Empathy (or how to adjust your faucet…) Empathy is a key element of the work that I do. As a psychotherapist, I am literally trained to not only listen to another but to sense and feel their experience with them. … Continue reading
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An Intimate Conversation with Linda Baird, LPC This interview was conducted as part of a series of dialogues with experts about psychotherapy and spirituality by Linda Baird, LPC psychotherapist specializing in Hakomi, Internal Family Systems, and EMDR Therapy and The … Continue reading
Mind and Body in Psychotherapy *Diane is not an actual person, but a composite of several clients Dr. Schwartz has seen over the past several years. Identifying details have been changed to protect their privacy. The treatments and outcomes are … Continue reading
ย Healing and Transformation Exposure to disturbing or traumatic life events is inevitable. Following these events, most people experience uncomfortable emotions and sensations such as grief, fear, anxiety, panic, anger, or depression. Initially,ย it is common to brace against theseย disorientating emotions. This … Continue reading
Your Brain on Psychotherapy The use of psychotherapy has decreased in the last decade; meanwhileย the use of prescribed medications has been on the riseย (APA, 2012). ย Now equipped with technologies that image the brain, the field of psychology is rising to … Continue reading
Psychotherapy vs. Medication Large scale, long term studies reveal that psychotherapy is as effective as medications, lasts longer than drug treatments, and avoids the harmful side effects. Despite growing evidence for the efficacy of psychotherapy, the use of therapy has … Continue reading
Relationships,ย Loss,ย and Vulnerability One of the common reasons that clients come into therapy is the experience of pain associated with the loss of an important relationship; such as the ending of a marriage, the death of a family member, or repeated … Continue reading
Shadow Integration We all have parts of ourselves that are split off, hidden, or denied.ย Living in the world cut-off from these partsย can leave us feeling empty, as if we are going through the motions of our lives rather than … Continue reading