encountering this single paragraph from Jonathan Shedler changed everything - kind of a telos I strive to hold re: my personal development & was incredibly helpful as I started toward becoming a therapist, wondering what the hell mental health even means, i return to it often

Can relate.

"the skillful therapist titrates the affective 'temperature' of the sessions, striving to keep it just 'warm' enough for the patient to truly experience his feelings without being intolerably flooded or overstimulated" - Sublette & Novick (2004).

Qualitative analysis is hard, complicated, and often frustrating. But it is also invigorating, immersive, and exciting. Losing yourself in other people's lives and stories, making connections, and stringing them together is immeasurably rewarding.

This is why it's important to make it clear to clients that therapy is not necessarily always about feeling better. That can be a byproduct of it, but not the main goal.

Is this government blind, stupid, idiotic, or simply uncaring?

This thread is particularly important when considering the pressure of working in a health service that wants results quickly.

Powerful words that apply both to me and the clients I work with. We must face and work through that which we tend to avoid in ourselves and our lives.

Tickets bought, excitement building!

Watching the recent discussion with Jonathan Shedler by IPA and struck by his reference to the "analytic sensibility" and how this can be cultivated, no matter your style of intervention.

Woke up with voice almost gone and have therapy this morning. This should be interesting!

Great finds in Chapters Bookstore Dublin #psychoanalysis #TherapistsConnect

The turnout today has proven that the majority of people say NO to hate and fear, YES to decency and respect #dunlaoghairewelcomes rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

We don’t need to be over-zealous as therapists. Not everything that could be tackled in psychotherapy needs to be tackled in 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 therapy episode. - Mary Jo Peebles

particularly relevant when you have short chunks of time to work with people

gm, it's Friday, go outside

Sigmund Freud squatted and so should you…

Diagnostic alternative to the DSM: The Springsteen Criteria for Major Depression:

1/ As I put one scared little person to bed tonight I’m reminded of some basic principles when supporting children’s understanding of violence and chaos: 1. Find out what they know already. Just listen 2. Correct any factually incorrect information. Give the facts without…