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Dr. Feinstein is a clinical psychologist who has done pioneering work in the areas of personal mythology and energy psychology. Author of 7 books and over 50 professional papers, he has taught at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Antioch College. His multi-media Energy Psychology Interactive self-study training program was a recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award from the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, and the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology.

This paper is a free download that provides an overview of the preliminary evidence in the emerging field of energy psychology and surveys a range of studies in energy psychology and related fields, considering efficacy, procedures, mechanisms, plus indications and contraindications for an energy approach to psychological issues. It also describes basic concepts underlying energy psychology protocols, plus summarizes 8 anecdotal reports, systematic observations, and case studies of EP, uncontrolled outcome studies, and details 7 controlled trials testing energy psychology (EP) methods. It is scheduled for publication in Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training.

• Identify 4 common elements of Energy Psychology approaches
• List 3 reasons there are controversies among psychotherapists regarding EP
• Name 3 conditions for which anecdotal reports, systematic observation, & case studies have resulted in claims of positive treatment outcomes with EP
• List 4 peer-reviewed studies that support the efficacy of EP
• Cite 4 specific examples of superior results from controlled clinical trials comparing EP and another treatment condition

Note: Psychology CEs Excluded.  This paper was published in one of the American Psychological Association's flagship clinical journals and makes the case that Energy Psychology has established itself as a "probably efficacious treatment" according to the criteria established by the APA's widely respected Society of Clinical Psychology. Nonetheless, the APA does not allow its Continuing Education sponsors to provide CE credit to psychologists for any Energy Psychology course.  CE credits are available for all the other major mental health disciplines for which CE-Credit.com is a sponsor.