American TV self-help guru DR. PHIL MCGRAW faces criminal investigation by the California Board of Psychology after offering his services without a licence. The unlicensed “Doctor” agreed to treat Spears after she was committed to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following an apparent breakdown at her home on 4 January (08).
He then upset members of the pop star’s family by going public with his thoughts about Spears’ mental health and has come under fire from legitimate Doctors for exploiting the singer’s troubles.
California medical authorities received a complaint claiming MCGraw was practicing without a license the complaint states Dr. Phil is not licensed to practice psychology in California and Blogger Nations has learned he is in fact not licensed to practice anywhere in the united sates and has not held valid credentials in years.
Practicing without medical license is a serious crime in California. He attempted on his show to gloss over the lack of certification by claiming he simply retired from private practice years ago and did not renew his license.
While “Doctor” McGraw may have a degree authorities in the medical community point out to practice you must sit for examination boards in the state you wish to practice and maintain continuing educational credits once you do obtain a license.
“Doctor” McGraw gives the impression he could simply “reactivate”  his license with a phone call if he so decided which is both misleading and considering the length of time elapsed since he did have a license it is doubtful he could pass a board exam with out first attending a year or two of formal courses to bring him up to date.
While it is always appropriate and customary for individuals who obtain doctorates in any discipline to use the title even if they do not practice or are retired. Courts and professional associations charged with regulating professions take a very dim view of individuals who charge fees or attempt to represent themselves to the public as licensed which would seem the case with doctor Phil.
On top of allegations in the Spears incident, The good “Doctor” was recently forced to settle a multi-million dollar civil suite related to “diet” pills he was hawking.   Â
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8 users commented in " Dr Phil McGraw Exposed He is Not a Licensed Psychologist "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackIt’s long past time for this Oprah supported fake to go down.
There is no need to put the title “Dr” in quotes. Phil McGraw has an earned PhD from a US Dept of Ed recognized regionally accredited school.
That he should not promote himself as a psychologist and offer services that a psychologist with CURRENT state board licensing is the issue.
McGraws doctorate would entitle him to practice in most states in any case.
I saw NBC promoting this woman Carmen harra, a psychic as a “psychologist.” That is very dangerous for a responsible new oprganization to promote someone without the educational background, training and state licensing as a psychologist.
Carmen Harra claims (on her official website) degrees from “Albert university” in hypnotherapy and psychotherapy.
Albert University is a famous diploma mill. It is not a legitimate school.
This is a disgrace.
@Angsin even if an individual state’s requirements for licensing were to merely have a PhD in psychology, he would still have to obtain a license to practice in each state he wanted to practice psychology in. Almost all states require passing state board testing and continuing education for each licensing period in addition to a Masters or PhD level education. If he isn’t licensed in any of the states then it is illegal for him to charge for psychological counseling or to pass himself off as a licensed psychologist.
Most, if not all, states require that an individual be licensed as a psychologist to be able to call yourself a psychologist (not just the title Licensed Psychologist, but any use of the title Psychologist). Simply having a degree is not sufficient. Each state has it’s own licensing criteria; in addition to passing a licensing test, the state also checks coursework and supervised pre-doctoral practicums and internships, and post-doctoral supervised residency experiences.
I am an astropsychologist and I can practice anywhere in the universe!!! But only on alien life forms.
phil mcgraw, his wife and son are vultures who prey on people who had difficulties,hardhip and are in a weakened state. how pathetic and evil that he makes millions on the hardship of others.
he is a nasty condescending phony and ought to be in jail
he needs to learn to speak english properly instead of sayins “git” and all sorts of
“aw shucks” language to make himself look like he is just one of the people when behind their backs he thinks they are losers and then laughs all the way to the bank
Dr. Phil is an entertainer and brings in real people to help those who need it. Otherwise he is just another entertainer regardless of education because he is not licensed to practice psychology. And his plastic “trophy wife” as he calls Robin has no more than a high school education. I would never seek advice from these two because they are not qualified to give it.
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