About Alan Fisher, Ph.D.

Dr. Fisher earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Houston in 1973. He is a licensed Psychologist by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Further, Dr. Fisher is designated as a Health Service Provider both at the state and national level. Additional information about the Health Service Provider designation can be found at the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. In addition, Dr. Fisher is licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP). For over 30 years, Dr. Fisher and his staff have provided not only psychological services in his private practice to the South Texas Coastal Bend, but also provides consultation and assessment services to many schools and Special Education cooperatives. Dr. Fisher is active in professional associations. He has served as the past president of the Nueces Psychological Association and president of the Division of School Psychology of the Texas Psychological Association (TPA). Dr. Fisher has been a member of the Texas Psychological Association for over twenty-five years and for three years he served on the Texas Psychological Association Board of Trustees. He has been a member of the American Psychological Association for over thirty years and a member of the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (iSNR) for twelve years. Currently, Dr. Fisher is a Consulting Editor to the Journal of Neurotherapy. Dr. Fisher has made professional presentations at regional, state, and national levels.

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front cover of Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA): Basic Concepts and Clinical Applications

Book Review: Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA) (with discount code)

By Alan Fisher, Ph.D. on June 13, 2012 in Neurofeedback, QEEG, Resources

Dr. Alan Fisher provides a review of Dr. Rex Cannon’s new book, Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA): Basic Concepts and Clinical Applications (released February 2012).

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A Brief Historical Review Of The Current Debate Over The Title, “Psychologist,” With Suggestions For Compromise

By Alan Fisher, Ph.D. on December 22, 2010 in Political | Legal

This current article is a commentary (with an additional call for compromise) on recent articles by the Texas Psychological Association (TPA), “Texas Psychologists Under Attack” and National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), “NASP Argues Proposed Rule Change Does Not ‘Attack’ Psychologists”. I originally intended to post these thoughts in the comment sections of one or […]

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Neurofeedback Improves Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia In A Randomized, Controlled Study

By Alan Fisher, Ph.D. on December 5, 2010 in Fibromyalgia, Neurofeedback

In a recently published article in the journal, Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, researchers report that neurofeedback, a form of biofeedback, significantly improves symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). The authors devised a well thought out study that included a total of 36 patients who experienced FMS. Patient were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups: 18 […]

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Front book cover of Brain Building Nutrition

Brain-Building Nutrition: How Dietary Fats and Oils Affect Mental, Physical, and Emotional Intelligence (Book Review)

By Alan Fisher, Ph.D. on November 21, 2010 in Featured, Health | Fitness, Resources

If you are interested in promoting and maintaining a healthy human brain, you will likely find the book, “Brain-Building Nutrition” by Michael A. Schmidt, Ph.D, to be informative and potentially beneficial. The author has a background in the “hard” sciences (i.e., molecular medicine) and collaborates with NASA scientists in the field of metabolism and human […]

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Research Continues To Support The Benefits Of Self-Hypnosis In Chronic Pain Management

By Alan Fisher, Ph.D. on April 24, 2010 in Featured, Neurofeedback, Psychotherapy

Readers interested in pain management, hypnosis, or neurofeedback (EEG Biofeedback) may want to take the time to read the brief, well written article, “Hypnosis for Chronic Pain Management: A New Hope.” The author (Mark P. Jensen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine) speaks to three trends in hypnosis’ role in pain […]

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