The Shadow in a Selfie
Silence was the main means of communication about the deep, sharp tensions that sliced the fabric of family life.
View ArticleShould You Go to Couples Therapy?
Lots of people waver on whether they should take the plunge and see a couple's therapist. Might it be time for you and your partner? Here are some clues.
View ArticleThe Epistemology of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
People in relationships with persons with Narcissistic Personality Disorder find it problematic; but the reasons are not apparent from psychological diagnosis alone.
View ArticleTrauma Exposure Linked to PTSD in 911 Dispatchers
Emergency dispatchers are often exposed to duty-related trauma.
View ArticleMy Grandmother’s Hands
If we’re going to make any headway on America’s racial inequities and hatred, we need to pay more attention to the traumas that are carried in the body.
View ArticleHow Group Therapy Can Empty Your Basket of Troubles
Unsatisfied with individual therapy? Here's how a group can help.
View ArticleThe Power of Wake
College students commonly "get high and pull all nighters." What researchers can learn from college students gone wild...to treat depression and other disorders.
View ArticleCBT Increases Cerebellum Connectivity to Other Brain Regions
A new UCLA study offers fresh insights on a previously underestimated link between the cerebellum, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
View ArticleTime to Leave Your Therapist?
Therapy is a different kind of relationship but a relationship none-the-less. Like other relationships it's good to periodically step back and see how well it is working
View ArticleTherapy for Gambling Addiction
Gambling maintains the fantasy of success while denying some harsh, cruel realities.
View ArticleHope Versus Depression
Could depression benefit from viewing hope as an illusion, and that depression reflects the reality of life? Could depression be a sense of realism closer to the truth?
View ArticleHow Witnessing Your Wounds Can Curtail Your Anger
How you can reduce being prone to anger at home, in your relationship or in your daily life? Being a witness to your past pain is essential for meeting this challenge.
View ArticleCan Therapists Really Share Power with Clients?
In asserting that they can share their power equally with clients, therapists mean well but are misguided. Here's why.
View ArticleTheoretical Orientations as Straw Men
The appeal of reviling other therapists' approaches.
View ArticleMontel Williams, PTSD and TBI From Auto Accidents
New technologies offer great hope for human pain and suffering.
View ArticleEnough Already with Syndromes
Lists of signs and symptoms is not telling therapists or people in need of help want they need to know. But what is the alternative? Stefan Hofmann and I have a proposal.
View ArticleMy Therapist's Office: The Ultimate Free Speech Zone
I have always felt that in my rants—my "passionate discourses"—I am at my most eloquent. But I can’t go on and on ranting to anyone, except my therapist! And she listens.
View ArticleToxic Relationships
Toxic relationships are sometimes unavoidable. Be aware of the signs and symptoms related to a toxic relationship.
View ArticleDoes Today's Couples Therapy Promote Good Sex?
What makes couples therapy sexy? Does it help promote good sex? And how does it approach the issue of sexuality? The answer to these questions may surprise you.
View ArticleWhy Is Rewriting History the Goal of All Therapy?
It’s common to talk about what therapy can do for you. But before therapy is able to eliminate disturbing personal and relational problems, it needs first to undo what caused them.
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