To me that is of critical importance," said Leonore Tiefer, a clinical therapist and associate professor of psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine.

Stephen Rebello is an American writer, screenwriter, and former clinical therapist.

Among clinical social-work therapists there are many whose private practice is part-time and who depend for the major part of their income on full-time positions.

He now offers classes in hypnosis and is a clinical therapist using hypnosis to aid in recovery from post traumatic stress.

A fellow of Norwegian descent with a toothy smile, he has a dangerous combination of lifelong mountaineering skills and a masters in psychology (he's a clinical therapist at a high school).

The bride, 30, is a clinical therapist at the Children's Center, a substance-abuse treatment program for adolescents in Hamden, Conn.

"There is great reluctance and discomfort about bringing up unmentionable things like dying," said Judy Pollatsek, a clinical therapist in Washington and a lecturer on death and grief.

Virtually Better leases its software to clinical therapists for $400 per month.

In addition to her writing, she continues to practice as a clinical therapist in Vancouver.

The bride, a clinical therapist at the Lighthouse School in Chelmsford, Mass., graduated from Miss Porter's School and the University of Vermont.