5 perfectly normal feelings to have about your therapist
Anger, disappointment, guilt, and love. Believe it or not, people have these sorts of feelings about their therapists all the time. Perhaps even more surprisingly, they can be vital to the therapy process.
The effectiveness of Psychodynamic Therapy: Latest evidence
Psychodynamic Therapies appear to benefit individuals with depression, some forms of anxiety, eating disorders, somatic problems, and personality disorder.
4 Reasons to say 'Patient' instead of 'Client'
It's an unspoken rule that we don't treat patients in psychotherapy; we work with clients. When I opened my own practice, I decided to buck convention by switching to patient. Here's why.
Mother's Day and Father's Day present opportunities for growth
We have complicated feelings. But however we feel about our parents, this time of year presents the inescapable fact that we need them.
The Quandary of Psychological Diagnsosis
Nowadays, diagnosis is focused on symptoms. But it wasn't always this way.
Personality and paradox: How contradictions make us who we are
The contradictions that live inside each of us tell a story of resiliency.
Minds vs. Brains
Let's have both biology and psychology in our arsenal of tools we use to improve treatments. Let's not try to make do with just one or the other.
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can be very confusing. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with this disorder, you may have lots of questions about what BPD is, how it's treated, and what to expect.