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Right Use of Power: The Heart of Ethics
2008-02-15 22:18:00 A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Cedar Barstow, M.Ed., C.H.T. Click here to contact Cedar and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile What a pleasure to go to the site here at GoodTherapy.org and find responses to the Ethics Column from Sam and Sally and Meg and Rob. I want to appreciate you for your interest in ethics ... More About: Power , Heart , The Heart
The loss of Dr. Kathryn Faughey, Ph.D.
2008-02-14 22:30:00 The GoodTherapy.org team sends our deepest condolences to the family of Dr. Kathryn Faughey, who was fatally stabbed Tuesday night in her New York City office. All of us here at GoodTherapy.org feel the terribly painful loss and the horror of this awful incident. We hope that the many therapists and counselor of ... More About: Loss
New Story added to the Healing Story Collection: Hope - A poem about healin
2008-02-14 08:42:00 Dear GoodTherapy.org Member?s and visitors to our site, The GoodTherapy.org Team is pleased to introduce the next story in the Healing Story Collection: Hope . Hope is a beautiful poem about healing a preverbal part’s burden of being unwanted. This powerful and moving poem was written by Anonymous 2 in a mystical and emotional style. Click here to ... More About: Poem
50 Warning Signs of Questionable Therapy & Counseling
2008-02-13 06:14:00 The items listed below are significant red-flags and important information for anyone in therapy or considering therapy. If any of the following red-flags appear during the course of your counseling, it may be time to reevaluate your counselor or therapist. Should you recognize one of these red-flags, the first step, in most cases, ... More About: Signs , Warning Signs , Warning , Therapy
Anger Can Have Positive Results
2008-02-12 06:52:00 by David Walton Earle, LPC Click here to contact David and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile Use anger correctly and positive results can happen! This statement is very shocking, for it is in direct contradiction with experience. Most people have witnessed the sharp and cutting blade of anger as it slashes and cuts its victims and have experienced ... More About: Results , Anger , Positive
5 Ways to Start Improving Your Romantic Relationships Today
2008-02-11 06:50:00 by Allison Weliky, MA Click here to contact Allison and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile 1.Slow down. When you feel yourself getting angry or going into reactive energy slow yourself down and begin to get curious and to explore what is going on for you. Is your reaction actually about what is going on in the moment or ... More About: Relationships , Romantic , Today , Start , Intimacy
The Unseen Sangha
2008-02-10 06:05:00 A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by John Rhead, Ph.D. Click here to contact John and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile. A few years ago I was sitting down to begin one of my weekly therapy groups when I had a slight epiphany. I realized many other therapists in all sorts of places were going to be doing ... More About: Sangha
Would You Marry Yourself? Or Someone Like You?
2008-02-08 06:53:00 Would You Marry Yourself? Or Someone Like You? by Debra L. Kaplan, MA, LAC, LISAC Click here to contact Debra and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile A glance at many magazines today will offer practical advice and ?how to? strategies for the pursuit of the man or woman of our dreams. Let?s face it?sexy tag lines and catchy ... More About: Psychotherapy
Mindfulness: Meditation vs. Skill Set
2008-02-07 07:11:00 by Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT Click here to contact Lisa and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile As a long term yogic and vipassana meditator, and a mindfulness-based psychotherapist who regularly teaches meditation practices to my patients, I find the growth of mindfulness as a clinical intervention very timely. Last year, I attended two conferences focused on the use ... More About: Meditation , Skill , Mindfulness , Doing
Negative Beliefs: Our Adventures in Wonderland
2008-02-06 07:26:00 by Sarah Jenkins, MC, LPC Click here to contact Sarah and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile ?Well, when one?s lost, I suppose it?s good advice to stay where you are until someone finds you. But who would ever think to look for me here?? - Alice ?Alice Adventures In Wonderland? by Lewis Carroll ?I warn you dear child, if ... More About: Beliefs , Psychotherapy , Negative
One of Us
2008-02-05 05:46:00 A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Greg Madison, Ph.D. Click here to contact Greg and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile. What kind of response does ?the community? offer to its members who are experiencing distress? Increasingly since the 1950s, many British and North American mental health services have been devolved to the community level. This de-institutionalization is promoted ...
Does Your Relationship Need Couple Therapy?
2008-02-04 07:53:00 by Jennifer B Baxt, LMFT, LMHC Click here to contact Jennifer and/or see her GoodTherapy .org Profile Our world is ever changing. Fifty years ago, in the 1950?s, and for all time before that, divorce was almost unheard of. Couple s married, and expected to remain married for life. Because divorce was so taboo at that time, couples managed ... More About: Relationship
Should I go to Therapy?
2008-02-03 07:51:00 by Pat Kanakis, LMFT Click here to contact Pat and/or see her GoodTherapy .org Profile I read an article in the Los Angeles Times today; 2-2-2008, that talked about a study done on people with the purpose of finding out what was the most difficult time of a persons life. The findings were that women in ...
One of Us
2008-02-03 05:46:00 A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Greg Madison, Ph.D. Click here to contact Greg and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile. What kind of response does ?the community? offer to its members who are experiencing distress? Increasingly since the 1950s, many British and North American mental health services have been devolved to the community level. This de-institutionalization is promoted ...
Intervention or, What?s a Family to Do?
2008-02-02 08:11:00 by Edward W. Wilson, Ph.D., MAC Click here to contact Edward and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile As a family member becomes increasingly alcohol dependent, most families find themselves wishing they knew what to do. Initially we all tend to look the other way and hope that we’re wrong, but eventually most of us will start getting angry ... More About: Family , Psychotherapy
10 Ways to Make Life More Meaningful
2008-02-01 05:42:00 by Elisha Goldstein, PhD More and more it seems like life can be so hectic. It’s as if we purposely overload ourselves with more things than we could possibly ever accomplish. Sometimes as I’m going to sleep I think about all the things I need to get done and when I’m awake during the day I ... More About: Life , Make , Meaningful
What?s the Big, Fat Deal About Body Image?
2008-01-31 07:07:00 by Andrew Walen, LGSW Click here to contact Andrew and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile When you look at your body in the mirror, two things occur. First, you see the body?s physical structure; its size, shape, texture, curves, and nuances ? great and small. Then comes the part that?s hard to control ? the thoughts and comments ... More About: Body , Deal , Image
Adlerian Psychology & Psychotherapy
2008-01-30 08:18:00 GoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to Adlerian Psychology & Psychotherapy . Alfred Adler (1870?1937), world renowned philosopher and psychiatrist, developed the first holistic theory of ... More About: Models , Methods
Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child
2008-01-29 08:05:00 written by Shari McEnery, LMHC Click here to contact Shari and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile We spend a great deal of time as new parents making sure that we are up to date on the latest medical wonders and vaccines. We make sure that our little ones are at every physical, ensuring that they are ... More About: Parenting , Child , Healthy , Emotional
Forum: Somatic Experiencing
2008-01-25 18:09:00 Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today we were pleased to present the second teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: An introduction to Somatic Experiencing presented by Steben Hoskinson, MA, MAT, a senior trainer with the Foundation for Human Enrichment. Much thanks to Steven who volunteered his time to present to GoodTherapy.org members this powerful ... More About: Models , Forum , Psychotherapy , Methods
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy(PCIT)
2008-01-25 06:51:00 GoodTherapy .org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an empirically supported treatment for conduct-disordered young children that places emphasis ... More About: Models , Psychotherapy , Methods
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Core Mindfulness
2008-01-24 08:41:00 written by Tara Guest Arnold, PhD, LCSW Dialectical behavior therapy or DBT is an offspring of cognitive behavior therapy that incorporates Eastern meditative practices. The dialectic comes from the synthesis of opposites, particularly acceptance and change that is a tenet core to the DBT philosophy. We accept ourselves as good enough, and we recognize ... More About: Models , Behavior , Core , Psychotherapy , Therapy
Living with Chronic Pain
2008-01-23 08:17:00 written by Janice Feuerhelm, LPC Click here to contact Janice and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide. Chronic pain is different than acute pain. Chronic pain is pain that continues long after the original cause. Chronic pain also has a psychological component that affects every area of one’s life. The challenge of living with chronic pain can create depression, difficulty with family/friend relationships, loss of job, financial losses and a loss of self-worth. During my counseling experiences with individuals living with chronic pain, I have discovered that there are key healthy attitudes that help someone learn how to cope and live with chronic pain. I teach persons’ with chronic pain how to adopt these attitudes and have had the pleasure of witnessing many reclaim their life again, in spite of chronic pain. The following are three attitudes that CAN make a difference when living with chronic pain: (more…) More About: Living , Pain
What is Sex Therapy?
2008-01-22 05:29:00 written by Chris Reynolds, MS, LPC Click here to contact Chris and/or see his GoodTherapy .org Profile Sex therapy is simply therapy that specifically addresses sexual problems. A sex therapist can be considered a specialist in the general field of therapy in the same way that a urologist is considered a specialist in the general field of medicine. ... More About: Relationships , Models , Psychotherapy , Methods
Forum: Internal Family Systems Therapy
2008-01-18 17:22:00 Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today we were pleased to present the first teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: An introduction to the Internal Family Systems model (IFS) of Psychotherapy presented by Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D., the developer of the IFS model. Thanks to Richard who volunteered his time to present to GoodTherapy.org members ... More About: Models , Forum
Finding the Mystical and Magical in Everyday Life
2008-01-16 07:38:00 written by Jeanine Austin, Ph.D. Click here to contact Jeanine and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile I saw a commercial today that made me laugh aloud. A man was beginning his day while a chorus of exuberant, if not completely over-the-top dancers, sang his day?s praises. The man walked outside, admired his beautiful home and smiled happily at ... More About: Life , Mystical , Magica
Twisters and Roller Coasters: Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress
2008-01-15 06:24:00 written by Debra L. Kaplan, MA, LAC, LISAC Click here to contact Debra and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile Not too long ago, a client who I was treating for prescription drug abuse, looked at me and said, “It’s my desperate need to silence my feelings that drives me to want to use.” She went on to describe what it felt like to live in her skin. “It’s as if the people in my life are at the controls of this rollercoaster called my life and I’m trapped and I can’t get off. I like or hate the ride based on how I feel about them at that moment; in my mind you’re either with me or against me. But I can’t fire them from the controls!” Unbeknownst to this woman she was verbalizing what was part of her underlying issue—Complex Post Traumatic Stress (CPTS). For the uninitiated CPTS, is classified as long-term traumatic stress that may impact a healthy person’s self-concept and adaptation. The exhibited symptoms range from struggles with mood (depression, ma... More About: Living , Coasters
Gottman Method for Couples Counseling & Marriage Therapy
2008-01-14 07:19:00 GoodTherapy .org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update to the Gottman Method for couples counseling and marriage therapy. Gottman Method applies leading-edge research on marriage in a ... More About: Marriage , Models , Couples , Psychotherapy
New Story added to the Healing Story Collection: Emma
2008-01-12 00:34:00 Dear GoodTherapy.org Member’s and visitors to our site, The GoodTherapy.org Team is pleased to introduce Emma , the next story in the Healing Story Collection. Emma is a story about reconnecting to and healing a child part who suffered sexual abuse and was exiled to protect the author’s internal system. It was written by Jane Carpenter in her mythical style and is filled with wise and supportive guidance from her higher power. Click here to visit the GoodTherapy.org Healing Story Collection and read Emma. If you’d like to comment on Jane’s story, she has given us permission to accept comments here. Click here to leave Jane comments, praise, empathy, or how you may relate personally to her story. All comments are moderated.
Childhood Experience and Adult Anxiety
More articles from this author:2008-01-10 06:53:00 Written by Lisa Brookes Kift, M.A Click here to contact Lisa and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile Adult anxiety has many faces, manifestations and levels. The type of anxiety I’ve had the most contact with in my experience as a therapist is Generalized Anxiety and from here on when I speak of “anxiety” I will be referring to this. I work from a family of origin perspective, in that, I believe that people’s emotional and/or psychological distress as adults can partially be the result of problematic core beliefs developed in early childhood. A primary hallmark of anxiety is pervasive worry. “Fear of the fear” is how people have described the feeling. If I look back far enough in a person’s history I’ve typically found a childhood experience laced with chaos, high expectations and/or a highly anxious parent. When children are born into this world, they are physical beings with no developed sense of self. Young infants begin to develop their core self as they int... More About: Childhood , Experience 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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