the mental health community. You can find him online at www.personcenteredtech.com. With the growing popularity of telemental health (sometimes […]
This is a guest post by Ryan Witherspoon, MA. Ryan is a psychology graduate student, completing his MA at Pepperdine University and preparing to enter a doctoral program this Fall. He is training to become a clinical psychologist and will eventually work in private practice, teach and conduct research. He intends to specialize in working with sexual […]
In 2009, I did a presentation at SXSW called Therapy 2.0: Mental Health for Geeks, even creating a corresponding wiki with resources. A month later, I spoke at the first Mental Health Camp for bloggers in Vancouver on the intersection of social media and mental health. Looking back, it seems ironic that I haven’t written […]
A mental health parity bill was passed yesterday after more than ten years of of struggle towards getting it approved. This bill marks an end to insurance companies and employers discriminating against mental health, alcohol, and substance abuse disorders by setting higher co-pays and limiting the number of yearly visits to psychotherapists. This is exciting […]