Ten “vital signs” of psychotherapy progress 1. Greater attachment security / sense of safety in relationships 2. More integrated & coherent experience of self & others 3. Increased sense of personal agency 4. More realistically-grounded & reliable self-esteem (1/3)

My longest work relationship (5 years today) is with a place that was born the day I joined it. Feel like this demands mention.

If you don’t know anymore than what’s been said in this trial about BPD, please research it more before stating your opinion and judgements. Not all those with BPD abuse and not all abusers have BPD

1. Is it true? 2. Is it kind? 3. Is it beneficial? 4. Is it necessary? 5. Is it the right time?

Finally started seeing clients in person last week. To see few of them return to the Centre after more than 2 years, sit in the exact same place on the couch, and smile between tears as I hand over the tissue box...giving me all the feels.

Inviting applications from clinical psychologists interested in joining the Student Support Centre, Manipal, Karnataka - a psychotherapy centre catering exclusively to young people in higher education. #TherapistsConnect #TherapistTwitter #mentalhealth

Maybe quitting doesn't always mean accepting defeat. Maybe, instead, it's a strategic retreat.

I want to clarify what mental health professionals mean when we say that mental illness does not cause gun violence:

Psychotherapy in a nutshell? 'Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.' - Rumi

1/ Psychological defenses 🧵 Any thought or feeling can be used to defend against any other Angry feelings can defend against feelings of abandonment or rejection, depression can defend against anger, haughtiness can defend against self-contempt, confusion can help us avoid

this is what we’re fighting for ✊

Narcissism is one of the more misunderstood terms of our time. We’re so aware of the bad narcissist - whose pride leaves them no room for empathy or kindness - that we are at risk of missing the central role that narcissism should play in the development of any healthy human.

Ambivalent client at the Centre. This one, literally on the fence.