ISSN 1538-1080
DOI:10.58717/ijhc.01

Author: IJHC Editor

A Practice-Based Evidence Approach to Change Pre, During and Post COVID-19 During Psychotherapy

Philip H. Friedman, Ph.D, John Freedom, CEHP AbstractPlease Note: This article is a follow-up to my previous article on psychotherapy with two patients with COVID-19 (Friedman, 2022, June): http://www.societyforpsychotherapy.org/a-practice-based-evidence-approach-pre-during-and-post-covid-19-during-psychotherapy In this article we discuss the use of a digital assessment and tracking approach to monitor changes in affect, emotional stability, depression, anxiety, happiness, life balance,

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Book Review: “Medical Reiki” is not Medical

Chastity Hyllion There are many forms of Reiki being practiced in the US. Some have new symbols. Some have new attunements. Some have unique theories on how the process of an energy session works. Some have unique theories on how the transmission of energy works. Some use other healing systems to add to the Reiki

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Editorial Musings

Dr. Kendra Gaines, Editor-in-Chief, IJHC A short time ago I had never heard of something called ChatGPT. Since then, however, it seems to have taken the academic world by storm. Conversations about it are occurring frequently, and I see articles on the topic almost everywhere. Reactions range from despair (“Plagiarism will become the norm!”) to

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Change in Depression, Anxiety, Negative and Positive Affect, Life Balance, Self-Forgiveness, Psychological Flexibility, the Working Alliance, Outcome Measures and the Benefits of Psychotherapy: Case Studies of 2 Clients

Philip H. Friedman, Ph. D1 Abstract This article demonstrates the digital assessment of two clients over the course of ten therapy sessions. Of particular interest was the change that took place in these two clients during three ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) sessions numbered four, five and six. During this period of time there were very

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ACEP Research Symposium Conference Proceedings

Welcome from the Symposium Coordinator John Freedom This year we are celebrating ACEP’s 25th anniversary.  Although this is a milestone in our history, it’s important to put this into perspective.  The field of Energy Psychology is still in its infancy, and we can only begin to imagine what it will look like 25, 50 and

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Energy Healing Leadership Conference Proceedings

Welcome from Conference Founder Ann Hessian Join us in honoring Energy Healing trailblazers, teachers, and innovators who have inspired and taught us over many years. These leaders in the field have worked for decades to spread the message and wisdom of energy healing to the world. They’ve renewed ancient practices, created empowering programs to train

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Commentary

Dr. Melinda H. Connor,   DD, Ph.D., AMP, FAM, EHP-C When one looks at the scope of energy practices across this country it is interesting to see that there is little direct focus on the societal laws which govern us day to day from within the community. Instead, there is a marked expectation that the community

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Cross Reference

To the scientists and writers of IJHC articles: In the next phase of our development, IJHC has become a member of Cross Reference and is implementing Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) numbers for all research, theory and case study articles in the journal. It will take us several months to update all 23 years of those

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Editorial Musings

GUEST EDITOR Dr. Brian Dailey, MD, FACEP, FACFEChair, National Certification Center of Energy PractitionersChanging Shape of the Energy Practitioner CommunityDr. Brian Dailey, MD, FACEP, FACFE Cudos to the energy practitioner community! So much progress has been made over the last five years in establishing energy practices with a new level of professionalism. As chair of

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Digital Assessment Abstract

Change in Emotional Stability, Self-Forgiveness, Life Balance, Cognitive-Affective Balance, Depression, Anxiety and Psychological Flexibility:A Case Study Using Assessments Used in the ICBEST and ACT Models of TherapyPhilip H. Friedman, Ph.D1 This article discusses the use of a digital assessment and tracking approach to monitor changes in emotional stability, depression, anxiety, happiness, affect, life balance, beliefs,

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