I make no bones about the fact that I am a huge fan of Jonathan Haidt, the moral psychologist who…
Writings/Blog
Shame, Guilt and Self Loathing.
Shame. We all know what it feels like. That devastating moment when you realize somehow you’ve crossed the line from…
Tao de Ching #10 – Use the Emptiness
We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape…
Transforming Psychic Pain and Isolation through Transcendence and Connection
There is something about the notion of spiritual transformation in psychotherapy that really appeals to me, and I think this…
A Brief Therapy Model for Adult-Onset PTSD Based on the work of Dr. Russell Carr, MD
Paper: Combat and Human Existence: Toward an Intersubjective Approach to Combat Related PTSD Understanding trauma and how to treat it…
Tao de Ching #9 – Pushing too hard
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after…
A Word on Two Styles of Psychodynamic Brief Therapy
I love practicing psychodynamic therapy. To me, no other approach embraces the depth of what it means to be a…
Pet Your Rat! Dreams Let You Know What You Need
You are going to therapy to address a nagging dissatisfaction with your life. You went to art school and planned…
The Individuation of Bowie – Blackstar
The first album I ever purchased was David Bowie’s 1973 album Changes. I was 13. I have remained an ardent…
Our Perplexing Parts – My Introduction to the State Model of Consciousness
I am intrigued with the concepts of “parts of self” and all ways that different theorists characterize them. Freud, for…