February 26th, 2007 |
I received a message about non-pathological based therapy from an anonymous mental health professional. He wrote the following commentary about me and my like-minded colleagues:
“Without saying so explicitly, you are implicitly judging psychopathology as an indicator of some pervasive ‘badness’ that is incompatible with the goodness of a human being. The trouble doesn’t lie with psychotherapists who recognize psychopathology, but with therapists who judge psychopathology as bad. It is no solution to blind yourself to 100... Read More
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February 15th, 2007 |
Have you ever felt upset about something and just wanted somebody to listen to you? I know my dear wife has asked me on a number of occasions to “just listen.” Even I, as a therapist who helps and guides others to listen to each other day in and day out, can find it hard to relax the impulse to do something about it. Yes, part of it is because I care. But moreover it's because it can be hard to sit with how I feel to see another suffer…. And trust me, I intimately know the misunderstood feeling I have when someone’s... Read More
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February 12th, 2007 |
"Enlightenment consists not merely in the seeing of luminous shapes and visions, but in making the darkness visible. The latter procedure is more difficult and therefore, unpopular." ~ Carl Jung
Disclaimer: Please be informed that although I am opinionated on the subject of medication and psychotherapy as forms of treatment, I am not a physician and do not prescribe medication. I am not authorized to make, nor do I make, prescriptions or recommendations to anyone about the use, type, frequency, and dosage of medication. The following... Read More
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February 2nd, 2007 |
Welcome to my column on Collaboration and Non-pathology in therapy. In this column I hope to share my occasional insights into collaborative and non-pathologizing psychotherapy which mostly present themselves during therapy sessions. I hope in particular to raise awareness and sensitivity to the inadvertent and subtle ways we can alienate the people we work with. My hope is to facilitate more human and authentic connections between therapists and the people with which they work.
Noah... Read More
