This article was first posted here 11 years ago. I’ve edited lightly to update it. In the 21st Century, it is time to ask why not rather than why. At least half of practicing therapists are...
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Follow Process, not Method
Are you frustrated in getting to the next level as a therapist? Are the programs you have looked at focused on only one kind of problem? Do they require years and a commitment to a new...
Affect and Change
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...
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.” A podcast series to meet the needs of therapists with some training and experience, who want to understand what’s going on...
Addiction
Do We Have Free Will?
I read something recently suggesting that most of our decisions are made outside of consciousness...
Why is “Adulting” so Hard?
I’ve been thinking about my patients of all ages who are having trouble becoming fully adult...
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...