“Types of Incels and Pickup Artists” – Todd GRANDE

This video answers the questions: What are the types of incels? What is a pickup artist? What is the relationship between incels and pickup artists?

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Dr. Grande is a professional counselor, counselor educator, and content creator who specializes in personality disorders, addiction, recovery from trauma, psychopathology, and assessment.

He operates a YouTube channel in which he covers a wide range of topics including mental health disorders, personality theory, true crime, relationships, and narcissism. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (LPCMH) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional (LCDP) in the State of Delaware and is a National Certified Counselor (NCC).

He holds a Master’s of Science in Community Counseling from Wilmington University and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. For many years, he was an associate professor in Wilmington University’s CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and provided counseling and consulting services in his local community.


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