Larry Waldman
Ph.D., ABPP
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Psychologist, Author, Speaker Expert
Larry Waldman Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Practice Development, Parenting, Marriage
- Best Sellers
- Who's Raising Whom? A Parent's Guide to Effective Child Discipline, The Graduate Course You Never Had: How to Develop, Manage, and Market a Thriving Private Mental Health Practice--With and Without Managed Care
- Career Focus
- Clinical, forensic psychologist
- Affiliation
- AZ Psychological Assn, Northern AZ University, notMYkid,
Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP is a licensed psychologist who has practiced in the Paradise Valley area of Phoenix for 32 years. He works with children, adolescents, parents, adults, and couples. He also provides forensic consultations in the areas of family law, personal injury, and estate planning. He speaks professionally to laypersons, educators, and fellow mental health professionals. He teaches graduate courses for the Educational Psychology Department for Northern Arizona University. He is the author of “Who’s Raising Whom? A Parent’s Guide to Effective Child Discipline,” “Coping With Your Adolescent,” “How Come I Love Him But Can’t Live With Him? "Making Your Marriage Work Better,” “The Graduate Course You Never Had: How to Develop, Manage, Market a Flourishing Private Practice—With and Without Managed Care,” and "Too Busy Earning a Living to Make Your Fortune". His contact information is: 602-996-8619; 11020 N. Tatum Blvd., Bldg E, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85028; LarryWaldma PhD@cox.net; TopPhoenixPsychologist.com.
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Larry Waldman Books
Who's Raising Whom? A Parent's Guide to Effective Child Discipline
http://topphoenixpsychologist.com/publications/books/
Coping With Your Adolescent
http://topphoenixpsychologist.com/publications/books/
How Come I Love Him But Can't Live With Him? Making Your Marriage Better
http://topphoenixpsychologist.com/publications/books/
The Graduate Course You Never Had: How to Develop, Manage, and Market a Private Mental Health Practice--With and Without Managed Care
http://topphoenixpsychologist.com/publications/books/
Too Busy Earning a Living to Make Your Fortune? Discover the Psychology of Achieving Your Life Goals.
http://topphoenixpsychologist.com/publications/books/
Love Your Child More Than You Hate Your Ex: What every Divorced Parent Needs to Know
http://topphoenixpsychologist.com/publications/books/
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***ACCADEMIC SUCCESS IN TEENS IS EQUAL TO THEIR ABILITY TO SEE THE FUTURE
Jason, 14 is like most male adolescents. He is into video games, hockey, and, of course, hanging with his friends. If you ask him the classic question adults love to ask teens, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Jason will reply, "I don't know—maybe a lawyer or an engineer."
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***TAKE YOUR PROSAC, SEE YOUR SHRINK, THEN PUT ON YOUR RUNNING SHOES
Depression and anxiety are, by far, the most common mental health problems. Nearly 20 percent of the US population struggles with or will struggle with one or both of these problems. The most common treatment today for these issues is medication—typically prescribed by the primary care physician (not a psychiatrist). This treatment is considered a Biological intervention, as the medication is designed to alter the individual's brain chemistry.
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***Why you Can’t Afford to Practice Without an Office Assistant
For the past twenty years when I present to mental health providers on how to develop, manage, and market a private practice I always ask members of the audience to raise their hand if they practice without an assistant. Depending on the group and location, typically half or even more of the providers acknowledge practicing solo. When I question why this is the case, the most common reason expressed is cost. My response is always the same: “You cannot afford to practice <u>without</u> an assistant.”
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***Forming Our Relationships Backwards
The divorce rate in the U.S. continues to hover around 50 percent and the dissolution incidence when one or both of the parties have been previously married is about 65 percent. This is a national travesty. The amount of emotional angst and money spent, not to mention the extent of trauma brought to the involved children, is immeasurable.
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***Overindulged Children
An adolescent in Texas recently was in the news for killing and/or injuring several persons due to recklessly driving his new BMW while quite intoxicated. Apparently, this teen had an alcohol-related incident a few months before this tragedy. At trial a psychologist testified that this boy should not be incarcerated because he was a victim of his parents’ wealth and indulgence. The syndrome was coined “Affluenza.” Amazingly, the judge agreed and sentenced the teen to a 120 days in a posh treatment facility.
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***FIVE SURE WAYS TO RAISE A RESPONSIBLE CHILD
As an experienced clinical child psychologist I believe the ultimate goal of any parent is to rear an independent, responsible child. While at first glance this may appear obvious, if we observe most parents in action on a day-to-day basis, it becomes evident that many parents have no idea how to achieve this objective. Most parents never take a course on parenting or even read a book or two on the topic. Ask many parents, "How do you foster independence and responsibility in your child?" and you are likely to get a blank stare.
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***HOW TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR TEEN
Many parents struggle with conversing with their adolescent. Attempts at communication often result in yelling, slamming doors, feelings of resentment, and a sense of hopelessness that issues can be resolved. Below are nine strategies to enhance communication with your teen.
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***FIVE WAYS TO ARGUE CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH YOUR PARTNER
The divorce rate nationally hovers at around fifty percent but it is several percentage points higher in Maricopa County, according to census figures. I believe divorce is a national tragedy, as it is terribly stressful and often expensive for the involved adults, quite sad for the parents of the couple, and absolutely traumatic for the children. A major reason for this unfortunate divorce statistic is that most couples do not learn how to settle their issues.
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***MAKING YOUR PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE MORE EFFECTIVE
The parent-teacher conference can be an efficient tool to communicate with your child's teacher. Below are a few tips on how to make that meeting more productive: 1) Show up: My wife, now retired from teaching fourth grade for 28 years, often said that the parents with whom she most needed to talk rarely scheduled a conference. Children perform best in school when their parents are involved in their kid's education.
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***TEENS AND THE VAMPIRE SYNDROME
Having recently returned from a vacation back east, which included a visit to New York City, I found that it took me several days to recover from the jet lag due to the three-hour time difference. One of the first clients I saw upon returning to work in my practice involved an adolescent male whose mother remarked that with school about to start she wondered how her son was going to get to bed at a reasonable time and awaken early in the morning in time for school—given the summer schedule he has been living. My jet lag and this mother's comment caused me to think.
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***Five Reasons Why Second Marriages Fail at a High Rate
For some time the divorce rate in the USA for first marriages has held at about 50%. This is a national tragedy. This statistic also means that many people have subsequent marriages.
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***Video Games: The Newest Plague
A mother of a boy, 12, I was counseling recently spoke about a “play date” her son had. As had been arranged, the mother of the other boy brought her son over to the house around 1 pm. The two boys greeted each other at the door and immediately proceeded to the bedroom, where they began playing video games.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Larry Waldman
"Don't wait for your ship to come in; swim out to it."
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LarryWaldma PhD@cox.net 602-996-8619