Dear Client,
It is difficult to select a psychologist. You are
not alone in knowing little about psychology and related professions
until now that you are looking into it. I hope that it will give you
some confidence to know that I am a NH-licensed psychologist, a graduate
of an APA-approved clinical psychology doctoral program, and am listed
in the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology. Over
the past 21 years of practice, I have worked in public and private,
outpatient and inpatient settings, and now maintain a busy private practice
in Nashua, NH (not far from the Massachusetts border and serving the
suburbs north of Boston in addition to the greater Nashua area). Participating
in many HMOs and PPOs, I am familiar with the needs and procedures of
managed care and short-term treatment modalities. With this specialization
in short-term treatment, over 150 new clients can be seen each year.
I maintain psychologist privileges at Southern NH Medical Center and
St. Joseph Hospital and Trauma Center, and maintain working relationships
with many medical colleagues.
My masters and doctoral degree are from the University
of Connecticut, my undergraduate work was at Brandeis University, and
my internship was at Worcester State Hospital and what was then the
Model Cities Mental Health Center. My specialty is in relationship counseling
and counseling related to chronic difficulties in establishing and
maintaining
love relationships. Co-author of "If This Is Love, Why Do I Feel
So Insecure?," 21st printing (Fawcett/Ballantine Press) and working
from an attachment theory perspective, I am especially interested in
problems of insecurity and jealousy in relationships as well as in the
depression that accompanies a relationship's end.
More than 50% of my work is marriage counseling, where
I realize that couples can spiral into difficult situations which neither
really wants. Knowing that we all want similar basic "supplies"
in a relationship -- to feel wanted, cared for and understood, to look
forward to coming home and to time together, to enjoy the sharing of
lives -- we have to address why these dreams break down. I operate from
the premise that it's not because there is any "good person"
or "bad person." Rather, it is our fears and resentments which
build up over the years which interfere. For example, couples can find
themselves in "stand offs" where one won't provide love if
the other won't provide respect ... Or various other patterns where
each person's defenses interact with the other's, continuing a negative
cycle which causes the unhappiness of both. Therefore, the goal of relationship
counseling is that of starting a positive cycle, with greater awareness
and sensitivity to one another's needs and expectations.
In addition to relationship, individual and family
counseling, I also perform psychological evaluations including psychological
testing, and maintain comfortable working relationships with local courts,
attorneys, physicians and psychiatrists. I participate in
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NH, MA, and out-of-state plans, CIGNA, United
Healthcare, HCVM, Magellan Health Care, CHAMPUS, Medicaid and Medicare,
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna, PHCS, Teamsters
Care, Value Options and many other insurance plans. Please call if you are not sure -- we
can help or direct you toward other services. I greatly appreciate your
interest in the practice and in the web site, and I would be pleased
to speak further with you.
Sincerely,

Carl G. Hindy, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
~ Carl G. Hindy, Ph.D. & Associates
~
120 Main Street, Suite 103
Nashua, NH 03060 (603) 880-8773
Copyright 1995-2008 Carl G. Hindy, Ph.D.
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