Perception vs Truth
The young man was at the end of his rope. Seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. “Lord, I can’t go on,” he said. “I have too heavy a cross to […]
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Is Consciousness Evolving?
“You have to have confidence in your own ability to be able to go it alone, to go against what the rest of the culture is doing.” – Eunice Baumann-Nelson, Penobscot Nation A few weeks ago, […]
Another Side of the Story
As therapists, we are taught to form a collaboration with a client free from bias; to dispel our own values, beliefs, and opinions in order to meet a client where he/she is, and to simply […]
My Father the Ethical Slut
Like my father, the Editor-in-Chief of Psychology Tomorrow Magazine, I am a psychotherapist. We both specialize in sex. In our unique personal and professional relationship, we agree on many things. However, some of our opinions […]
Addiction: A Nonlinear Path to Recovery
Like many counselors fresh out of school, I began my practice in the field of addiction where the rate of burnout for a therapist is high. Addiction counseling is demanding and the prospect of successful […]
Learning to Think for Ourselves
Many clients come to counseling expecting therapists to give them the answer – to tell them what to do about a particular problem or symptom. They also often want to know what’s “normal.” At the […]
Couples Therapy
Anyone who has ever been in a long term relationship will tell you that it weathered some very rough times, even moments rife with uncertainty about its viability. More than any other reason, people come […]
A Son’s Vows to Love, Honor, and Obey Go Awry
My brother’s troubles began with my parent’s marriage. They knew each other for only one week when they married. Mother told me that she only agreed because she was twenty-five, an old maid. Dad was […]
Becoming a Heterosexual Man
“Fuck you, Mom. I look at porn.” That’s the root of the problem isn’t it? Not just her fault, that would be too easy and too damn typical and childish to stomach. And my continued […]
Myopia Road: Reflections on Painting and Therapy
Growing up on a road named Myopia always seemed fitting for my family since a myopic vision involves being able to see objects when things are close by, but having difficulty in seeing when objects […]