Student Loans for Psychologists: Repayment, Forgiveness, & Consolidation

Posted by on Nov 27, 2016 in News & Research | 0 comments According to the APA’s 2009 doctoral employment survey, the average psychologist leaves graduate school with $88,610 in student loan debt. If that is not frightening enough, as of 2009, approximately 20% of Psy.D. graduates left graduate school with over $160,000 in student loan debt. These numbers are HUGE considering that psychologists can expect to make only $60,000 at the beginning of...
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Depression Treatment – What is popular vs. what is effective.

Posted by on Apr 10, 2015 in News & Research | 0 comments As a counseling psychologist / psychotherapist in the Sacramento, CA area, I am often asked by my clients, “How do you cure depression?”. As it turns out, my favorite new website, Curetogether.com, may have the best available answer. Curetogether.com has compiled over 8500 depression “treatment effectiveness ratings” from site visitors who volunteered to describe their...
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