In the traditions of Carl Jung and William James, tapping into the client’s spirituality while honoring that of the clinician can lead to positive therapeutic outcome.
Bethany Brand on the Identification and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Acclaimed researcher and clinician, Bethany Brand, shares her knowledge of, and experience with patients impacted by trauma, suffering from dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).
When to Use Unexpected Techniques with Emotionally Overwhelmed Adults
A psychotherapist brings “name it to tame it” –– the principle to help emotionally overwhelmed children by putting their feelings into words –– to his work with adults.
The Silent Therapist: Teddy Bear Therapy with Adults
A former psychotherapist, now living in a nursing home, opens up during life review therapy, about his most successful therapeutic practice with adults: teddy bear therapy.
A Day in the Life of a Very Old Therapist
Poignantly aware of his advanced age and impinging memory loss, celebrated author and clinician, Irvin Yalom shares a new and hopefully renewing therapy strategy. Excerpted from “Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now”
Finding Healing Through Art: A Case Study in Art Therapy
An Art Therapist shares how she used art to transform the life of Julia, a young woman struggling with anxiety and self-doubt.
Reasons Why Safety Precedes Forgiveness for Survivors of Abuse
In this excerpt from her You Don’t Need to Forgive, Amanda Gregory offers useful guidance to fellow therapists working with survivors of trauma and abuse.
A Unique Mental Health Conference That Supports People With DID
The Healing Together conference compassionately unites people with Dissociative Identities, their loved ones, and the mental healthcare professionals who treat them.
Spilling Over Modernity’s Borders and Boundaries: A Decolonial Story About Alzheimer’s, Family, and Migration
Traveling with her mother through the ravages of Alzheimer’s, a therapist rediscovers the power and magic of therapy stripped of modernity’s barriers.
Impactful Encounters: The Truth About Therapy in Nursing Homes
Why Tom Medlar thinks mental healthcare professionals should consider working in nursing homes — where the need is greatly concentrated but so, in turn, are the rewards.