Alan Bodnar is a clinical psychologist with more than forty years of experience working in Massachusetts Department of Mental Health clinics and hospitals with people living with serious mental illness. Throughout his career, he has been deeply involved in the training of doctoral students in psychology, having served as the co-director of the APA accredited internship at Westborough State Hospital and, before his retirement in 2015, as the co-director of psychology training at the Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital.  Doctor Bodnar’s “In Person” column has appeared in Massachusetts Psychologist and New England Psychologist since 1993. He is the author of Simply Human: Reflections on the Life We Share (2018).  After retiring from clinical work in 2015, Dr. Bodnar has been devoting his time to writing, participating in discussion groups, conducting workshops in spiritual autobiography and enjoying more time with his wife, adult children and grandchildren.

Doctor Bodnar earned his Bachelor’s degree at Villanova University and his doctorate in clinical psychology at Boston University.