Much of the enduring change that is the essence of psychotherapy happens in moments. These are the moments when the problem solving inner mind (I often refer to this as the inner child) has a...
Dr. Smith's Latest Articles
Healing the Emptiness
One of the reasons I’ve neglected the blog is that I have been working on understanding better. I’m still not entirely there but I want to share my thoughts so far and ask readers for their...
Podcast for Therapists
“How Therapy Works: Navigating the Therapeutic Space.” All 26 episodes are published, to make a year long chapter-by-chapter companion to my textbook, Psychotherapy: A Practical Guide...
Update on Attachment to Therapist
Some new thoughts about the healing part of attachment to your therapist.
“Process Empowerment” to enhance...
My story:Decades ago, I saw how early trauma patients avoided recalling their most terrible experiences, but when they finally brought them into their sessions, healing was rapid and permanent...
Addiction
Trust: How Avoiding Risk Damages Us
How We Avoid Risk Let’s consider the damaging things we humans do for “safety” and to...
Emotions: To Avoid or to Heal
I was, and still plan to, do a post for therapists on handling strong attachment, but some recent...
Mindfulness
Working With the Inner Child
Many of the questions that have come up recently around attachment to your therapist boil down to...
A Guide to Personal Change
Dear Readers, my new book, How We Heal and Grow: The Power of Facing Your Feelings is available...