March 21st, 2008 |
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org,
Today we were pleased to present the fourth teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: The Right Use of Power presented by Cedar Barstow, M.Ed. A big thanks to Cedar for taking the time to present to GoodTherapy.org members her wonderful attachment based approach to ethics.
To support those of you who attended today’s teleconference and who may have more questions or would enjoy having a forum to discuss the Right Use of Power with others, we created this blog entry to serve as a forum where you can post your questions,... Read More
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March 11th, 2008 |
There are many different ideas about why we don’t seek therapy. Some believe that it is only for wealthy, White people, others believe that you don’t go outside the family with your problems. Some of these thoughts keep us struggling more than we need to. Here are some of the more prevalent ones.
“But I’m not touched”
Many of us think you have to be “touched” or “crazy” to go to therapy.” While it’s true that some people with mental health issues seek therapy, it’s really a service for anyone. Therapy is a paid service that connects you with a trained professional... Read More
March 7th, 2008 |
Between us, we have been helping people get over alcohol related problems for over twenty years. Sometimes it’s his or her own use, sometimes a friend’s, family member’s, or employee’s. We’ve always helped each client to find their own unique solution to whatever troubled them. In the course of thrashing around looking for these individual answers we’ve learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t and for whom.
The first lesson learned is that nothing works for very many people – AA and the other 12-Step based programs have about a 5% abstinence rate over one year, and less... Read More
March 3rd, 2008 |
Recently a client described an icy meltdown she and her husband had with one another. This is not an uncommon event in the lives of couples I see. I noticed I began to consider a variety of therapeutic frames I could utilize and directions I could take to facilitate the client’s self exploration and find a way to understand such a difficulty and find acceptable alternatives. Then something else happened.
I noticed I am much more familiar with this “icy meltdown” experience than I’d care to admit. I so often fall short of the expectations I have of myself as husband, human and therapist.... Read More
