Psychology Graduate Students in Therapy
If you're about to embark on a profession where your own psyche is a primary tool, you should spend some time in the other chair. But don't expect it to be easy. read more
View ArticleFrequent Liars/Secret Lives
Most of us bend the truth – or omit it – on occasion for different reasons. But why are some of us more prone than others to sharing or telling secrets and lies? read more
View ArticleTherapist Personality and Borderline Personality
How is the Therapist Feeling about the Borderline Patient's Feelings?read more
View ArticleBorderline Personality Disorder: The Sufferer's Experience
BPD has a bad rep, and understandably so. When a man or woman with a borderline personality disorder erupts in strong emotions, loved ones and therapists as well feel under fire. At the same time, the...
View ArticleDon't Read While You're Having Sex
Reading a comic book while having sex suggests a lack of interest which will detract from your partner's pleasure. There are other unwritten rules governing sex. Is it possible that sex in suburbia...
View ArticleMedical (Mis)Education and Child Bipolar Disorder
Mental health professionals are often misled about the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children. read more
View ArticleSpiritual, but Not Religious?
“Religion” has become a bad word for many Americans. And so, many people describe themselves as "spiritual, but not religious." But how different are religion and spirituality?read more
View ArticleHappiness With Others 5: Expect Misbehavior
We do not live among saints or angels, but, alas, among flesh and blood people with feet of clay. To get along with them, and get as much happiness from them as possible, we’d better get real and...
View ArticleBetter Bipolar Treatment From A Simple Eye Exam
A few years ago I discovered a major breakthrough that has completely changed my life. It has brought my life into focus in many ways. I share it with you in hope that it will help you to see better...
View ArticleCan Rituals Help Us Deal with Grief?
According to the meaning maintenance model, people need to find meaning in their lives, especially after a loss that makes them less confident that their world is safe and predictable. Using rituals...
View ArticleMistakes in Therapy
Are mistakes so humiliating that everyone should be spared the experience?read more
View ArticleMy Goal as a Therapist: To Make Myself Obsolete
Traditional therapy is often caricatured as endless, with a complacent therapist silently growing cobwebs, listening to a patient who never plans to leave. Our aim, instead, should be to make ourselves...
View ArticleHow Long is Too Long in Psychotherapy?
Therapy helps, but can there be too much of a good thing? Is long-term therapy a cause for concern?read more
View ArticleWaiting Room Etiquette 101
9 rules for the waiting room that you need to know aboutread more
View ArticleApplied Behavior Analysis Embraces Genetics: A Landmark Text
Genetics is now taking its proper place in applied behavioral therapy, but only the imprinted brain theory can provide a paradigm that goes beyond behaviorism to fully integrate genetics, psychology,...
View ArticleDance/Movement Therapy and Autism
Dance/movement therapy has the capacity to meet people with autism in many ways. This approach is not only unique, but unlike many treatment approaches in autism, the goal is to channel the...
View ArticleWhat's the Couch Got to Do With It?
When people ask me about my actual psychoanalytic practice—or even about my own analysis as a patient—they often ask incredulously, “People still lie down on the couch? Really? You’ve got to be...
View ArticleWhy Diets Can Be Dangerous
There are times when a diet turns into something else and becomes an eating disorder. No one intends this to happen, but it can when someone becomes so exhilarated at seeing a weight loss and feeling...
View ArticleWalking Off the War
A dozen vets are currently hiking the Appalachian Trail—a 1,285 mile trek from Georgia to Maine that takes from earliest spring to the chill days of fall. Away from other distractions, it's a time for...
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