http://www.goodtherapy.org/non-pathological-therapy-article.html Latest articles Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:10:26 GMT en-us http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/violin-proves-pleasant-for-ailing-veterans/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/violin-proves-pleasant-for-ailing-veterans/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:00:17 GMT A GoodTherapy.org News Summary http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-mental-creativity/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-mental-creativity/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:01:09 GMT A GoodTherapy.org News Update http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/against-pathologizing/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/against-pathologizing/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:05 GMT A GoodTherapy.org News Update http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-illness-stigma/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-illness-stigma/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:01:03 GMT A GoodTherapy.org News Update Presented by Daniel Brezenoff, LCSW http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapists-are-human-too/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapists-are-human-too/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:01:34 GMT A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Greg Madison, PhD http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hope/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hope/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:01:52 GMT by Noah Rubinstein, LMFT http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/native-americans-alcholism/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/native-americans-alcholism/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:00:04 GMT A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Mary Ellen Barnes, Ph.D. & Ed Wilson, Ph.D., MAC http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/feel-guilty/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/feel-guilty/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:00:53 GMT By Barbi Pecenco Kolski, Marriage and Family Therapist Intern http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/myths-of-therapy/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/myths-of-therapy/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:10:25 GMT Written by Julie Simons, LCSW http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/good-and-bad-therapy/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/good-and-bad-therapy/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 02:39:55 GMT by Noah Rubinstein, LMFT http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/why-do-we-use-personality-disorder-diagnoses-anyway/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/why-do-we-use-personality-disorder-diagnoses-anyway/ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:17:42 GMT This post is a promised follow-up to a post from two weeks ago called, ?Do you believe 'Personality Disorder' diagnoses are pathologizing?? I was motivated to finish it this morning when I read a passionate comment posted by Jeana in response to the above mentioned article. The comment can be found here, but for the sake of getting others into the spirit in which I finished this post, I will copy it here: http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/do-you-believe-personality-disorder-diagnoses-are-pathologizing/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/do-you-believe-personality-disorder-diagnoses-are-pathologizing/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:42:41 GMT Recently, someone asked GoodTherapy.org to include Personality Disorders within our list of Concerns Addressed (this is the list of concerns that people can select when searching for therapists and the list that all members select from when creating their listing). Our decision was a unanimous ?no? and we thought it would be fair to explain why and to give our members the chance to make an argument for the use of the ?Personality Disorder? diagnosis. I should say that we do support the inclusion of "personality disorder" symptoms in our list of concerns and we are currently working on translating these to fit into our list.... Please feel free to add your comments to this discussion below by clicking on the comments link directly below this post. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/is-psychoanalysis-good-therapy/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/is-psychoanalysis-good-therapy/ Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:55:39 GMT I?ve received two requests to add Psychoanalysis to our list of therapies and I thought this would be a valuable discussion topic and one that would help me to make a decision about whether or not to include this type of therapy. Here?s my problem: I know this may be biased and outdated, but the association I have (no pun intended) when I think of Psychoanalysis is of a withdrawn, unresponsive, and impersonal figure providing well-timed interpretations about the transference of their ?patient,? who lays with the analyst sitting behind and out of view. I?m aware that this association is based on traditional Psychoanalysis and that the model has evolved beyond its original forms into numerous approaches such as Object Relations and Self Psychology. Neither do I underestimate the value of psychodynamic theory and its influence in my work. I even took part in a year long Object Relations training about 10 years ago. But Psychoanalysis presents more than a theory with useful concepts about the intra-psychic world; it?s the way Psychoanalysis encourages the analyst/therapist to ?Be? with the client that concerns me. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/working-nonpathologically-does-not-negate-pathology-it-depathologizes-it/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/working-nonpathologically-does-not-negate-pathology-it-depathologizes-it/ Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:05:57 GMT 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: http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/what-is-good-therapy/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/what-is-good-therapy/ Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:25:38 GMT There are many models of therapy to choose from. We believe there are a handful of common denominators present in all forms of ?good therapy.? These elements are described below: http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/welcome-to-my-column-on-collaboration-and-nonpathology-in-therapy/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/welcome-to-my-column-on-collaboration-and-nonpathology-in-therapy/ Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:41:42 GMT 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.