I think it’s about time that I shift from writing about counselling and psychotherapy — which I’ve been yammering about for weeks now — and start talking about the stuff that bugs people enough to want to try it. One common denominator for problems which drive people into therapy involves lies and deceptions. Many problems…
I’m a nerd. I couldn’t resist that title. Anyhoo. Last week, I wrote about the perils of ego. Ego undermines effectiveness as a therapist. I want to be as effective as I can be; but what’s a poor therapist to do about defeating such a powerful monster? Well, according to Dr. David Burns and psychologist…
For years, I pinned up a quote on the corkboard of whatever office I occupied. The quote moves me and helps to remind me of the importance of humility. I’ve blogged before about research indicating therapists with a bit of self-doubt are more effective; and experts of any kind can succumb to the mistake of…
Happy New Year! I know New Year’s resolutions don’t really work. Oh well. I have a resolution anyway: growing as a therapist with “deliberate practice.” Deliberate practice comes from the study of top performers; athletes, musicians… I even heard that the people who roll cigars by hand in Cuba have been studied. Guess what? Innate…