Is there a connection between theology, religion and psychotherapy? Yes, but the connection is an historical one, or one that is made by specific niches of professionals. The field of psychology springs out of the field of philosophy and theology at the end of the 19th century with the work of Wilhelm Wundt. Wilhelm Wundt wanted to turn...
Read MoreEMDR is a new talk-therapy practice on the block. It is a new flavor of talk-therapy. During an EMDR session you speak with your therapist about particularly traumatic events and then, when you or your therapist sense that you are feeling strong negative emotions (often connected to a traumatic experience), the therapists guides you through a...
Read More‘Therapy’ is a colloquial word that stands short for one of the many talk-therapy based processes out there in the world, including psychiatry. Psychiatry therefore is a form of talk-therapy, but unlike psychotherapy or counselling it is empowered, or disempowered, depending on how you view medication, by the use of prescribed medication....
Read MoreIf you are reading this, you have already kick-started your therapy! So before reading ahead, give yourself a pat on the shoulder. As psychotherapists and counselors we know that the client’s willingness to address their struggle, search for someone, and take contact is already a great sign of positive change, the very same change we will call...
Read MoreOf course it will! …if You will! We as therapists are here to support you in your own efforts to understand and make sense of yourself. We are much less here to judge or suggest behaviors, even the obviously self-destructive ones. So the first thing that will help you is You, your will to understand, your will to be honest with yourself, and your...
Read MoreWe continue here from SHE COULDN'T GET OVER HER MOTHER'S DEATH: AN INTERNAL DIALOGUE. I: Yeah. So there are things that most of the time, I should say, when I’m thinking of her, it makes me positive. It’s more the feeling that comes when I don’t invite it to. [Wipes eye.] T: Ah, yeah, yeah [glancing up thoughtfully and shaking head slowly]. So...
Read MoreIn the therapy room, your wounds are openings into the best and most beautiful parts of you The world out there demands us to be strong, simple, and predictable. In this story of easily purchasable and sellable identities our wounds are seen inconvenient truths we need to hide. And because of this, those parts of ourselves that are wounded begin...
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