Tuesday, November 5, 2019

The Erotic Countertransference: The Therapist's Sexual Attraction to the Client

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In an earlier article, Psychotherapy and the Erotic Transference: Falling "In Love" With Your Psychotherapist , I discussed client...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Why Do Core Emotional Issues Get Triggered in Romantic Relationships?

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When you're involved in a serious romantic relationship, you are at your most emotionally vulnerable.  So, it's no surprise that cor...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Acceptance and Self Compassion

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In a prior article, I discussed the concept of self compassion (see my article:  Psychotherapy and Compassionate Self Acceptance ).  In this...
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Are You Thinking About Canceling Your Therapy Session Because You're Having a Good Day?

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In a prior article, I discussed scenarios where clients left therapy prematurely before they completed their work in therapy (see my article...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

What's the Difference Between Healthy Anger and Unhealthy Anger?

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Anger often gets a bad rap because people consider anger to be "bad" or "unhealthy."   While it's true that there ar...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Relationships: Coping With the Stages of a Breakup

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Anyone who has ever gone through a breakup knows that it's hard and that, in most cases, it's a process. That will mean different th...
Monday, July 1, 2019

Understanding the Emotional Dynamics of Men Who Are "Players" - Part 2: A Clinical Vignette

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In Part 1  of Understanding the Emotional Dynamics of Men Who Are "Players," I described the typical emotional dynamics and behavi...