http://drjohnriolo.newsvine.com:80/_news/2006/12/02/466659-beware-of-thera There are some mental health professionals that will routinely waive a patient's insurance co-payments when they are seen for psychotherapy.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Dr.Louis Cozolino, the author of  The Making Of A Therapist, A Practical Guide For The Inner Journey published by Norton.

Dr. Cozolino has diverse clinical and research interests and holds degrees in philosophy and theology, in addition to his doctoral in clinical psychology. He has conducted emperical research in schizophrenia, child abuse, and the long-term impact of stress.  Recently, his interests have turned to a synthesis of the biobehavioral sciences and psychotherapy.  He is the author of The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy, as well as numerous articles and chapters on various topics.  He maintains a clinical and consulting practice in Los Angeles. Dr. Cozolino is a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=158036# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Matthew D. Selekman, MSW, LCSE,  author of Working With Self-Harming Adolescents: A Collaborative, Strengths-Based Therapy Approach

Matthew D. Selekman, MSW, LCSW is the founder and Co-Director of Partners For Collaborative Solutions.  He is a licensed clinical social worker, a certified addictions counselor, and an Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.  He is a couples and family therapist in private practice in Evanston Illinois. Michael also provides executive job coaching, leadership development training and organizational consulting.  Visit his website.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=158496# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dave Marcus, author of What It Takes Me Pull Me Through: Why Teenagers Get In Trouble And How Four Of Them Got Out

Dave Marcus has had an eclectic career that has taken him from dodging mortar fire in Africa to teaching Huckelberry Finn in a classroom in rural Massachusetts. Marcus shared a Pulitzer Prize, spend a year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, and worked as a high school teacher before publishing a book about American teenagers.

For his work on a series about violence about women around the world, Marcus shared the top honor in journalism, the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting.  Earlier, he was part of a team of finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism, for a series called "Hidden Wars."  Visit his website.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=158544# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Dr. Eve A. Wood, M.D., author of There's Always Help; There's Always Hope A Psychiatrist's Guide to Treating the Body, Mind and Spirit

Eve A. Wood, M.D., has devoted nearly two decades to the care of troubled individuals from all walks of life.  Her therapeutic approach has attracted attention and acclaim from the nation's leading authorities in the field of medicine, health, and spiritual well being.

Dr. Wood has served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the executive committe of The Institute of Pennyslvania Hospital, and is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Progam in Integrative Medicine. Visit her website.

http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=158669# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Judith Rich Harris, M.A., author  of No Two Alike: Human Nature and Human Individuality published by Norton.

Judith Rich Harris is an independent investigator. Her previous book, The Nurture Assumption, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Judith Rich Harris graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis in 1959 and was awarded the Lila Pearlman Prize in psychology. In 1961 she received a master's degree in psychology from Harvard University. Harris has also written college textbooks, articles for leading scientific journals, and shorter pieces for publications such as the Los Angeles Times and the Boston Globe.  Visit her website.

http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=158785# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Gene Cheek,  author of The Color of Love: A Mother's Choice in the Jim Crow South

Gene describes himself as a blue-collar son of the South.  He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolin on March 2, 1951. He spent the first twelve years of his life living in various parts of Winston-Salem. He presently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Visit his website.

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Dr. John Riolo, The Insider, interviews Leonard Reich, Ph.D and Andrew Kolbasovsky, Psy.D., authors of Mental Health Provider's Guide to Managed Care: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Successfully Participate and Profit in Today's System

Leonard Reich, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Mental Health Services of the Health Insurance Plan of New York. He was in private practitioner for 10 years.

Andrew Kolbasovsky, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist and Director of Clinical Development and Behavioral Medicine for the Mental Health Services of the Health Insurance Plan of New York.

 
Visit Dr. Riolo's websites, Your Advocate Online and The Insider's Guide to Law and Ethics In Mental Health

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Dr. John Riolo, The
Insider, interviews Leonard Reich, Ph.D and Andrew Kolbasovsky,
Psy.D., authors of Mental Health Provider's Guide to Managed Care: Industry Insiders
Reveal How to Successfully Participate and Profit in Today's
System

Leonard Reich, Ph.D., is the Vice President of
Mental Health Services of the Health Insurance Plan of New
York. He was in private practitioner for 10 years.

Andrew
Kolbasovsky, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist and Director of Clinical
Development and Behavioral Medicine for the Mental Health Services of the Health Insurance Plan of New
York.

 
Visit Dr. Riolo's websites, Your Advocate Online and The Insider's Guide to Law
and Ethics In Mental Health

http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=159066# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Adrienne Martini, author of Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood

Adrienne Martini has been a theatre technician, apprentice massage therapist, bookstore bookeeper and pizza joint waitress.  Eventually someone started paying her for her words and an editorial mercenary was born. She is a former editor for Knoxville, Tennessee's Metro Pulse and recently picked up an AAN award for feature writing. During the day, she fields freelance gigs and crams knowledge into the heads of college students in Upstate New York.  At all hours, she is mom to Maddy and Cory, and wife to Scott.  Visit her blog.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=159098# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Mr. Victor Rivers author of  A Private Family Matter:A Memoir

In 1978, the Miami Herald dubbed Victor Rivas (AKA Victor Rivers) "The Longest Long Shot" when he became the first Cuban American to be out for two seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He had defied the odds by surviving a violent upbringing and by playing in the postion of offensive guard- usually reserved football players much larger than he was at the time.  Coming next to Hollywood in 1979, again as a long shot, he went on to attain starring roles in television, film and on stage.

Today Victor Rivers is a veteran star of more than two dozen films, with a worldwide following for such memorable roles as Magic Mike, the prision gang warlord in the cult hit BLOOD IN/BLOOD OUt and as Joaquin Murrietta, Antonio Bandera's ill-fated brother in THE MASK OF ZORRO.

In 1999 Victor became the national spokesperson for the National Network to End Domestic Violence.  Today having broken the cycle of violence, Victor Rivas Rivers is also a devoted husband and father- what he believes are his two most important roles.  Visit his website. 
Watch a video receiving the 21 Leaders for the 21st Century Award.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=159351# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Mr.Tom Rath,  author of Vital Friends: The People You Can't Afford to Live Without

Tom Rath is co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller How Full Is Your Bucket? -- a book that draws on decades of research to explore the differences between leading an enthusiastic life and a miserable one.

Rath has been with the Gallup Organization for 12 years and currently leads Gallup's workplace and leadership consulting worldwide.  He also serves on the board of VHL.org, an organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.

Rath earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Michigan.  He is currently pursuing graduate degrees at John Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Washington, D.C.  Visit his website.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=159511# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Dr. Eve Wood, M.D., author of 10 Steps to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life: Overcoming
Anxiety, Distress, and Depression Through Whole-Person Healing

Eve A. Wood, M.D., has devoted nearly two decades to
the care of troubled individuals from all walks of life.  Her
therapeutic approach has attracted attention and acclaim from the
nation's leading authorities in the field of medicine, health, and
spiritual well being. The author of numerous articles for medical and
professional publications, she is also a regular columnist for Massage Therapy Journal  and host of the weekly call-in radio show, Healing Your Body, Mind, and Spirit on www.HaysHouseRadio.com

Dr. Wood has served on the faculty of the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the executive committe of The
Institute of Pennyslvania Hospital, and is Clinical Associate Professor
of Medicine at the University of Arizona Progam in Integrative
Medicine. Visit her website.

http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=160293# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Deborah Blum M.A., author of Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection

Deborah Blum is a Pulitzer-prize winning science writer and a professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin. She is the author of Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection, which was a finalist for the 2002 Los Angeles Book Prize. Her most recent book is Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death. In addition, she is  co-editor of A Field Guide for Science Writers which was released in its second edition in 2005 and The Monkey Wars (Oxford, 1994), a Library Journal best book of the year in Science and Technology; Sex on the Brain (Viking, 1997), a New York Times Notable Book.

She was a staff writer for five newspapers and won the Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of primate research in 1992 while a science writer at The Sacramento Bee. She has also written for The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous magazines, from Discover to The Utne Reader. She is a former president of the National Association of Science writers and currently sits on the Board of Life Sciences of the National Research Council and the board of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. Visit Deborah Blum's web page.

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http://drjohnriolo.newsvine.com:80/_news/2006/12/12/479951-jury-duty I have never been called for Jury duty. I am not sure why not. I am a registered voter and have a valid drivers license i.e. am listed in all the places that courts look for jurors. Some of my fiends have been called several times but it's the luck of the draw I suppose.

http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=161074# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Sonia Shah,
author of Body Hunters: How the Drug Industry Tests Its Products On the World's Poorest Patients

Sonia Shah is an independent journalist and author of  Body Hunters and Crude: The Story of Oil. 
Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Orion,
The Nation, and elsewhere. She lives in Boston. Visit her website.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=161093# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Lee Montgomery, author of The Things Between Us: A Memoir

Lee Montgomery is the editorial director for Tin House Books and the executive editor for Tin House magazine. She was a fiction editor at the Iowa Review, the editor of the Santa Monica Review, and for the anthologies Absolute Disaster: Fiction From Los Angeles and Transactions: The Iowa Anthology of Innovative Fiction.  Her stories and non-fiction have appeared in numerous publications including Alaska Quarterly, Black Clock, and Denver Quarterly. Visit her website.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=161423# Dr. John Riolo, "The Insider" interviews Jerry Finn, Ph.D., M.S.W. 

Topic: Using technology and the Internet in social work
practice.

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Dr. John Riolo, "The Insider" interviews Jerry Finn, Ph.D., M.S.W. 

Topic: Using technology and the Internet in social work practice.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Tom Shactman, MFA, author of Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish

Tom Shachtman is an author, filmaker and educator. He has written or co-authored more then two dozen books, as well as television documentaries, magazine articles, and stage dramas, and has taught at major universities.

He has written articles for the New York Times, Newsday, and environmental monthlies, and currently writes a regular column, "The Long View" for the Lakeville Journal. (CT)

He taught writing for fifteen years at New York University's  School of the Arts and for five years at Harvard's Extension School; he holds a B.S. in psychology and M.F.A. in theater, and has lectured at many colleges and universities.  Visit his website.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=163844# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, author of Girls of Tender Age: A Memoir

Girls of Tender Age has been selected by the Washington Post and NPR's "Fresh Air" have selected Girls as their top nonfiction pick  for 2006 and one of the best books for 2006.

Mary-Ann Tirone Smith is also the novel of eight novels.  She has lived all her life in Connecticut expect for two years when she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=163905# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Katherine A. Phillips, M.D. , author of The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic
Disorder

Katherine A. Phillips, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry at Brown University School of Medicine, and director of Butler Hospital's Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Body Image Program.  She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Dr. Phillips is an internationally recognized expert in body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) a severe and relatively common psychiatric disorder. She has received numerous honors and awards for her research on BDD and other contributions to psychiatry, including a Special Presidential Commendation from the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Phillips has been the principal investigator of many federally funded research grants. She has more then 200 scientific publications, and she lectures frequently.  Visit her website.

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http://psychjourney.libsyn.com:80/index.php?post_id=163962# Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Aphrodite Matsakis, author of In Harm's Way: Help for the Wives of Military Men, Police, Emt's & Firefighters

Dr. Matsakis is an internationally recognized trauma specialist in
areas such as post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety
disorders, clinical depression, addiction and related issuesand their impact on relationships and the family. She has authored
twelve books self-help books for clients and therapists and two
professional text books; three book chapters; and a book on the
Greek-American experience.

Dr, Matsakis has thirty years experience counseling individuals,
couples, and families and six years experience teaching at the
university level. She has conducted trauma-processing,
pain-management anger-management, self-esteem, and guilt processing
groups and has presented seminars on these and other topics nationallyand internationally to both professional and lay audiences. Following the bombing in Oklahoma City, she was called upon to assist survivors and professionals  She has also presented at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day and at national conferences on sexual assault and anxiety management.

Most of her forensic work has involved vehicular accidents, personal injury, medical malpractice, murder, family violence and sexual assault. She has
also testified on traumatic and stress reactions, addiction, mood
disorders and issues pertaining to racial discrimination. Visit her website.

http://drjohnriolo.newsvine.com:80/_news/2006/12/22/492882-paying-for-noth Some years back I had situation that forced me to examine a common practice of mental health professionals i.e. to make patients pay for sessions that they did not keep or did not provide ample cancellation notice.