The Perfect Puppy
Ah, puppies. Cute, fluffy, adorable little creatures. The embodiment of all that is right with the world…innocent little things that capture your heart and never give it back. Right? Right. Unless this adorable creature is eating my shoes, dragging our laundry throughout the house, or getting sick because he chose to eat sticks from the backyard instead of […]
Changes in the DSM-V
Hello, everyone – I’ve mentioned the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (or DSM-IV-TR) on Talk Therapy during a conversation on diagnosis and its role in therapy. Like many in my field, I’m not entirely pleased with the DSM and sometimes hate what it does to clients and the therapeutic process. That said, the American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force on DSM-V […]
For Therapists – Free Online Resource for PTSD Treatment
For those readers who are also therapists, the folks over at Psychotherapy Brown Bag posted this link to a free online learning course for an empirically-supported treatment of PTSD. Happy learning!
Couples Series #4: The Full Catastrophe
Hello again, everyone! After a long break to take care of a new puppy (a little golden retriever named Bentley, if you’re wondering), I’m back and ready to round out the Couples Series with its final installment: The Full Catastrophe. Sticking to form, we begin with a quote from Elizabeth Weil’s Married (Happily) With Issues: But Dan was […]
Couples Series #3: To Go or Not To Go (to Therapy)
Hello again! Some of you may know that I’m in the midst of a four-part Couples Series inspired by Elizabeth Weil’s NYT article, “Married (Happily) With Issues.” This is the third installment in that series. As per the usual, I’ll start with a quote from her article (which is actually a quote from a psychologist): Some […]
Couples Series #2: Mighty Morphin…Emotions
Here’s the second post in my ongoing Couples Series – a string of pieces inspired by Elizabeth Weil’s Married (Happily) With Issues. Who remembers the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers? If you lived in the United States during the early to mid-90’s (or have a working knowledge of Japanese cartoons, which I don’t), it was almost impossible […]
