http://www.goodtherapy.org/existential-psychotherapy-article.html Latest articles Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:45:14 GMT en-us http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/creative-block-approaches-unstuck/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/creative-block-approaches-unstuck/ Mon, 2 May 2011 19:30:45 GMT I love springtime because of its association with new life, which immediately brings to mind thoughts about creativity. For those with creative blocks, however - whether artists or just ordinary folks like most of us, there are times when the ?stuckness? of creative inability colors the world gray; we tell ourselves we?re not special or good enough; that no one is interested in our creative efforts; our creations look, feel and sound ordinary, as though anyone could have made them. Whether we?re simply uninspired to create, having a bout of the ?blahs?, or feeling depressed, anxious, stressed or preoccupied with the mundane problems of everyday living or with particularly difficult or traumatic life transitions, our minds seem to have been cut off temporarily from the ability to make the creative connections that lead to works or outlooks that are fresh, new, and innovative. Despite assurances from those close to us that we can still ?do it?, that we haven?t really lost our touch or our spark, the disconcerting thought that we might never recover our creativity may occur, either setting off panic or dissolving us into heaps of lethargic apathy. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/human-relationship-good-psychotherapy/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/human-relationship-good-psychotherapy/ Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:12:06 GMT May (1983) wrote that the most fundamental aspect of therapy is being and that, therefore, the value of the human encounter in therapy far outweighs complex understandings about a person?s psychological makeup or the technical skill of a guru.