Howard Rosenthal, EdD
Howard Rosenthal, EdD, is professor emeritus of Human Services at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. He is the author of several books including the Encyclopedia of Counseling, The Authentic Purple Book used by counselors nationwide to pass licensing and certification exams. The book took the number one slot for Routledge's 2010 top ten counseling book list for the US and overseas. His text Favorite Counseling and Therapy Techniques is a publisher's bestseller. His forthcoming book Master Lecture Series for the NCE, CPCE, CECE, And State Counseling Exams will be released later this year. Dr. Rosenthal has lectured to over 100,000 people. His website is www.howardrosenthal.com.
By Howard Rosenthal, EdD
on 11/18/11 - 3:13 PM
Maggie began the session by telling me that she had been diagnosed by three different psychiatrists. The good news was that all three agreed on the diagnosis. The bad news was that each psychiatrist told her she was schizophrenic. "So, what brings you here today?" I asked. "Well, I saw something in the newspaper and it said you wrote some books on mental health and teach in the field so I thought you might know something these psychiatrists don't." (Wow. How refreshing. A...
By Howard Rosenthal, EdD
on 11/7/10 - 11:39 AM
My client began her session with an interesting saga. In an attempt to improve her health she began each day by ingesting a nutritional drink that was loaded with nearly 100 superfoods. Since I personally take enough vitamin and mineral supplements a day to capsize a small battleship, I was all ears. Unfortunately, my client lamented that the supplement seemed counter-productive. That is to say, instead of having unlimited energy, she was nearly falling asleep at the wheel on the...