A twice-retired clinician and educator shares insights from 50 years of working with and attempting to understand the human condition.
Psychotherapists Do Not Cry Here: Hope During the War in Ukraine
A Russian psychotherapist shares despair, horror, and hope in the shadow of the war in Ukraine.
Russian Shame
In the shadow of the invasion of Ukraine, a Russian-born émigré and psychotherapist shares her shame in the motherland.
Corrective Emotional Experience Is the Key to Therapeutic Effectiveness
Promoting corrective emotional experiences for clients is far more important than theories and therapeutic techniques of change.
Ninety-Five Percent: Preparing to Work with Previously-Incarcerated Clients
Clinicians must free themselves of biases regarding recently-incarcerated people in order to help them along their journeys.
An Existential-Spiritual Journey During COVID-19
In the shadow of COVID, a therapist and his client address their own uncertainties in order to experience freedom and deeper meaning.
Addressing the Relational Impact of Mental Illness
Effective treatment for clients struggling with mental illness must include their social networks.
A Visit to the Orwellian Institute for Psychotherapy
Will artificial intelligence replace us as psychotherapists?
Truth and Fiction in Psychotherapy
Therapists can best serve their clients by listening for their realities rather than pursuing elusive truths.
A Behavior Treatment Plan as a Psychological MRI
A well-written behavior treatment plan can be like a psychological MRI that provides powerful treatment direction.