A Non-Directive Approach Carmen is your new ten o’clock client. You are excited to be of assistance but you will soon discover that this enthusiasm is short-lived. You have decided…
We’ve all heard it on a local or national television or radio station, “And when we return after the weather, we’ll examine the tremendous increase in suicide during the winter…
In the early 90’s I developed a classroom exercise to teach my students an important academic lesson. This is one of those experiential exercises where the professor feels holier-than-thou because…
My client began her session with an interesting saga. In an attempt to improve her health she began each day by ingesting a nutritional drink that was loaded with nearly…
When I was a youngster my father owned a company that manufactured shampoos and hair conditioners. His bestseller was the original Rum & Egg Shampoo, a product he invented himself. …
When I penned an article and a book chapter on the classic Gloria Films some years ago I never dreamed these pieces would continue to bring me a seemingly endless…
My dad was an avid reader, visiting the library weekly as well as purchasing new and used books. As a teenager, I spied a vintage copy of a 1957 work…
Therapist Elise Howard recounts a case from early in her career that led her to question what did and did not constitute child abuse….
Psychotherapist Elise Howard looks back on failed attempts to follow through with her own therapy, and offers useful advice to other clinicians….