Current Professional Circumstance:
Psychologist in private practice
Education:
State University of New York at Buffalo: Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
University of Central Arkansas: M.S., Counseling Psychology
Moscow State Pedagogical University: B.A., Teaching English as Second Language
Professional Affiliations:
Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Affiliations of Consciousness:
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
HRC (Human Rights Campaign)
Publications:
Reinventing the Meal, Somov, P. (2012, in press, New Harbinger)
Smoke-Free Smoke Break: Stop Smoking Now with Mindfulness and Acceptance, Somov, P.G., Somova, M. J. (2011, in press, New Harbinger)
The Lotus Effect: Shedding Suffering and Rediscovering Your Essential Self, Somov, P. (2010, New Harbinger)
Present Perfect: a Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism and the Need to Control Somov, P. (2010, New Harbinger)
Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time, Somov, P. (2008, New Harbinger)
A Psychodrama Group for Substance Use Relapse Prevention Training. Somov, P. G. (2008), The Arts in Psychotherapy, 38, 151-161.
Meaning of Life Group:Group Application of Logotherapy for Substance Use Treatment. Somov, P.G. (2007). Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 32 (4), 316 - 345.
Time Perception as a Measure of Pain Intensity and Pain Type. Somov, P.G. (2000)
Journal of Back & Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 14(3), 111-121.
Factors associated with length of stay in a mid-sized, urban hospice. Somova, M. J., Somov, P.G., Lawrence, J. L., & Frantz, T. T. (2000). American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 17(2), 99-106.
Military Service:
1987-1989: L/Cpl, OMSBON (Independent Special Purpose Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Ministry of the Interior of the Soviet Union) [OMSBON history]