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Ted A. Grossbart, Ph.D. Ted A. Grossbart, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Boston. He is a Senior Associate and Clinical Supervisor for Beth Israel Hospital's Department of Psychiatry, and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University. He is on the Professional Adviso ry Council, a Diplomat, and a Fellow of the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists. He is on the Editorial Board of the Medical Psychotherapist and a reviewer for the Journal of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, the Archives of Dermatology, and Psychosomatic Medicine.
Dr. Grossbart practices short-term and long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy.
His other focus is the treatment of major
skin, allergic, and sexually transmitted disorders. He has been a pioneer in the
use of relaxation, imaging, hypnosis, and psychotherapy in these areas. His
writings, workshops, seminars, and presentations center on this work. Dr. Grossbart is actively involved in public health education via popular magazine articles, radio, and television appearances. An active supporter of the self-care movement, he has been a keynote speaker and written educational materials for the National Psoriasis Foundation, American Social Health Association: Herpes Resource Center, Boston HELP, National Alopecia Areata Foundation, and the Eczema Association for Science and Education. He consults on skin psychology, sun protection, and skin cancer prevention. His best known writing is his book SKIN DEEP: A Mind/Body Program for Healthy Skin (Morrow, 1986; second edition, Health Press, 1992). The Internet edition (http://grossbart.com), has provided information to over 1 1/4 million people in eighty countries. |