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The Talking Cure of Floating Brains January 11, 2024 What is the place of citing neuroscience for professional counselors and therapists? Does it truly represent what we do, or is it just the zeitgeist to say how X changes your brain in Y ways? Prompted by diving deep into a tiny fraction of a great book, Benjamin E. Caldwell's Saving Psychotherapy.
Trauma, Self, and Mindfulness January 11, 2024 musings on how the loss of self that occur in traumatic experiences can interact with the Buddhist idea of not- / non-self (anatta).
Perspective on Counseling and Contemplation January 11, 2024 Limits of current paradigms, the potential of human experience in counseling and cognition research, and hints of how contemplative practices may aid us in this very human journey.
Defining the Radical Rogerian January 09, 2024 The relationship is the key intervention. Common Factors (e.g., alliance, empathy, coherent and agreed-upon plan, etc.) provide a framework for enhancing practitioner efficacy.
Reflections on Depersonalization-Derealization January 08, 2024
  • An intimate look into my experiences with DP/DR, meditation, and burnout.
  • An intimate look into my experiences with DP/DR, meditation, and burnout.