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Alcohol Use, Abuse, Dependence, and Addiction
2008-04-04 06:37:00
A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Mary Ellen Barnes, Ph.D. & Ed Wilson, Ph.D., MAC Click here to contact Mary Ellen and/or see her Profile Click here to contact Ed and/or see his Profile There are many types of alcohol consumption ranging from the healthy to the deadly. Some people of the prohibitionist persuasion will ague that any ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Alcohol Use, Abuse , Dependence, and Addiction ", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/04/03/alcohol-use-abuse-dependence-an d-addiction/" });

Feminist Therapy
2008-04-03 11:02:00
GoodTherapy .org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing consumers about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to Feminist Therapy. Feminist therapy is distinct from traditional therapeutic approaches in its focus on the role of gender in psychological ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Feminist Therapy", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/04/03/feminist-therapy/" });
More About: Models , Psychotherapy

History Taking in Therapy - What?s Your approach?
2008-04-02 07:51:00
by Noah Rubinstein, LMFT Executive Director GoodTherapy .org The GoodTherapy.org Team received a question today from Brit, a visitor to GT, in response to the featured article, “50 Warning Signs of Questionable Therapy & Counseling.” Brit writes, “Should a good therapist in the beginning stages of the therapy request a historical summary of the client in order ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "History Taking in Therapy - What’s Your approach?", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/04/01/history-taking-in-therapy-whats -your-approach/" });
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Is Problematic Sexual Behavior Really Addiction?
2008-04-01 08:33:00
by Rhoda J. Lipscomb, MSC, DAACS Click here to contact Rhoda and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile Recently it has become more commonplace to have clients come into my office and state that they have a sex addiction. Often when asked how this was diagnosed they respond that their spouse or other family member told them or they ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is Problematic Sexual Behavior Really Addiction ?", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/31/is-problematic-sexual-behavior- really-addiction/" });
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Adolescent Counseling Activity: Measuring Your Future
2008-03-28 09:22:00
by Jaelline Jaffe, PhD Click here to contact Jaelline and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile There is an old Chinese proverb: ?Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand.? Kids are often visual and kinesthetic learners. Talking at them, or even with them, is usually not nearly as effective as getting them involved ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Adolescent Counseling Activity: Measuring Your Future ", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity- measuring-your-future/" });

Workplace Conflict: Raising Commode Seats
2008-03-27 05:48:00
by David Walton Earle, LPC Click here to contact David and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile Why was the TV show, Seinfeld so popular? A sitcom that was self declared about ?nothing? yet so funny, why? In the episodes, the characters never said what they really meant, were emotionally dishonest, and often played head games. Could it ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Workplace Conflict : Raising Commode Seats", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/26/workplace-conflict-raising-comm ode-seats/" });

Enhancing Marital Communication
2008-03-26 06:17:00
by John Gerson, Ph.D. Click here to contact John and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile I?d like to begin with the following vignette. It?s fictional, but contains communication snafu?s that, although probably unintentional, can be wounding. How the wound is dealt with can determine if its effects are short-lived or if they become part of the catalog of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Enhancing Marital Communication ", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/25/enhancing-marital-communication /" });
More About: Relationships , Intimacy

Are you scared of aging?
2008-03-25 05:56:00
by Jennifer B Baxt, LMFT, LMHC Click here to contact Jennifer and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile While it is understandable that most people have a natural tendency to feel uncomfortable with their own aging and mortality, there are a few in the crowd who are horrified by the natural process to the point of having a phobia. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Are you scared of aging?", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/24/are-you-scared-of-aging/" });
More About: Psychotherapy , Scared , Aging

Forum: Right Use of Power
2008-03-21 16:57:00
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today we were pleased to present the fourth teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: The Right Use of Power presented by Cedar Barstow, M.Ed. A big thanks to Cedar for taking the time to present to GoodTherapy.org members her wonderful attachment based approach to ethics. To support those of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Forum : Right Use of Power", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/21/forum-right-use-of-power/" });

Traumatic Stress - Part II: The Container
2008-03-20 06:05:00
by Sarah Jenkins, MC, LPC Click here to contact Sarah and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile Therapy for Traumatic Stress : The Container To keep the memories of abusive experiences aside, some lock their emotions, thoughts, and experiences away. Some describe their disturbing memories as if they are in a file folder, hard drive, cabinet, on a shelf, or out ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Traumatic Stress - Part II: The Container", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/19/traumatic-stress-part-ii-the-co ntainer/" });
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Traumatic Stress - Part I: The Doors of Perception
2008-03-19 06:15:00
by Sarah Jenkins, MC, LPC Click here to contact Sarah and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile One of Many No one ever told her that the memories would come back to haunt her. Time had tucked it all away when no one believed her about the abuse. Drugs and alcohol were the only things that listened. They believed in ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Traumatic Stress - Part I: The Doors of Perception ", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/18/traumatic-stress-part-1-the-doo rs-of-perception/" });
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Risk, Failure, Change, Education, and Success
2008-03-18 06:09:00
by David Walton Earle, LPC Click here to contact David and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile Appeared in State Business Magazine ? Winter 2003 ?What is the object of education?? is a question I ask my entry-level students at the University of Phoenix. They respond with the answers that you might expect: ?to learn?, ?to excel?, ?to extend yourself?, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Risk , Failure , Change , Education , and Success ", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/17/risk-failure-change-education-a nd-success/" });

Single Parents and Security Blankets
2008-03-17 06:17:00
by Mitchell Milch, LCSW Click here to contact Mitchell and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile Among other things, a good marriage is a salve against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. It is also a shelter from the storm of Murphy?s Law and, a safe haven of mutual support and security where we insulate ourselves from the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Single Parents and Security Blankets", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-bla nkets/" });
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Holidays Becoming Hollow Days Because You Can?t Get Pregnant?
2008-03-16 06:35:00
Stefanie Luna, LMFT Click here to contact Stefanie and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile When it comes to the holidays are you thinking ?I?ll just be glad when it?s all over with?? You?re not alone. Many people believe that we?ve gotten away from the true meaning of the season, with consumerism and unrealistic expectations taking all the fun ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Holidays Becoming Hollow Days Because You Can’t Get Pregnant ?", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/15/holidays-becoming-hollow-days-b ecause-you-cant-get-pregnant/" });

From The Inside Out: The Shadow
2008-03-14 06:42:00
by Sarah Jenkins, MC, LPC Click here to contact Sarah and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile That which we do not bring to consciousness appears in our lives as fate. — Carl Jung As the year has come to a close, I have spent a great deal of time reflecting on the experiences, lessons, and even challenges that it ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "From The Inside Out: The Shadow ", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/13/from-the-inside-out/" });
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Why Don?t African-Americans go to Therapy?
2008-03-12 07:52:00
by Tonya Ladipo, LCSW Click here to contact Tonya and/or see her GoodTherapy .org Profile There are many different ideas about why we don?t seek therapy. Some believe that it is only for wealthy, White people, others believe that you don?t go outside the family with your problems. Some of these thoughts keep us struggling more than ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Why Don?t African -Americans go to Therapy?", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/11/why-don%e2%80%99t-african-ameri cans-go-to-therapy/" });
More About: African-Americans , African Americans

Find a Therapist Directory / Counselor Directory : Updated
2008-03-11 08:13:00
The GoodTherapy.org Team is pleased to announce that the Find a Therapist , Find a Counselor Directory has been updated to include a more user-friendly system which allows visitors to browse for a therapist by location. Click on the following links to find a counselor or therapist in your area: Find a therapist or counselor by Zip ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Find a Therapist Directory / Counselor Directory : Updated", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/10/find-a-therapist-directory-coun selor-directory-updated/" });

Does Anyone Else Around Here Know How to Change the Toilet Paper?
2008-03-11 06:36:00
by Pamela Simmons, LPC Click here to contact Pamela and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile It happens every week. I walk into the bathroom. There is no toilet paper on the roller. The good news is there is a new roll of toilet paper sitting right on top of the roller! Does anyone else face this dilemma? At ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Does Anyone Else Around Here Know How to Change the Toilet Paper ?", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/10/does-anyone-else-around-here-kn ow-how-to-change-the-toilet-paper/" });

Welcome to ?A Different Side of Treatment?
2008-03-08 06:28:00
A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Mary Ellen Barnes, Ph.D. & Ed Wilson, Ph.D., MAC Click here to contact Mary Ellen and/or see her Profile Click here to contact Ed and/or see his Profile Between us, we have been helping people get over alcohol related problems for over twenty years. Sometimes it?s his or her own use, sometimes ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Welcome to “A Different Side of Treatment ”", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/07/welcome-to-a-different-side-of- treatment/" });

The New Psychotherapy: Authentic Process Therapy
2008-03-06 05:57:00
by Michael Picucci, PhD, MAC, SEP Click here to contact Michael and/or see his GoodTherapy .org Profile Complete recovery is a 2-stage process- recovery from addictions and traumatic histories, and recovery of fulfillment, wisdom, serenity, and emotional, spiritual and sexual wholeness. As we enter the dawn of a new millennium, traditional psychotherapy-and the therapist’s role-appear caught in the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The New Psychotherapy : Authentic Process Therapy", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/05/the-new-psychotherapy-authentic -process-therapy/" });
More About: Models , Addiction , Methods

Life by Any Other Name Is? Life.
2008-03-04 06:43:00
A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Dennis Thoennes, Ph.D., ABPP Click here to contact Dennis and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile Recently a client described an icy meltdown she and her husband had with one another. This is not an uncommon event in the lives of couples I see. I noticed I began to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Life by Any Other Name Is? Life.", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/03/03/life-by-any-other-name-is-life/ " });

Adding Therapy Helps Teens not Responding to SSRIs - JAMA
2008-02-29 09:23:00
For adolescents with depression not responding to an initial treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI; a class of antidepressant drugs), switching medications and adding cognitive behavioral therapy resulted in an improvement in symptoms, compared to just changing medications, according to a study in the February 27 issue of JAMA. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Adding Therapy Helps Teens not Responding to SSRIs - JAMA", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2 008/02/28/adding-therapy-helps-teens-not- responding-to-ssris-jama/" });

Shame
2008-02-27 01:07:00
by Jeanine Austin, Ph.D. Click here to contact Jeanine and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile I once read a static that said many people die each year choking in restaurant bathrooms. Apparently, people in public places are often embarrassed that they are choking and they run to the bathroom to hide. This got me thinking about the fact ...
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Book Review: How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It (2007)
2008-02-26 06:10:00
by Van Wiesner, Ph.D. Click here to contact Van and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile Patricia Love, Ed.D. and Steven Stosny, Ph.D. are contrarians in the book How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It (2007). Instead of endorsing traditional talk therapy methods for improving relationships such as, well, ?talking?, they offer a more behavioral approach based ...
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What Is Holistic Psychotherapy?
2008-02-25 06:04:00
by Patti Desert, LCSW-C, CEMDR, CP Click here to contact Patti and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile The word holistic has been used to describe health care practices that include acupuncture, massage therapy, Reiki, naturopathy, and homeopathy. These practices attempt to bring harmony to the physical, energetic, and/or nutritional states of individuals. Holistic Psychotherapy also seeks to ...
More About: Models , Methods

Quick Tips on How to Build your Trust in your Relationship
2008-02-24 06:01:00
by Jennine E. Estes, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist Intern Click here to contact Jennifer and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile It is very important to show your partner that you are trust-worthy….and here are some quick tips. 1. Follow through with what you say. If you tell your partner that you will be home by 8:00, ...
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Trauma Free Marketing for Therapists & Counselors in Private Practice
2008-02-22 18:11:00
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today we were pleased to present the third teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: Trauma Free Marketing for Therapists presented by Becky DeGrossa, MA, the developer of New Generation Practice s: Trauma-Free Marketing for Therapists. Much thanks to Becky who volunteered her time to present to GoodTherapy.org members about her ...
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Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
2008-02-22 05:21:00
by Arthur Becker-Weidman, Ph.D. Click here to contact Arthur and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile. Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is a treatment approach to trauma, neglect, loss, and/or other dysregulating experiences that is based on principles derived from Attachment Theory and Research. Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy involves creating a safe setting in which the client can begin to explore, resolve, and ...
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Big Ego Identities
2008-02-21 04:39:00
by Jeanine Austin, Ph.D. Click here to contact Jeanine and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile ?Big ego is lack of trust in your own soul.? ~ Lauren Brownell (Vermont Artist) We all know exactly what people mean when they describe someone as having a big ego. They are describing someone who is very self-referenced and self centered, often with ...
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Freeing the Parents of Adult Alcoholics and Addicts
2008-02-19 05:41:00
by Mary Ellen Barnes, Ph.D. Click here to contact Mary and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile The conversation began easily enough, “My brother is bleeding our parents into the poor house with his unending demands for money - money to support his addictions ? and they don’t seem able to stop giving it to him, even though he ...
More About: Parenting , Addiction , Adult , Parents