Have you read the book The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller? If not, I highly recommend it. Alice Miller has much wisdom and knowledge to share with you – whether you are a mental health professional or a lay person trying to get a better understanding of […]
4 Nuggets from Yalom’s “The Gift of Therapy”
Have you read the book The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients (P.S.) (link affiliate) by Irvin Yalom? I loved this book because it has so many wonderful gems of therapeutic wisdom. Four nuggets of advice you may appreciate: Be Authentic and Admit to Mistakes When you […]
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a well-researched, effective therapy method for trauma. This treatment can be combined with traditional “talk” therapy, used as adjunctive treatment with a separate therapist, or as a treatment in of itself. To find out more information about this method, I interviewed Andrea B. Goldberg, LCSW, who is […]
Facing the Past as You Help Others Heal
As mentioned in Healing Yourself as You Heal Others, often the work you do as a therapist with clients leads you to discover and face your own personal wounds. This personal journey is essentially a requirement to avoid having your own issues interfere with the therapy you are conducting with your clients via counter-transference that […]
Healing Yourself as You Heal Others
About two weeks ago, I completed my finals and second year placement for the first semester. Since then I’ve been enjoying some rest and relaxation (R & R) which is especially nice after having had several intense weeks. Today, I will cover the topic of the supervisor-supervisee relationship because it is a particularly important one […]
