Summary: Psychologists + licensed therapists needed to comment on friendship

Query: Looking for psychologists and/or licensed therapists to comment on an article for mindbodygreen about close friendships. Example questions include:

  1. What makes a close friendship?
  2. Why are close friendships important?
  3. How do you get closer to a friend?

Requirements: PhD, PsyD, LMFT, LCSW, LMHC, LPC. Please include your name, credentials, and expertise with your inquiry. Thank you!

Summary: The science behind bisexual attraction

  • Name: Danielle Fuller INSIDER
  • Category: Biotech and Healthcare
  • Email: query-f1b5@helpareporter.net
  • Media Outlet: INSIDER
  • Deadline: 4:00 PM EST – 8 March

Query: Seeking researchers, sexologists, or other scientists with specific experience working with bisexual individuals.

  1. Obviously, attraction is highly individualized, but generally are there broad qualities that most people find attractive?
  2. Are there attraction qualities that show up more frequently for bisexual people than for straight people? Or any qualities anecdotally that you’ve noticed are important to bisexual people?
  3. What are 5 or so common traits that bisexual people are attracted to?
  4. What do we know about how attraction depends on the gender of the person one is attracted to? Ie, is a bisexual person often attracted to different qualities in men as they are in women?
  5. Are bisexual men generally attracted to different qualities than bisexual women? If so, what are the differences?
  6. What is the one thing you wish more people understood about bisexual attraction?
  7. Anything else you’d like to add?

Requirements: Science degree and experience working with LGBTQIA+ topics

Summary: Need a doctor and a psychologist to help with the topic of sleep anxiety

  • Name: CHRISTINA Ward Medium Blog
  • Category: General
  • Email: query-f10g@helpareporter.net
  • Media Outlet: Medium Blog
  • Deadline: 6:00 PM EST – 8 March

Query: I’ve suffered from insomnia all my life so writing about sleep is something I do often. I’d like to do an article on sleep anxiety with relevant quotes from both a medical doctor and a psychologist or sleep therapist on this topic to help provide the best resources and advice for my readers.

Here are a few questions to guide your feedback but feel free to include anything that may be of help.

  1. What causes insomnia? (And how it relates to sleep anxiety)
  2. What is sleep anxiety?
  3. How do you know if you have sleep anxiety?
  4. What are the symptoms?
  5. How can you reduce sleep anxiety?

Requirements: Medical doctor, sleep therapist or specialist, psychologist

Summary: Mental toughness experts

  • Name: Laura Williams Everyday Health
  • Category: Lifestyle and Fitness
  • Email: query-f14k@helpareporter.net
  • Media Outlet: Everyday Health
  • Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 8 March

Query: I’ll be writing a piece including tips on developing/strengthening/using/practicing mental toughness. The piece will include an interview with a top-performing international athlete but doesn’t have to solely be focused on mental toughness for sport. What I want is to interview 1-2 mental toughness experts (MUST have verifiable expertise – preference given to those with relatable terminal degrees in psychology, mental health, etc.). The initial questions include:

  1. What is mental toughness?
  2. Are some people naturally more mentally tough than others? How much is a developable trait versus something more innate?
  3. Why might someone want to improve mental toughness?

There will be follow-up questions following the interview with the athlete to focus on some of her suggested tips.

Requirements: Please see above. If you do not have VERIFIABLE CREDENTIALS related to mental toughness, please do not respond

Summary: Therapist / social worker on “self-care” in a teen girl’s bedroom

  • Name: Alisson Wood Girls’ Life
  • Category: Biotech and Healthcare
  • Email: query-f19s@helpareporter.net
  • Media Outlet: Girls’ Life
  • Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 8 March

Query: Hi! I’m looking for a therapist / social worker to give insight on creating a “self-care” themed bedroom for a teen girl.

  1. What are some elements to think about / look for / be mindful of?
  2. How can the senses help create a space of peace and calm in a girl’s room?
  3. What does “self-care” mean and how can it help someone?
  4. Why would this be important for a teen girl?
  5. Why are bedrooms important spaces for teen girls?

Requirements: This periodical is written FOR TEEN GIRLS (Not for parents). While they are teens, there is no need to talk down to them. Therapist / social worker required

Summary: Need Comments from Mental Health Professional About Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Screening

  • Name: Kimberly Zapata Parents
  • Category: Biotech and Healthcare
  • Email: query-f1ae@helpareporter.net
  • Media Outlet: Parents
  • Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 8 March

Query: I am working on an article for Parents and need an expert to answer the following questions:

  1. What is the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale screening–and who typically administers it?
  2. Why is it given?
  3. What happens if someone “fails” this test?
  4. What are some of the problems/faults/flaws with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale screening?

Requirements: Must be a licensed counselor, therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist

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