The GoodTherapy Blog

In this article I want to focus on one particular aspect of recovering from an affair: punishing the offending partner. I am frequently asked, “How long is this pain going to last?!” ... Read More

Do you and your spouse fight when you do your income taxes? Do you dread going over your expenses and income each year, and so, put it off until April 14? Do you brace yourself against ... Read More

The final alcoholic family role I’d like to discuss in the context of recovery is the lost child. This is the child who stays under the radar, invisible, quietly decamping to his/her ... Read More

Even though there can be life long debilitating psychological effects, sibling abuse may be the most ignored—if not accepted—form of domestic abuse (i.e. sexual, physical, ... Read More

In my first interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) article two months ago, I went into detail about the significance of starting therapy with our advertising and our first phone contact, email, ... Read More

Have you found someone that maybe could be the one for you? Do you wonder how to make your new relationship the best it can be? Are you spending time debating what to do with your worries ... Read More

John Lahr, writer for the New Yorker, wrote a profile of the playwright and actor Sam Shepard (February 8, 2010). I came across a section of the article that struck me deeply. Discussing ... Read More

While Tiger Woods’s sexual experiences have ended up all over the news, the psychiatric task force charged with creating the next edition of the “bible” for counselors and psychotherapists, ... Read More

People who have been exposed to a traumatic experience know all too well that severe stress has a significant impact on the body. Unfortunately, many people do not know that this physical ... Read More

My favorite bumper sticker says, “Don’t believe everything you think.” We are such experts in how horrible we are, what losers we are, how much we should suffer. We can tell ... Read More

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week occurs this month, and it is a necessary reminder of the role body image plays in women’s self-esteem. While women with clinical eating disorders, ... Read More

I have been incorporating psychodrama into my therapy sessions for the past twenty-one years. I utilize it primarily in group sessions but there are some helpful applications in individual ... Read More