At last we’re ready to launch a new podcast about psychotherapy offered primarily for therapists. Have a look at our 3 minute Video Introduction. It’s called, not surprisingly, “How...
Dr. Smith's Latest Articles
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...
Avoidant Attachment
A Reader Asked: “You write a lot about people that are conscious of their attachment to their therapist …what about those that avoid…” [photo by Alexander Dummer, Pexels.com, supplied by...
Interpersonal Testing Revisited
In commenting on an earlier post entitled “Trust: How Avoiding Risk Damages Us” Joy poses two questions: In your paragraph titled “Destructive Testing, at the end you say, “Inevitably, sooner...
Addiction
Avoidant Attachment
A Reader Asked: “You write a lot about people that are conscious of their attachment to their...
Trust: How Avoiding Risk Damages Us
How We Avoid Risk Let’s consider the damaging things we humans do for “safety” and to...
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...