Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Jonathan Black, author of  Yes You Can!: Behind the Hype and Hustle of the Motivation Biz  published by Bloomsbury USA.

Jonathan Black was managing editor of Playboy for sixteen years and before that, executive editor at GQ. He is contributor to many national magazines as well as the New York Times. As a consultant, Black works with corporate clients through his business, Pulse Communications ("Media Made Smart"). He has advised on in-house communications, newsletters, even speeches. He lives in Chicago.  Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Alan Deutschman, author of Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life  published by HarperCollins Publishers.

In an 18-year career as a writer, Alan Deutschman has been the Silicon Valley correspondent for Fortune and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, GQ, and New York Magazine. He is currently a senior writer for Fast Company.

His most recent book, "Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change," published in January 2007, was inspired by his cover story for Fast Company. His first book, "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs," published in 2000, was a Business Week and Wall Street Journal business bestseller. Deutschman's second book, "A Tale of Two Valleys: Wine, Wealth and The Battle for The Good Life in Napa and Sonoma," published in 2003, was a San Francisco Chronicle regional bestseller.

He has appeared as a guest on NBC's Today Show and his articles have also run in the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Salon.com, Premiere, ReadyMade, and the "Best Food Writing" anthology. A longtime resident of San Francisco, he currently lives in Atlanta with his wife. He is a graduate of Princeton University. Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of  Psychjourney, interviews Danielle Babb, Ph.D, MBA , co-author of Make Money Teaching Online: How To Land Your First Academic Job, Build Credibility, and Earn a Six-Figure Income written by Danielle Babb, Ph.D., MBA, and Jim Mirabella, DBA, published by Wiley.

Danielle Babb is an accomplished faculty member working for many online universities. She teaches courses in technology management, information systems, statistics, research, and management. She is also technology professional with years of experience in the real estate industry and now consults for real estate organizations. She has worked as an IT Leader for over ten years at several Fortune 500 companies, and currently teaches a full load of courses while consulting and writing.

Dani has a PhD and an MBA in Organization and Management with a Technology emphasis. Dr. Babb has written and presented numerous papers on technology and business, and has become a specialist in the field of technology's impact on business. She is a faculty lead at schools and mentors doctoral learners through their comprehensive and dissertation process.

Dani has helped numerous individuals break into the field of online teaching. She's an expert in the process of finding schools, maintaining and increasing workload, and providing quality instruction to students. She regularly helps individuals both break into the field of online teaching and build their careers. She currently resides in Newport Beach, CA. Visit her website.

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Dr. John Riolo, "The Insider" interviews Dr. Ofer Zur, author of Boundaries in Psychotherapy: Ethical and Clinical Explorations published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Ofer Zur, Ph.D is a licensed psychologist, forensic consultant, and a pioneer of the managed-care-free private practice movement. In his nationwide workshops he has taught about ethics, private practice, burnout, and consulting to thousands of psychotherapists. He also presented the first course ever on dual relationships and how they can increase clinical effectiveness. For many years he taught courses on ethics, research, psychology of gender, and psychology of war at graduate schools, such as the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP, Alameda, CA) and the California School of Integral Studies (CSIS, San Francisco, CA), where he also served as the associate program director.

 He has written dozens of articles in professional journals on topics, such as dual relationships, effective therapy, private practice development, therapists families, burnout, victims, gender roles, and the psychology of peace and war. His books include The Complete Fee-for-Service Private Practice Handbook  and The HIPAA Compliance Kit: Understanding and Applying the Regulations in Psychotherapeutic Practice .

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

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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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney
interviews Mr. Lee Silber, author of Career Management For The Creative Person
While growing up in San Diego Lee Silber remembers spending entire days at the beach-school days!  "I think everyone figured I would turn out to be a beach bum," the award-winning speaker admits, "but when my brothers and I turned our passion for surfing into a successful chain of surf shops, everything changed.

Silber went on to start five businesses, write eleven books, travel the world giving workshops and host his own radio show- and he still finds time to surf everyday. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews security expert Rick Staines

Topic: How mental health professionals can protect themselves from dangerous clients, stalkers and cyber-abuse.

Rick Staines is a well traveled, intelligent security professional. He consults on both personal and asset security and can also provide clients with full threat assessment and analysis reports.

He has worked all over the USA and Europe, most recently as an executive protection detail leader on several operations in the US.

Rick is a qualified Confrontation Management Instructor, and a defensive tactics instructor for US law enforcement.

Rick has written several courses of instruction covering Executive Protection, Workplace Violence and Women's Security Awareness and Self Defence. The PRO-TECT system was written for Confrontation Management and shortly after its completion, the company PRO-TECT LLC was formed.  Visit his website

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney  interviews Michael Lovitch, co-founder of  The Hypnosis Network

Topic-hypnosis, selecting a reputable hypnotist, product development for mental health professionals.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney
interviews Dr. Laurie Kolt, author of How To Build A Thriving Fee-For-Service Practice

Laurie Kolt, Ph.D. is an award wining and nationally respected practice building consultant.  She is a frequent presenter for continuing education workshops, seminars and keynote addresses for international, national, state and local therapy organizations.