Psychotherapist, Mediator. Group and individual therapy. Uses Meditation Therapy, Metaphor Therapy, Gestalt, Integrative, Adlerian, and group encounter techniques. As a mediator, is very aware of legal, economic and interpersonal interests and responds sensitively to the needs of the parties, using techniques appropriate to the specific conflict.
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| Experienced teacher of meditation as a skill and as part of therapy. |
Created and maintains MeditateNow, with information about meditation, stress relief, relationships, troubled children,personal growth and the special needs of caretakers of the chronically ill.
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| Trained in win/win negotiation and in mediation.
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| Open and honest; skilled in communication and group facilitation. | Experienced with couples and with people who suffer from personality disorders, addictions and abuse. |
| Familiar with issues faced by parents of troubled children and caretakers of the chronically ill. | History of effectiveness: Retired Administrative Judge at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Director of the Commission on Law and the Economy of the American Bar Association, Senior Researcher for The Urban Institute. |
| Founded a non-profit, The Foundation, and led encounter groups from 1987 to the present day. |
Took EST and Lifespring (encounter groups) and assisted in many courses. |
| Completed over 160 hours of training in Gestalt Therapy under Rudi Bauer, Ph.D., Gestalt Institute of Washington, DC |
Completed nine months of personal psychotherapy with Rudi Bauer, Ph.D. |
| Completed practicum by leading group and individual therapy at The Methadone Clinics under the supervision of David Teplin, Ph.D. |
Led a seven week parenting course as another required practicum. |
| Publication: Peter B. Bloch: The Needs Of Well Spouses Of People With Kidney Failure : A Case Study. The Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice. 2003. Volume 5 Number 2.
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| Current member, Board of Directors, OACCPP (Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors,
Psychometrists and Psychotherapists) |
Trustee, Alan Howard Waldorf School and McLean School of Maryland. |
| Chairman, Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Chairman, Council of Religious Education, Cedar Lane Unitarian Ch., Rockville, MD |
| Member, Nuclear Arms Freeze, including leading a delegation to two U.S. senators. |
Prison Ministry, including work for the Prison Fellowship. |
| M.A., Counselling Psychology, Adler School of Professional Psychology, 2002. |
Certificate, Gestalt Psychology, Gestalt Institute of Washington, DC, 1989. |
| S.B., experimental psychology, Tufts University, 1962. |
LL.B., cum laude, and LL.M., Harvard Law School, 1965, 1967. |