Summary: <a href="http://shrinkrapradio.com/images/dave_mirror1.jpg"></a>David Van Nuys, PhDSee <a href="http://shrinkrapradio.com/about/">http://shrinkrapradio.com/about/</a><a href="http://shrinkrapradio.com/images/James-Alexander2.jpg"></a>James Alexander, PhD<a href="http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/397.pdf" title="transcript" target="_blank">Transcript</a>Australian psychologist, <a href="http://www.drjamesalexander-psychologist.com">Dr. James Alexander</a> is author of the 2012 book, The Hidden Psychology of Pain. By way of biographical statement, Dr. Alexander writes: “I became a psychologist after the harrowing experience of being nearly killed in a car accident as an 18 year old, when my VW Kombi van was hit by a drunk in a head on car accident, the van collapsed in on my legs and trapped me in a badly injured state for the next 2 1/2 hours before being freed. In addition to being very physically damaged, I was emotionally traumatized by the experience. When I began to physically recover, I found a collection of pop-psychology self help books in my fathers book shelf, and my psychological recovery began. Within the year, I decided I wanted to become a psychologist so as to help other people that had been similarly traumatized. This was 30 years ago, and for the last 25 years, I have been providing psychological services to a broad range of people in hospital settings, pain management clinics, rehabilitation services, and for the last 10 years, in private practice in NSW, Australia. I have a PhD in clinical health psychology, and because of my interest in mind/body health issues from this, as well as resulting from the chronic pain which I experienced for 18 years following my accident, I have chosen to specialize in the psychological treatment of chronic pain and psychological trauma. Whilst open to a range of approaches, I am these days primarily an EMDR practitioner. Ironically, this approach has opened me up to depth-psychology approaches as well. I am a founding Fellow and current Board member of the Australian Association of Psychologists.”Check out the following Psychology CE Courses based on listening to Shrink Rap Radio interviews: <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/jungian1_course.html">Jungian Psychotherapy Part 1 (6 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/jungian2_course.html">Jungian Psychotherapy Part 2 (7 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/jungian3_course.html">Jungian Psychotherapy Part 3 (7 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/jungian4_course.html">Jungian Psychotherapy Part 4 (6 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/jungian5_course.html">Jungian Psychotherapy Part 5 (7 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/certificateinjungianpsych.html">Jungian Psychotherapy Package of the Five Above (33 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/dreamwisdomcourse.html">Wisdom of The Dream (4 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/positivepsychologycourse.html">Positive Psychology (6 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/positive_psychology_proscons_course.html">Pros and Cons of Positive Psychology (5 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/certificateinpospsych.html">CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (32 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/bodymind_course.html">Body-Mind: Goodbye to Dualism (6 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/brain_course.html">Brain: Insights from Neuroscience (8 CEUs)</a> <a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/spirit_meditation_course.html">Meditation & Psychotherapy (8 CEUs) </a><a href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/crisis_trauma_course.html">NEW! Crisis & Trauma: Identification, Assessment, & Treatment (15 CEUs)</a> <a style="line-height: 1.5em;" href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/neuroscience_course.html">Neuroscience and Healing (8 CEUs) </a><a style="line-height: 1.5em;" href="http://www.zurinstitute.com/relationships_course.html">NEW!</a>
