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For Therapists: Addressing Sexual Feelings That Arise in Therapy April 9, 2018 . No Comments
Sexuality is often a sensitive issue. In recent months, many people have come forward, speaking out about inappropriate, harmful, and abusive sexual behaviors and actions taken by people ... Read More
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Interpersonal Process: A Therapist’s Framework for Healing Attachment April 4, 2018 . No Comments
Someone recently asked me why they needed to know about the interpersonal process. There seemed to be a misunderstanding that the interpersonal process is only focused on building rapport, ... Read More
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Remembering We Are Human Can Strengthen the Therapeutic Relationship March 19, 2018 . 1 Comment
I will never forget the first time I felt like I had really failed a person I was providing therapy to. It wasn’t an error in thinking. I wasn’t being hard on myself. I really did mess ... Read More
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Cultural Competency and C-PTSD: Why Therapists Can Never Know Enough March 1, 2018 . No Comments
Complex posttraumatic stress, known as C-PTSD for short, is the result of prolonged series of traumatic experiences at the hands of someone the victim has a personal relationship with. ... Read More
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When the Helper Needs Help: Experiencing Stigma at Another Level February 23, 2018 . 5 Comments
Growing up, I always thought I would be a nurse. I knew I wanted to help people, and this remained my career plan until I went to visit my childhood best friend, Myra, who was in nursing ... Read More
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How Therapists Can Grow Beyond Cultural Competence January 28, 2018 . No Comments
Cultural competence is the standard set for the mental health profession that deems a person able to effectively work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. However, cultural competence, ... Read More
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Coming of Age in Divisive Times: The Power of Fantasy and the Arts January 26, 2018 . 1 Comment
The specific era in which a person begins to bridge the gap between childhood and adulthood doesn’t matter, relative to one prevailing fact: it is difficult. Volumes of the world’s ... Read More
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How Broaching Can Help Strengthen the Therapeutic Relationship January 16, 2018 . 1 Comment
I was recently talking to a colleague about the topic of therapist self-disclosure and when it’s appropriate to reveal versus withhold certain details regarding personal information. ... Read More
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Wielding Power Wisely: Can Normalizing Sexuality Help Stop Abuse? December 21, 2017 . 1 Comment
Like a megawatt flashlight, #MeToo is uncovering a long-standing and pervasive shadow world where role and rank power have been used for illicit sexual gain. Women are coming forward in ... Read More
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Ethics Check: Realigning with the Values of the Healer’s Heart December 1, 2017 . No Comments
As mental health professionals, we are bound by a professional code of ethics. We likely had to read this code at some point in graduate school and then study it again carefully in preparation ... Read More
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Repairing a Broken Whole: A Transpersonal Approach to Healing October 27, 2017 . 5 Comments
It’s the middle of the afternoon, and you are in a large hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. Guided by the stimulating aroma of freshly brewed coffee, you follow your nose past reception ... Read More
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For Therapists: Coping with the Suicide of a Person in Therapy September 28, 2017 . 4 Comments
The first person I ever worked with in therapy, when I was a graduate student at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Danville, Illinois, died by suicide. While my supervisor and fellow ... Read More