Archive for July, 2008
The Good Therapy Blog
July 31st, 2008 |
We work with clients very intensively – four or more hours a day for five to seven days – and with a well defined presenting problem – alcohol abuse. Following this initial treatment phase, during the ninety days of follow-up, we frequently see family members sabotage progress once clients return home. Undermining progress is rarely intentional, but nonetheless it is the second most common factor in clients reverting to old behaviors. Only clients’ self-sabotage... Read More
July 22nd, 2008 |
“When I counted up my demons I saw there was one for every day. But with the good ones on my shoulder, I drove the other ones away.” – Coldplay
Riding the Train
I stood on my yoga mat, the sound of my breath pounding in my ears like the thunderous sound of a train in transit. Each wayward thought competed to hijack the breath and the mantra of “peace” that I started my yoga practice with that day. My sense of calm desperately clamored to stay onboard, while my thoughts gallivanted about like wild monkeys wrestling to derail... Read More
July 18th, 2008 |
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org,
Today the GoodTherapy.org Team was pleased to experience the fourth teleconference in our Spring into Summer Teleconference Series: 'Rage and the Therapist' presented by Ruth King, MA. Big "thank yous" to Ruth for presenting to GoodTherapy.org members her very important work on healing rage. To support those of you who attended today’s teleconference and who may have more questions or would enjoy having a forum to discuss Ruth's methods, we created this blog entry to serve as a forum where you can post your questions, leave comments, and engage... Read More
© Copyright 2008 by http://www.GoodTherapy.org Therapist Chapel Hill Bureau - All Rights Reserved.
July 14th, 2008 |
What to Expect in Internal Family Sytems (IFS) Couples Therapy
Hopefully the ideas and exercises in this book have been helpful to you, and you feel confident that you can improve your relationship. Or perhaps you feel that you and your partner could use some professional help.
This chapter will tell you what to expect from a couples therapist who uses the IFS model. Since there are so many IFS therapists in the United States and in other countries, there is a lot of variety in the way IFS is practiced. This chapter gives the basics of the IFS approach. Read More
July 11th, 2008 |
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org,
Today the GoodTherapy.org Team was pleased to experience the third teleconference in our Spring into Summer Teleconference Series: 'Power Abused, Power Healed' presented by Judith Barr, MA, LMHC. A huge "thank you" to Judith for presenting to GoodTherapy.org members her very important work on healing the abuse of power that can occur in therapy and in the world in general.
To support those of you who attended today’s teleconference and who may have more questions or would enjoy having a forum to discuss Judith's methods, we created this blog... Read More
© Copyright 2008 by http://www.GoodTherapy.org Therapist Glendale Bureau - All Rights Reserved.
July 7th, 2008 |
Maybe you can relate to this. I know a lot of folks who are learning about or working the law of attraction into their lives. The principles, just like the law itself, have been around for many years; they do work to manifest our intentions. I would also bet that many of you have read the books, focused your thoughts, and written them down. How many of you have felt disappointed if those goals didn’t manifest as you had hoped they would?
Maybe this sounds familiar: “this law of attraction crap doesn’t work.” Well, it’s not crap; it really does work. But, isn’t it interesting that... Read More
July 3rd, 2008 |
For a long time I have experimented with various visualizations with regard to breathing. Usually these involve visualizing something associated with inhalation, such as peace, and something else associated with exhalation, such as joy. For the past few months I have settled on the concept/image of grace on inhalation, and love on exhalation. I have refrained from looking up the dictionary definition of “grace,” because it is not the one I am using and I don’t want to confuse myself before I finish writing this. I am using the vague idea of grace that comes from my childhood exposure... Read More
July 1st, 2008 |
We named our organization GoodTherapy.org for a handful of reasons. First among them, good therapy is what most therapists are striving to provide. Regardless of orientation, nearly all therapists can be included in the group of dedicated and caring folks who strive to “do no harm” in the healing process. Secondly, we want to express, in the title of our organization, the importance we place on quality in the psychotherapy process. Thirdly, “good therapy” is catchy. The expression, “I (or he or she) could use some good therapy,”... Read More
