| Office: |
Alan Albert, Psy.D., CGP
53 Langley Road
Suite 370
Newton Centre, MA 02459
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
groupfind.com
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| Profession: |
Psychologist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Coaching
Consultation Services to Employers
Employee Assistance Counseling
Couple Therapy
Group Therapy
Supervision
Consultation
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| Practice Description: |
I have over 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of individuals, couples, and groups. I am open-minded, warm, have a good sense of humor, and work well with many different kinds of people. I see many people suffering from anxiety and depression about their relationships, and I frequently work with couples wondering whether to continue in them or not. I have had success helping many clients become healthier and more confident and make better, more informed decisions about their lives.
Since 1989 I have been leading interpersonal learning groups. As a former Board Member, Experience Group Leader, and workshop presenter for the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, I've also coordinated group therapy training sessions for clinicians wanting to learn more about working with groups and have presented many workshops in group practice both locally and nationally at group therapy conferences.
Additional areas of expertise are in substance abuse evaluation and treatment and anger management issues. Having had extensive EAP experience, I also work with employees around specific work-related concerns. Having both inpatient mental health and addiction treatment experience, I am able to offer consultation regarding both acute and ongoing concerns.
Being a poet, I also have a particular interest in coaching others on their creative development. I write and publish poetry, as well as give readings.
I am happy to provide a free telephone interview.
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| Practice Specialties or Interests: |
Addictions
ADHD
Adjustment Disorder
Alcoholism
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Co-dependency
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Ethnic/Cultural Issues
Gender Identity
Grief/Loss
Impaired Professionals
Impulse Control Disorders
Infidelity
Life Transitions
Men's Issues
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
Personality Disorders
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Stress Management
Substance Abuse
Enhancement of Creativity and Learning
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| Age Specialties: |
Adults
Elders
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
Group
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Behavioral
Biopsychosocial
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Existential/Humanistic
Integrative
Interpersonal
Intersubjective
Object Relations
Person-Centered
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Psychoeducational
Psychosocial
Self Psychology
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| Additional Demographic Expertise: |
African American
Asian American
Buddhist
Christian
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Jewish
Latino American
Middle Eastern
Muslim
People with Disabilities
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| Education: |
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology
Antioch University, 1993
M.A., Counseling Psychology
Boston College, 1984
B.A., English
University of Iowa, 1971
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| License #: |
6642 |
| License State: |
Massachusetts |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
CGP (Certified Group Psychotherapist), National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy (NSGP) | | Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Institute of New England (PCFINE) | | The Academy of American Poets |
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| Fee Schedule: |
Individual and Couple: $190
Group Therapy: $50
Consultation and Supervision: $190 |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Any Indemnity Plan
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
CIGNA
Medicare
Oxford
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
I accept Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans. I will also work with you to process other indemnity plans. |
| Office Hours: |
9am to 7pm |
| Driving Directions: |
Please see location of my office on map provided by this site, or call me and I will help you with directions over the phone.
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| Additional Comments: |
TEACHING AND SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE
8/9/10-present: Ongoing supervision of doctoral psychology interns, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Boston, MA, Neponset Health Center, Boston, MA
1/9/06-1/28/08: Group Therapy Consultant, VA Hospital, Bedford, MA
2/22/06-6/6/06: Instructor in Group Therapy, Psychiatry Residency Program, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
12/00-06/01: Supervisor, Day Treatment Group providers, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA
3/11-6/17/99: “Time limited Group Psychotherapy.” Fifteen-week course, Training Program, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, Newton, MA
1/25- 5/3/99: “Dynamics of Small Groups.” Twelve-week undergraduate course, Lasell College, Newton, MA
1994-98: Supervised staff member and social work interns; case manager for over 20 Affiliate Field Staff, Employee Assistance Program, Health Resources, Natick, MA
6-7/95: “Group Theory and Practice.” Eight-week course, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, NH
1992-94 Supervised doctoral student and social work interns, Newton Guidance Clinic, Newton, MA
WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES
6/8/12: Leader, Experience Group for group therapists with 4-7 years group therapy experience, Annual Conference, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, Simmons College, Boston, MA
6/11/11: Panel presenter: “Beyond the Usual: Leading Support Groups for Adults Who Have Survived Catastrophic Trauma” in workshop: “Trauma and Healing Across the Lifespan: Resiliency in Adults, Couples, and Children,” Annual Conference, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, Simmons College, Boston, MA
11/19/08: “Where Do I Go From Here?” The Divorce Center seminar provided for individuals recently separated or divorced, Quincy City Hall, Quincy, MA
1/28/08: “Introduction to Group Psychotherapy,” Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Bedford, MA
12/7/06: “Preparing for Fatherhood,” MIT Center for Work, Family, and Personal Life, Cambridge, MA
5/7/06: “Structured and Thematic Treatment Groups,” training workshop, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, Newton, MA
2/28/06: “Preparing for Fatherhood,” MIT Center for Work, Family, and Personal Life, Cambridge, MA
10/18/05:“Seven Principles of Good Fathering,” MIT Center for Work, Family, and Personal Life, Cambridge, MA
5/8/05: “Structured and Thematic Treatment Groups,” training workshop, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, Newton, MA
6/12/04: “The Change Process in Group Psychotherapy,” Core Module in Certificate Program for group therapists, Annual Conference, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy,
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
4/25/04: “Transitions in the Life and Work of the Group Psychotherapist,” presented at Breakfast Club of the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, Newton, MA
6/14/03: “The Change Process in Group Psychotherapy,” Core Module in Certificate Program for group therapists, Annual Conference, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, Wellesley, MA
2/1/02: Panel Discussant, “The Enemy Within: Short Term Group Therapy for Survivors of the 9/11 Attack on the World Trade Center”; Special Event, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
2/15-16/01: Institute Leader, General Psychodynamic Process Group, for clinicians with 4-9 years group therapy experience, American Group Psychotherapy Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
11/5/00: “Foundations of Group Psychotherapy,” Northeastern Society For Group Psychotherapy Training Program, Belmont, MA
10/28/00: “Group Dynamics and Group Process,” Northeastern Society For Group Psychotherapy Training Program, Burlington, VT
9/12/00: “You Didn’t Grow Up In My Home—So How Can I Be Here With You?,” presentation to clinical staff, 2 Brattle Square, Cambridge, MA
7/21/00: “Foundations of Group Psychotherapy” and “Group Dynamics and Process,” American Mental Health Counselors Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
6/10/00: “Group Dynamics and Process,” Core Module II in Principles of Group Psychotherapy Course (American Group Psychotherapy Association) Annual Conference, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
6/12/99: “Millennial Longings in Group Psychotherapy: What Is It That You and Your Group Really Want?,” Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy Annual Conference, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
6/12/98 Institute Leader, General Psychodynamic Process Group for clinicians with 3-5 years group therapy experience, Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy Annual Conference, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
2/19/98: “Love and Longing in Group Psychotherapy,” American Group Psychotherapy Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
1994-98: Stress Management, Coping with Grief and Loss, Trauma Debriefing, Conflict Negotiation, Creativity in the Workplace, and Small Group Consultation workshops: Employee Assistance Program, AllOne Health Resources, Natick, MA
11/19/97, 2/12/97, 1/17/96: “The Structure of the Heart: Love and Eros in Group Psychotherapy,” Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy Collegial Seminars Series, Boston, MA
6/23/96: “The Unbearable Lightness of Leading: The Self-esteem of the Group Therapist,” Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy Annual Conference, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
12/6/95: “How to Start a Group Program at a Clinic,” Stony Brook Counseling Center, Chelmsford, MA
6/27/93: “Thoughts on a Research Project in Identity Formation in Poets: Polaroids, Rembrandts, and the Real Life.” Paper presented at Eighth Annual Adult Development Symposium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
5/17/93: “Money as Syntactic Opportunity in the Therapeutic Conversation,” Newton Guidance Clinic, Newton, MA
6/1/92: “Loving Feelings in the Therapist,” Newton Guidance Clinic, Newton, MA
1984-87: “Substance Abuse and the Family,” biweekly talks to family and friends of inpatients, AdCare Hospital, Worcester, MA
RECOMMENDED READING
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, by Pema Chödrön
Will Our Love Last?: A Couple's Road Map, by Sam R. Hamburg, Ph.D. |
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| Additional Information |
| Years in Practice: Over 20 | | Gender: Male | | Accepting New Clients: Yes | | Sliding Fee Scale: Yes | | Prescribe Medication: No | | Wheelchair Accessible: Yes | | Public Transportation: Yes |
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