About Me
My background
PhD in Psychology
Kevin Projects
Wrote several books on Love: www.thealchemyofaffection.com
2023: Volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate CASA for foster children.
Community Emergency Response Team CERT Member since 2021
2020-2021 During the COVID pandemic, I provided over 640 emergency room personnel with pizza to thank them for their efforts. (Hospitals throughout Southern California.)
2020-2021 I was one of the longest-running volunteers at the Scripps Del Mar Vaccination Center.
2021-2023 Helped Afghan refugees by building bunk beds--a job that nobody else wanted due to the complexity. The group helping refugees was called Helping El Cajon Refugees.
Wrote a book on Love called The Love Report http://amzn.com/1468132385
I am currently working with Yale University School of Management to help with their Ukraine Assistance project https://som.yale.edu/story/2022/over-1000-companies-have-curtailed-operations-russia-some-remain
and I created two related sites www.emailcontact ukraine.com and www.thelistforchange.com to memorialize this project as it happens.
Surfing
Snorkeling
Tennis
Hiking
P1 level Paraglider at Torrey Pines Gliderport
Jiu Jitsu --Gracie Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt
Bareboating in British Virgin Islands
Starting Fire without matches http://vimeo.com/4888381
Tracking Animals
Beach Volleyball
Indoor Volleyball
Professional Writer for Vball Magazine – Column on the Psychology of Volleyball
Ferrari—research and purchase and car club
Maserati—research and purchase
Building a permanent Waterfall home decoration (and pond) from scratch using local rocks
Windsurfing
Created Publication Company -- Life Publications
Invented Advanced Tennis Racket Handle
Stand up Paddle boarding
Learning Local Plants, Birds, Animals, Mountain Peaks
Mountain Biking –Learning Local Trails
Hiking –Learning Local Trails All San Diego Summits
Elliptigo www.elliptigo.com
Working Out—Weightlifting
Yoga
Photography
Jewelry Making
Invented the Coperchio...not telling any details yet.
Researching to improve the Healing of Cancer
Sculpture http://edreferral.com/images/sculpturebykevin.jpg
Wood carving (stick shift knobs, outrigger)
Researching Love in long-term relationships
Wrote Book The Love Report http://amzn.com/1468132385
Created Google App available in the app Store -- Grold Love Test (enginerred by others) http://www.amazon.com/Life-Publications-Grolds-Love-Test/dp/B005UPT5DS
Then taught myself App programming designed several apps myself
The first one is... https://market.android.com/details?id=appinventor.ai_drkevingrold.EDReferral87
Researching Marriage Vows
Created many Psychological Tests still in use today OTA, TNT, etc.
Volunteering with Shelter Dogs
Helping homeless with tents and sleeping bags when it is cold.
Invented Dog Feeding Toy
Organizing volunteers to feed the homeless
Traveling all over the world
Rewired Car so that Flashing Brights also honked horn but not while brights are on
Converted Toyota to Porsche
Drifting (car maneuvers) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbNrVzCsUoE
Jacuzzi Tub and Steam for house
Saber Fencing
Football—Chargers Fan
Skiing and Snowboarding
Volunteering as a Big Brother
Poker-- Texas Holdem
Co-produced 3 Low Back Workout programs https://market.android.com/developer?pub=ZinnFit
Wrote several books including The Love Report and Therapy: Who Needs It?
Created multiple hypnosis programs for healing which are available on the android system https://market.android.com/search?q=hypnohealing&c=apps
Dear Abby Recommending Dr. Grold:
July 10, 2000
May 4, 1993
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-05-04/features/9305040083_1_mental-illness-dear-abby-test
July 24, 1993 http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-07-24/features/9301250810_1_dear-abby-mental-health-month-tnt
People Magazine Jan. 1993:
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20109658,00.html
One Day Interests:
Skydiving (Accelerated Freefall) http://skydivesandiego.com/?page_id=3
Jumped off the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os01TAupDlA
Kart Racing
Indoor Gun Range
Wakeboarding in our river
Performance Driving
Australian Rappelling
Riding Big Artificial Wave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBi77V2VRfk
Paintball combat
Spelunking (Caving)
Boat Building
Zip Line http://adventureinhawaii.com/kauai_zipline.htm
Growing Up Interests:
Teaching myself the constellations
Model Rocketry
Cults—DLM-chanting, Guru-meditation
Archery
Vegetarianism and Veganism
Chess
Scuba Diving (Advanced Certification)
Tennis
Baseball Little League Shortstop
Full Contact Fully Padded Sparring
Hitchcock Movies
Sailing—Hobie, Laser
Performing Magic
Waterskiing
Surfing
Skim boarding
Rafting
Boogie Boarding
Body Surfing
Tubing
Minibike
Business and Investing Accomplishments:
ENTERPRISE AWARD: Biography of Dr. Kevin Grold this is the application which earned me the winner of Entrepreneur Magazine's Business of the Year Award
Kevin Grold received his Ph.D. in Psychology and was about to pursue his life-long goal of becoming a practicing psychologist. Unfortunately the climate for therapists in the US changed and Managed Care took over the mental health field. Dr. Grold realized that as a newcomer, he had no chance to participate in a system that was now filled with desperate and highly competitive seasoned professionals. He had to take a huge risk and give up all involvement with his chosen profession--or so he thought. Amazingly, he had the foresight to realize that there were many therapists across the country in his same position. Expecting to now be at the top of his earning potential, instead Kevin Grold found himself with accumulating school debts. He realized that there was a market potential for a new nationwide business, but he had no funds with which to build such an organization. That is where Dr. Grold's creativity kicked in and allowed him to persevere until he had built what AT&T eventually referred to as "the largest multidisciplinary therapist referral service in the US"--all from his own living room, without any large expenses or overhead. Utilizing new telephone technology, Dr. Grold was able to sign up one therapist as a "Network Director" (who paid him a membership fee) in each area code across the country. These therapists subsequently created their own local referral network as a part of Dr. Grold's nationwide operation.
One of the greatest challenges for Dr. Grold was creating a nationwide structure which was run entirely by himself from his home, while making it as effective as a large organization. This was accomplished with the help of some fancy computer software, which allowed Dr. Grold to organize a huge amount of administrative, financial and technical information into a structure that could be handled efficiently. Dr. Grold was also able to single handedly write, direct, and produce a successful, professional television commercial with a major movie star (Marina Sirtis from Star Trek: The Next Generation). The 1-800-THERAPIST NETWORK caught the attention of Entrepreneur Magazine--who gave him a "Business of the Year" award (and is doing an unprecedented second story on him this summer). Even the US Congress gave him a recognition award for the enormous amount of community service that he is able to provide to callers all across the US.
This type of community service had never been available before and it caught the attention of such prominent organizations as the Red Cross, the United Way, and even Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby)-- who began to use the Network on a regular basis for consultation. In fact, Ms.Van Buren took such notice of Kevin Grold that she decided to recommend some of his helpful mental health brochures in two of her nationwide columns.
When Dr. Grold isn't spending his time expanding the 1-800-THERAPIST NETWORK, his other endeavors have also proven to be quite successful. His professional work has been documented in the California Psychologist, the National Psychologist, and the Psychiatric Times. He has been quoted all around the world, from Headline News to the London Times, from People magazine to a three-page feature in Dividends magazine. Dr. Grold has also found time to work as a consultant to the entertainment industry and as a Staff Writer for Self-Help Psychology Magazine. His research has been devoted to understanding lasting, loving relationships--his book, The Love Report, is based on that research. In addition, he has created a number of well-known relationship and psychological tools which are in use in universities, doctor's offices, government agencies and mental health centers across the country.
Dr. Grold took a risk with some of the income derived from the extremely successful 1-800-THERAPIST NETWORK, and started his own home-based publishing business--Life Publications. His first three self-improvement publishing projects have been financial successes and this business will turn a profit every year since its inception.
In all, it was Dr. Grold's flexibility, creativity, and willingness to risk his prepared, chosen life path that allowed him to have the tremendous successes that have befallen him.
SmartStride—invented, patented and marketed running shoe device
Developing, Marketing and Selling Hypnosis Programs
Marketing Product -- Pool Buddy
Teaching myself computer software including Word, Powerpoint, Frontpage, Outlook, Publisher, etc.
Teaching myself computer programming – created software using BASIC language used for our business
Investing and Personal Finance
Found Bookkeeper Cheating—took over Dad’s bookkeeping—learned Quickbooks
Financial Planning
Bond Investing
Business Refining
Publishing 2 Monthly Newsletters one for 1-800-therapist and one for EDReferral.com
Formal Education:
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1991,
La Jolla University, San Diego.
M.A. in Counseling Psychology, 1988,
Professional School of Psychological Studies, San Diego.
B.A. in Psychology, 1986, GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM UCSB
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Publications:
Dissertation "Love in Continuing Relationships".
The Love Report (in publication)
Therapy: Who Needs it? (in publication)
Insurance for your Mental Health: Are you Covered? (popular brochure)
The Test for the Necessity of Therapy (TNT).
The Test for the Necessity of Therapy for Children (TNT-CH).
The Test for the Necessity of Therapy for Seniors (TNT-S).
The Test for the Necessity of Therapy for Couples (TNT-CO).
Openness to Therapy Assessment (OTA)
Certification in Hypnotherapy, May, 1989.
Member--National Guild of Hypnotists
Psychological Work Experience:
I first began counseling thirteen years ago on a teen hot-line. This program involved extensive training in Rogerian counseling skills and crisis intervention. During my sophomore year in college I was selected to be a counselor at Goleta Valley Junior High, where I furthered my training in one-to-one counseling, and was allowed to lead a "males only" therapy group. During my junior year in college I worked with learning disabled students at Mountain View Grammar School. Here I was supervised in group counseling, individual counseling, psychological testing, and evaluation of fourth through sixth-grade students. I have also worked with adolescents in a drug rehabilitation home where I gained an understanding of the workings of a residential treatment center. I was also employed as a Psychiatric Aide at the Woodview-Calabasas Hospital. There I gained experience working with severely emotionally disturbed adolescents and adults. I also gained further experience in crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, and drug rehabilitation. I then worked at the Community Resource Center in Encinitas where I familiarized myself with the social service aspects of community assistance and did individual counseling. I was next employed at Palomar College Student Health Services where I gained extensive experience in individual and group counseling with college students. I have also been employed as a mental health worker at San Luis Rey Psychiatric Hospital where I have furthered my experience working with severely emotionally disturbed adolescents. I have also worked at the Worker's Evaluation Center in San Diego doing psychological testing and group therapy..
My experience
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