Therapist Jay Reeve offers advice on balancing structured, direct instruction and process-oriented exploration in supervision sessions with new therapists.
Clinical Wisdom: A Psychoanalyst Learns from his Mistakes
Dr. Rabin shares lessons culled from 40 years of psychotherapy teaching and practice.
How To Be A Grown-up Even Around Your Own Parents
People don't become grown-ups until they realize that their parents, however wonderful, were badly misinformed and sometimes stark, raving mad.
Work Is Life: A Psychologist Looks at Identity and Work in America
In a discussion of the growing problem of work-life balance in American culture, Dr. Philipson shares the stories of clients whose overidentification with work ended in disaster.
Breaking Barriers to Doing Corporate Consulting
"Today's most enterprising therapists are realizing that the most promising opportunities for new business lie outside of the healthcare system."
Hollywood on the Couch
An entertaining look behind the the scenes of the entertainment industry.
Psychotherapy in China: Western and Eastern Perspectives
From Leicester to Shanghai I have been living and working as a psychologist in China for the past four years. During this time, I have been teaching psychology, counselling, and psychotherapy courses to Chinese university students. I am originally from Leicester, Britain, where I was trained as a psychologist. In this paper, I give my […]
Resistant Clients: We’ve All Had Them; Here’s How to Help Them!
Encountering resistance is likely evidence that therapy is taking place. In fact, successful psychotherapy is highly related to increases in resistance, and low resistance corresponds with negative outcomes.
Supershrinks: What is the secret of their success?
Clients of the best therapists improve at a rate at least 50-percent higher and drop out at a rate at least 50-percent lower than those of average clinicians. What is the key to superior performance?
Beyond Psychotherapy: Working Outside the Medical Model
Dr. Martin shares his reasons for leaving the insurance game.