Guns, Mental Health, and Insurance
We can’t identify who is going to be the next shooter with tests and diagnosis. But we can adjust our thinking regarding optimal mental and physical health and, rather than continuing to stigmatize...
View ArticleDoes Self-Acceptance lead to Growth following Adversity?
New research on self-acceptance suggests it makes a difference in how we cope with trauma
View ArticleThe Alternative to Drugs
My opposition to psychiatric drugs is not just that they are harmful, dangerous, and destructive. That would be plenty motivation enough. And it is. But in addition, my profession, which I love and...
View ArticlePTSD: How this Drug and Talk Therapy Can Help
A well-known medication plus systematic talk therapy has reduced symptoms of PTSD. This can potentially reduce disturbing memories after they have been reactivated in a controlled therapeutic manner.
View ArticleThe Seasoning Problem in Marriage, Parenting, and Therapy
The system functions more smoothly if the diner eats whatever is served; the system is better if the cook provides what the diner likes.
View ArticleIs Addiction About Pleasure?
Pleasure has been confused with addiction for the last 5000 years. The reason for this is that common forms of addiction, like drinking alcohol, taking other drugs, gambling, and seeking sex, are often...
View ArticleImmunotherapy for Cancer
Immunotherapy strengthens the body’s ability to identify and destroy misbehaving cells destined to become cancer cells.
View ArticleCredulity
We each find a comfort zone between the poles of paranoia and gullibility, and proudly defend our spot at the expense of adaptive flexibility.
View ArticleUnderstanding Childhood Social Difficulties
One of the basic wishes most parents share is that their children get along, play, and interact well with others. For children who instead struggle with their peers, the earlier interventions start,...
View ArticleTen Signs You Might Have Seasonal Depression
When the days get shorter, the sun shines lower in the sky and the weather gets colder people often experience a drop in mood. Sometimes the drop is really big. Here's what you need to know:
View ArticleKevin Powell’s Skill to "Be Real”
Kevin Powell explains how no matter what we face, if we can find our sense of purpose, we can build the best version of who we are —our real self.
View ArticleLibido Lane
For whatever reason, actors have been famously attracted to therapy ever since there was such a thing, but probably not more so than a half-century or so ago in the United States. Celebrities back east...
View ArticleRecovery for Self or Spouse
If your partner or loved one is in recovery from an addiction how do you know it's a real change or someone trying to change because of you? An addict's recovery will never be true if it's to keep the...
View ArticleArt Therapy in Prison—Now That’s Sexy!
Recounting a time when a colleague described art therapy in prison as "sexy", this post explores what it is that attracts the public to prison art and how such fascination can be used to break down the...
View ArticleTrauma Informed Assessments — Part 3
A thorough and balanced understanding of your client comes by weaving some essential questions into your assessment. Here's what you need to know.
View ArticleFive Reasons People Abuse their Partners
Why do some people abuse their partners? The answers will surprise you. A therapist who runs a treatment program for abusive partners writes about why many people behave abusively in their intimate...
View ArticleArt Therapy and Counseling…or is it Art Therapy Counseling?
A looming question remains for those art therapy students who obtain a degree title in either “art therapy” or “art therapy counseling”—will either of those degree titles be accepted for eligibility...
View ArticleWhy People Resist Seeking Therapy
Are you wanting to change your life, and you’re curious about therapy or coaching, but feel hesitant? Here are some ideas on what might be holding you back, and why. There is no investment that offers...
View ArticleBeware the Diagnosis
Sometimes the diagnostic label obscures what the patient really needs to better live her life.
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