We feel guilt for faulty behavior and thoughts, but shame for faults in ourselves. In the first in a series of powerful blogs, psychotherapist and author Jacqueline Simon Gunn explores the clinical manifestations of this often secret and destructive inner experience.
Teen Heroes with Feet of Clay: The Dilemma of a Pop-Culture Psychotherapist
On the heels of a recent celebrity overdose, a teen psychotherapist reflects on the place of fallen role models in treatment.
Bare: Psychotherapy Stripped
A psychotherapist bares all as she reluctantly accepts the referral of a troubled and troubling client who has had a long, hard fall from glory.
The Healer that is Hurting
Reflecting on her own and her clients’ losses, a psychotherapist stands on the beach as waves of grief approach.
A Barbie in Paris
A Russian-become-French psychotherapist tries to connect with a “Barbie in Paris” struggling to bring together pieces of her fractured cultural identity.
What Do a Mango Tree and Child Therapy Have in Common?
They say that a tree grows in Brooklyn, but for our editor, Larry Rubin, a mango tree at his Florida home provided inspiration for reflections on his recent therapeutic work with a child.
Allen Frances on the DSM-5, Mental Illness and Humane Treatment
Best known for chairing the DSM-IV Task Force, renowned psychiatrist Allen Frances discusses flaws in the current diagnostic process, and how to mend our broken mental health delivery system.
Burning Out After Jumping In: Reflections From the F
Some days, I question why I became a social worker. Other days, I wonder why I chose to work at an inpatient psychiatric facility for the last two years of my life…
The Acronymization of Psychotherapy and Mental Illness
DBT, ACT, CCPT, ADHD and BPD instantly evoke a complete understanding of their parent constructs…or do they?! Perhaps psychotherapy and psychdiagnostics have been trivialized and commodified in the name of catchy acronyms and intialisms.
When Your Client Dreams about You
Making a space for our clients’ dreams in therapy can be enlightening and productive, but working when clients dream about us can often be a challenge. Leslie Ellis has some tips…