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GoodTherapy.org is pleased to announce that registration is open for the second event in our Spring into Summer Teleconference Series. In this free event for GoodTherapy.org Members, we are very excited to welcome Hedy Schleifer, MA, LMHC.

Hedy is the Director of Schleifer and Associates in Miami Beach, Florida, and an internationally known relationship specialist, trainer, coach, workshop presenter, and motivational speaker. She received her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Tel Aviv University, and launched her private practice in 1978. Trained in Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT), Hedy has pioneered the teaching of workshops for couples, and the training of therapists in IRT, overseas. Fluent in six languages, Hedy travels globally, bringing workshops for couples, and trainings for relationship specialists, and corporate organizations. Her passion for teaching people how to create harmonious relationships and results-oriented connections, make her workshops, trainings and motivational speeches, transformational.

Hedy’s 90-minute workshop for GoodTherapy.org members is called “Awakening the I-and-Thou Experience in Couples Therapy.” Hedy describes her presentation for us by saying, “Neuroscience and biology tell us that our brains are wired for relationship and that we experience each other physiologically, as well as psychologically. Yet, couples therapy tends still to be conducted in the purely verbal realm, focused on the words of each partner’s individual story, while neglecting the body’s vast potential for emotional and spiritual expression. During this workshop, we’ll explore the four pillars of Tikkun Relational Therapy to help couples reconnect by stepping outside their separate identities and entering an unsuspected realm of intimacy. Martin Buber, in his book I and Thou, called this realm the “sacred” space between them. This model integrates the latest findings from four sources including Imago Relationship Theory, Appreciative Inquiry, and interpersonal neurobiology. We’ll explain and discuss techniques and rituals that activate the natural capacities of our brains for deep, wordless emotional and spiritual connection.”

For more information and to register, visit the Spring into Summer Workshop Series.

GoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing consumers about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to Feminist Therapy. Feminist therapy is distinct from traditional therapeutic approaches in its focus on the role of gender in psychological distress, behavior, and identity. You can view the update to our section on Feminist Therapy and/or view our entire list of psychotherapy & counseling models . Enjoy :)

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, leave comments, and engage in a dialogue about it. I hope that everyone will feel welcome, whether you attended the conference or not, to join us in the discussion. Cedar has kindly agreed to visit the blog and answer questions about the RUOP model. So please feel free to post questions, concerns, feedback.

To view the comments or make your own, simply scroll to the bottom of this particular article and click on the “Comment” link.

For more information about the RUOP and Cedar’s training programs, please visit her website: rightuseofpower.com

Enjoy,

Noah :)

Noah Rubinstein, LMFT, LMHC
Executive Director
http://www.GoodTherapy.org

The GoodTherapy.org Team is pleased to announce that the Find a Therapist, Find a Counselor Directory has been updated to include a more user-friendly system which allows visitors to browse for a therapist by location. Click on the following links to find a counselor or therapist in your area:

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Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org,

Today we were pleased to present the third teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: Trauma Free Marketing for Therapists presented by Becky DeGrossa, MA, the developer of New Generation Practices: Trauma-Free Marketing for Therapists. Much thanks to Becky who volunteered her time to present to GoodTherapy.org members about her “follow your heart” approach to marketing and building a practice.

To support those of you who attended today’s teleconference and who may have more questions or would enjoy having a forum to discuss Trauma Free Marketing for Therapists & Counselors, we created this blog entry to serve as a forum where you can post your questions, leave comments, and engage in a dialogue about it. I hope you will feel welcome, whether you attended the conference or not, to join us in the discussion. Becky has kindly agreed to visit the blog and answer questions about her marketing approaches. So please feel free to post questions, concerns, feedback.

To view the comments or make your own, simply scroll to the bottom of this particular article and click on the “Comment” link.

For more information about Becky and the services she offers, visit New Generation Practices.

Enjoy,

Noah :)

Noah Rubinstein, LMFT, LMHC
Executive Director
http://www.GoodTherapy.org

The GoodTherapy.org team sends our deepest condolences to the family of Dr. Kathryn Faughey, who was fatally stabbed Tuesday night in her New York City office. All of us here at GoodTherapy.org feel the terribly painful loss and the horror of this awful incident.

We hope that the many therapists and counselor of the world, who dedicate their lives to helping and caring for the well being of others, and who are likely deeply affected by this incident, will work through any secondary trauma and take very good care of themselves. The profession of psychotherapy requires effective counselors to keep their hearts open to those who seek their help and guidance. Incidents such as these in which a client directly and severely harms their therapist challenges the ability of other therapists to stay centered, calm, compassionate, and confident. May we all do what is necessary to both take care of ourselves and to remain helpful to those we serve.

GoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to Adlerian Psychology & Psychotherapy. Alfred Adler (1870–1937), world renowned philosopher and psychiatrist, developed the first holistic theory of personality, psychopathology, and psychotherapy that was intimately connected to a humanistic philosophy of living. You can view the update to our section on Adlerian Psychology & Psychotherapy. and/or view our entire list of psychotherapy & counseling models . Enjoy :)

Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org,

Today we were pleased to present the second teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: An introduction to Somatic Experiencing presented by Steben Hoskinson, MA, MAT, a senior trainer with the Foundation for Human Enrichment. Much thanks to Steven who volunteered his time to present to GoodTherapy.org members this powerful approach to healing trauma.

To support those of you who attended today’s teleconference and who may have more questions or would enjoy having a forum to discuss Somatic Experiencing with others, we created this blog entry to serve as a forum where you can post your questions, leave comments, and engage in a dialogue about it. I hope all people will feel welcome, whether you attended the conference or not, to join us in the discussion. Steven has kindly agreed to visit the blog and answer questions about the SE model. So please feel free to post questions, concerns, feedback.

To view the comments or make your own, simply scroll to the bottom of this particular article and click on the “Comment” link.

For more information about Somatic Experiencing and their training programs, please visit the Foundation for Human Enrichment. For a quick overview of the SE model you can go to our list of psychotherapy & counseling models and click on the link for Somatic Experiencing.

Enjoy,

Noah :)

Noah Rubinstein, LMFT, LMHC
Co-Executive & Clinical Director
http://www.GoodTherapy.org

GoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an empirically supported treatment for conduct-disordered young children that places emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-child interaction patterns. You can view the update to our section on Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and/or view our entire list of psychotherapy & counseling models . Enjoy :)

GoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to the Gottman Method for couples counseling and marriage therapy. Gottman Method applies leading-edge research on marriage in a practical, down-to-earth therapy. No other approach to couples education and therapy has relied on such intensive, detailed, and long-term scientific study of why marriages succeed or fail. You can view the update to our section on the Gottman Method and/or view our entire list of psychotherapy & counseling models . Enjoy :)

GoodTherapy.org is pleased to introduce “The Human Being of Therapy,” a new column written by GT Member Greg Madison, Ph.D. Greg’s first contribution to “The Human Being of Therapy” is “Existential Migration,” which can be found by clicking here. Please enjoy Greg’s column and feel free to add your comments at the bottom of his article by clicking on the “comments” link.

We’ll let you know when our other featured columnists begin their new series at GoodTherapy.org. Here are some of the columns to expect in the next few weeks:

Ethics in Psychotherapy by Cedar Barstow, M.Ed., C.H.T.

Integrating Spirituality & Psychotherapy by John Rhead, Ph.D.

Collaboration and Nonpathology in Psychotherapy by Noah Rubinstein, LMFT

The GoodTherapy.org Team is pleased to introduce the new GoodTherapy.org Member Logo. This logo is provided only to Members and signifies your membership in GoodTherapy.org to potential clients. The Goodtherapy.org Member Logo can be used on your own promotional material and on your website. When put on your website, the logo will link directly to your GoodTherapy.org profile. Log in to the GoodTherapy.org Member’s area to receive your GT Member Logo

GoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update toTranspersonal Psychotherapy. Transpersonal Psychotherapy is the extension of psychological studies into consciousness studies, spiritual inquiry, body-mind relationships and transformation. Transpersonal Psychotherapy encompasses the study of the full range of human experience, from abnormal behavior to healthy normal functioning, to spiritually embodied, and transcendent consciousness. You can view the update to our section on Transpersonal Psychotherapy and/or view our entire list of psychotherapy & counseling models . Enjoy :)

GoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to Family Attachment Narrative Therapy. Family Attachment Narrative Therapy was developed to help resolve difficulties experienced by behaviorally disturbed children and their adoptive or foster parents. You can view the update to our section on Family Attachment Narrative Therapy and/or view our entire list of psychotherapy & counseling models . Enjoy :)

GoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is specialized form of therapy for people with a Borderline personality constellation. You can view the update to our section on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and/or view our entire list of psychotherapy & counseling models . Enjoy :)

Dear GoodTherapy.org Members

After providing 9 months of free service to our members, GoodTherapy.org has switched to a fee-based membership. We now offer a very affordable monthly membership ($10) which comes with a REFERRAL GUARANTEE and opportunities to receive FREE months of membership.

With over 50,000 unique monthly visitors and over 20,000 monthly searches of our directory, a fee-based membership will keep GoodTherapy.org at the top of online mental health & referral organizations, bring more referrals to you, and bring more information about healthy psychotherapy to the public.

Membership comes with many benefits, including :

Referral Guarantee
FREE month of membership for every new member you refer
Quality Referrals - People choose GoodTherapy.org because of our philosophy
Respect - Member’s are associated with a well respected organization
High Internet Visibility for your practice and your website
FREE teleconferences with leading developers & therapists
FREE workshop advertising in our Workshop Directory
Opportunities to contribute your wisdom to our growing psychotherapy library
Opportunities to contribute your stories to our Healing Story Collection
Access to the Member’s Area filled with many resources
GoodTherapy.org Member Logo for use on your own promotional material.

Log in to the Member’s area to continue your Membership and/or get more information by clicking here.

If left unpaid, your Membership will be deactivated December 7th, 2007.
You will also find more information in the member’s area about why we switched to a fee-based membership and answers to frequently asked questions.

Sincerely,

Noah Rubinstein, LMFT, LMHC
Co-Executive & Clinical Director
http://www.GoodTherapy.org

Dear GoodTherapy.org Member’s and visitors to our site,

The GoodTherapy.org Team is pleased to announce the opening of the Healing Story Collection. This Collection is a project we started about 3 years ago to collect and share stories about the healing process experienced during psychotherapy. Over this time we’ve collected some beautiful stories and poems about healing. Every month we will be featuring and presenting one of these stories in our collection. We hope these stories will inspire us all to open our hearts, to witness the spiritual and mystical depths of psychotherapy, and learn experientially about the psychotherapeutic process.

Every month when we introduce a new story we will announce it here on the GoodTherapy.org blog. If you’d like to receive an email when we feature a new story or make any update to our blog: click here to subscribe.

Click here to visit the GoodTherapy.org Healing Story Collection

GoodTherapy.org recently updated its list of psychotherapy approaches and its list of concerns addressed. In response we received a small handful of emails from some thoughtful members with concerns about our lists: (more…)

Dear GoodTherapy.org Members,

GoodTherapy.org is once again in the process of updating our list of psychotherapy models. We want to share with you the update and ask for your help.

Below you’ll find 4 lists of therapy approaches: Those which have been added to our list; those already listed, those we need more information about before making a decision, and those which we have not included. Please note: you will not find the complete list of models listed in this post. For the complete list of therapy approaches click here: http://www.goodtherapy.org/1657.html and see the “Type of therapy you want” drop down list. We would be grateful for any information or opinions you have about the approaches below which we need more info about. Whether your can provide a quick yea or a nay, a link to a website with more info, or even a dissertation on why we should add or exclude an approach :), we’d love to hear it. Our team will research these approaches on our own, but we know there are many talented and knowledgeable therapists listed in Goodtherapy.org who can give us a running start. Please feel free to reply to this post (scroll down to the end of post to do so) and add any info you may have about any of the models. Thanks for your help! Here’s the list: (more…)

Dear GoodTherapy.org Members,

GoodTherapy.org has just finished updating our list of concerns. We want to thank everyone for many excellent suggestions. Over a dozen concerns have been added. Below you will find the Updated list of Concerns as well as a list of every suggestion we received along with our team’s response.

Updated List of Concerns Addressed:

Abuse Survivor Issues
Abandonment and/or Fear of
Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
Academic Concerns
Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
Addictions (Other)
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adoption / Reunion Issues
Aggression
Agoraphobia
Anger
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Batterer Intervention
Bereavement
Bipolar
Blended Family Issues
Career Choice
Caregiver Issues/Stress
Child and/or Adolescent Issues
Chronic Pain
Codependency / Dependency
Communication Problems
Compulsions
Control Issues
Creative Blocks
Depression
Developmental Disorders (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
Dissociation
Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Violence
Eating & Food Issues
Emptiness
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Overwhelm
End-of-life Adjustment
Family Problems
Family of Origin Issues
Fertility Issues
Forgiveness
Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, & Transgender Issues
Geriatric Issues
Grief & Loss
Habits
Hyperactivity
Identity Issues
Impulsivity
Inadequacy
Inattention
Infidelity / Affair Recovery
Irritability
Isolation (Emotional & Social)
Learning Difficulties
Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
Men’s Issues
Midlife Transition
Mood Disturbance
Mood Swings
Multicultural Concerns
Obsessions
Oppositional & Defiant Behavior
Panic
Parenting
Phobias / Fears
Physical Abuse
Physical or Terminal Illness
Post Partum Depression
Post Traumatic Stress
Prejudice / Discrimination
Relationships & Marriage
Reproduction, Pregnancy, & Birthing
Religion
Self-Care
Self-Confidence
Self-Criticism
Self-Doubt
Self-Esteem
Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
Self-Love
Sensitivity to Criticism
Sex / Sexuality Issues
Sexual Abuse
Shame
Social Phobia/Anxiety
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
Suspiciousness
Trauma
Trust Issues
Values Clarification
Violence
Women’s Issues
Workplace Issues
Worry
Worthlessness
Other - not listed here

List of most recent suggestions made to the GoodTherapy.org List of Concerns Addressed: (more…)