Introduction 1.1: Why Meaningful Change Is So Difficult Introduction 1.2: The Power of Psychotherapy Is the Practice of Noticing Dimension 1: MIND MIND MATTERS quotations What drew me to Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) as a coherent concept integrating thoughts and feelings (Peter Fonagy, Anthony Bateman, Jon…
Why Meaningful Change Is So Difficult Introduction 1.1: To The Manual One lesson that my long experience as a psychotherapist has taught me is that no one thing works all the time. Even the very best researched methods, called “evidenced-based practices,” never approach 100% success…
“Let go” A command Piece of advice Meditation chant Whatever or wherever “Let go” Happens to be The words Are loaded for me It’s nobody’s fault That’s what I tell myself As I repeat the words Whenever I see you Grown up and being yourself…
Below are several points that I have found helpful with clients making a good start in psychotherapy with me. Most of them revolve around having enough connection and safety between you and me that you feel reasonably understood and seen by me and also feel…
This manual about the five essential dimensions of meaningful change has been evolving in my head and in my body and in my soul for the past 35 years. I started my private practice of clinical social work on June 1, 1985. Over the years,…