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Therapists Are Human, Too!
At times I can be didactic and preachy with clients. I fall into believing that I have some special knowledge about life. I believe that I’m expected to pass along little gems of wisdom ... Read More
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A Recession Regression
I, like you, am witnessing the events in our country and our world. I see the crises we are facing, among them the financial crisis. And like you, I have seen in clients the effects of ... Read More
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Sexual Fluidity: The New Sexuality Paradigm
Once upon a time, there was a certain clarity in the world of sexuality. Whether through illusion, construct, or religious bias, the sexual orientations advertised by society were easily ... Read More
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Reignite the Spark in Your Relationship
You may have a quality relationship – but miss the spark you remember from earlier times. Maybe stresses associated with work, children, or financial concerns have come between you and ... Read More
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Hope: The Symbolism of a New Era of Political Change
In even the darkest of times, there is one particular essence of the human spirit which compels us to prevail and prosper; though we may experience great trials and witness ourselves and ... Read More
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Undefended Love Web Conference
Undefended Love shares the importance of being vulnerable in intimate relationships. About the Video Intimate relationships come in many forms: romantic partnerships, family bonds, friendships, ... Read More
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Awake People: Sexual Boundaries and Therapeutic Opportunity
It is customary for a therapist to facilitate a client’s thinking and feeling “outside the box”, to “wake up and smell the coffee”. Therapists want to assist ... Read More
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Is Violence Hard-Wired?
Take a look at most any natural phenomenon and eventually you’ll observe within it a current of violence; from the aggression and carnage played out on the wild savannas by fierce ... Read More
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The Ego, A Story Teller
In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Within each of ... Read More
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The Body in Psychotherapy: Creating Integration
In the ongoing practice of psychotherapy, clients and therapists exchange many words in the often frustrating attempt to make the therapeutic conversation come alive. In the midst of all ... Read More
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This Year Stuff the Turkey, Not the Guests
As the holiday season shifts into high gear, here’s a plea for a different kind of moderation: let’s all hear it (softly please) for moderate hosting. Moderate hosting means fighting ... Read More
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How Do I Feel Like a ‘Real’ Bisexual?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m bisexual. I had a bunch of boyfriends in middle school. My parents joked I was “boy crazy.” But in high school, I started ... Read More
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Research Shows Anxiety-Induced Seizures Can Resemble Epilepsy
Although epilepsy is one of the most common causes of seizures, it’s not the only cause. Extreme emotional states can give rise to seizures. Psychogenic ... Read More
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Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Risk of Schizophrenia
It’s impossible to neatly separate mental health from physical wellness. Previous research has uncovered myriad connections between health choices ... Read More
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Dog Behaving Badly? It Could Be Jealousy
Anyone who’s ever been endlessly pawed by a dog who’s not getting what it wants knows that dogs experience a range of emotions. Science sometimes ... Read More
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OkCupid Conducts Experiment on Users, and Other News
In the wake of a backlash against Facebook’s recently revealed experiment on users, popular dating site OkCupid has released the results of its own ... Read More