The GoodTherapy Blog

Many survivors of abuse have heard painful comments from others who didn’t get it, telling them their abuse was in the past and to get over it. But, sadly, childhood abuse causes ... Read More

Jonathan and Michelle came into my consulting office looking for someone to help them make a decision about Thanksgiving with Jonathan’s parents. Jonathan said Thanksgiving was his ... Read More

I am often visited by people who have both physical and emotional concerns. They have visited numerous medical specialists in hopes of alleviating pain that continues to go undiagnosed ... Read More

One of the most common requests I get from people in my psychotherapy practice is “Please help me get rid of this anxiety!” I have to explain to them that there is good news, and there ... Read More

Touted by many as the most powerful predictor of life successes, attachment is the foundation upon which all human relationships are built. It’s a wonder something this integral to ... Read More

In this first article I’d like to briefly describe what attachment is. Broadly speaking, “attachment” generally refers to a connection between you and another person or ... Read More

When a child gets killed, it gets our attention. Consider the words of Nicholas Scopetta, former Executive Director of The Administration of Children’s Services: “people may not understand ... Read More

“Man’s task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious.” – Carl Gustav Jung “If She Walked into My Life Again” came onto the radio. ... Read More

A few weeks ago I spent the morning with a group of financial planners in Atlanta. It was a delicious experience from the moments before my talk began, when several of the members introduced ... Read More

Sitting in meditation means sitting with what is. The challenge, of course, is that a lot of “what is” doesn’t feel very good: we experience fear, restlessness, grief, anxiety, ... Read More

Ten-year old Ann is playing outside on her family’s patio. There’s a bush at the edge of the patio with a funny-looking hanging sack attached to it. Ann watches as the sack ... Read More

I have, until now, chosen not to write about peoples’ present fears surrounding money. I am making a conscious decision not to hook into the energy of fear surrounding it. Yet, over ... Read More