In the spirit of Irvin Yalom’s “Every Day Gets a Little Closer,” a therapist and her client share the richness of the therapeutic journey through collaborative writing.
Deploying Therapeutic Airbags to Enhance Clinical Outcome
Therapy carries inherent risk, and eventually we’ll get into accidents, but what if we abandon the “do no harm creed” and build strategies into therapy for damage-reduction?
My Romance with Narrative Letters: Counter-Storying Through Letter Writing
A creative clinician shares her romance with – and successful use of – narrative letter writing in therapy to deepen the therapeutic bond with her clients.
Psychotherapists Are the Luckiest People on Earth
Allen Frances reflects on a long clinical career with gratitude to his patients for valuable lessons they’ve taught him about life and living.
Beyond Neurosis: The Case for A Humanistic Approach to Illness Anxiety
A health-anxious client teaches his therapist about the importance of humanizing rather than pathologizing.
A Small Hope: Co-creating a Narrative of Grief – Part II
Following the loss of her husband, a client finds her way back to living fully for herself and her children through narrative storytelling.
A Week with Virginia Satir: The Gift
A meaningful encounter with Virgina Satir launched a young undergraduate into a long and rewarding career as a child and family therapist.
A Small Hope: Co-creating a Narrative of Grief – Part I *
In the shadow of grief, Sasha Pilkington helps a couple embrace the gift of life along with their impending loss.
Working Effectively and Developmentally with Traumatized Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System
Reframing borderline pathology as a developmental problem can provide fresh insights for effective management and treatment in adolescence.
Awareness: Attunement, Access, and Affirmation
Explore how to tune into and access the flow of information that comprises your psychic mind by developing your Intuitive attunement and receptive access.