All of us on the team would like to offer a big thanks and welcome to Dr Sarah Walker, who joins us for the Ask the Psychologist column.

With each of our three newest clinical psychologists having already been writing for the Ask the Psychologist column for some weeks now, an official announcement is long overdue. From all of us on the team, here’s a hearty welcome to Dr Shailagh Clarke, Dr Misty Hook and Dr Jennifer Ritchie-Goodline.

The first reason I wrote a book was that I wanted what everyone wants, to connect to others in some meaningful way when I could not bear to do so directly.

If I’ve been absent from this blog recently, it’s because I’ve had a relapse of an old affliction that used to give me sleepless nights and the feeling that words are battering the inside walls of my brain without finding a way out. Here are my two secret words for overcoming writer’s block.

The digital revolution opens up difficult new choices for publishers and writers — new risks and opportunities alike. The same is true for readers: it’s a huge leap, after all, from the familiar feel of a paper book-in-the-hand to an electronic book. And what about the economy and the environment — is paperless technology really beneficial?

I am pleased as punch to welcome South Africa-based clinical psychologist Pat Orner Oliver to the CounsellingResource.com team — both as our new Assistant Editor and as the latest member of our International Advisory Board. (And speaking of site news, we’re still looking for a new clinical psychologist contributor to our Ask the Psychologist column, so if that could be you, drop us a line!)

It’s been a year now since we last put out a call to expand our ‘Ask the Psychologist’ faculty, and it’s time again: if you’re a clinical psychologist, you like to write, and you’d like to reach an audience of millions while while helping one reader at a time, we’d like to hear from you.