Category Archives: Therapy
What Do Psychotherapists Actually Do?
What exactly do therapists do that enables their clients to feel better? Here are some of my favorite therapy techniques.
What Is the Most Overlooked Symptom of Narcissism?
Are you aware of the one habit that can prove most vexing if there's a narcissist whom you often deal with in your life?
Theory of Mind: A Missing Piece for Narcissistic People?
Narcissism may simply indicate a not-yet-fully-developed capacity that some of us have more than others. Psychologists refer to this capability as "theory of mind."
Too Many Therapists Misdiagnose and Mistreat Alienation
Finding therapists who know how to help alienated children can be a nightmare.
Treatment Resistant Depression: Here’s Multiple New Options
For about a third of folks who try antidepressant medications, pills do not alleviate the depression. Here's a good news round-up of alternative theories and treatments.
The Woman Who Saved Marriage
One woman's dedication to the idea of marriage education reversed America's rising divorce rates and may have saved the institution of marriage.
Strong Feelings: Amygdala Reset for Borderline Personality?
How do you feel toward yourself or someone you know whose emotions are stormy and sometimes frightening? Anger and hatred, anxiety, compassion—or all of the above?
The Blues Is Depression. Should You Treat It With Pills?
Diagnosing depression as an illness and treating it with medication may create new difficulties. What if you treat depression instead as indicating a problem in your life?
Psychological Diagnosis: Dangerous, Desirable, or Both?
Assigning a psychological diagnostic label can harm your emotional health and your relationships. At the same time, diagnostic clarity can be a benefit. Proceed with caution!
Psychotherapy Integration: Bump Theory Explains How to Do It
Bump Theory explains why you feel bad and how to feel better. The theory offers a map for self-help, and also for integrative therapists—those who use many techniques.