Dr. James Tobin Ph.D. - Psychologist
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Dr. Tobin regularly publishes blog articles and posts information and writings by other authors on various issues including child development and adolescence, parenting, romantic love, men and masculinity, the psychotherapy process, the training and supervision of psychologists, sexual compulsivity and addiction, and organizational culture and change. If there is a topic you would like Dr. Tobin to feature, please email him directly at jt@jamestobinphd.com.
The World One Sees and the Seer Who Sees It
Listen to the entire article: Seeing things as they are in an essential concept in Buddhist...
Beyond Denial: “Mystification”
Listen to the entire article: Denial is typically understood as a psychological defense in which the...
The Architecture of a Relationship with a Narcissist in 5 Phases
Listen to the entire article: Adults who suffer from narcissistic problems were originally injured...
The Psychological Capacity of Inflexion
Listen to the entire article: In a prior presentation, I described the destructive sado-masochistic...
Unconscious Relational Templates in the Film 9/1 Weeks
Listen to the entire article: In the 1986 film "9 ½ Weeks" directed by Adrian Lyne, Mickey Rourke...
Fatal Attraction: Unconscious Recruitment and Enactment
Listen to the entire article: It is a rather inconvenient truth that what seems to get a romantic...
The Shared Psychological Origin of Narcissistic and Codependent Relational Styles
Listen to the entire article: In adult romantic love, there is an unconscious precedent to utilize...
The “Maternalizing Dynamic” in Romantic Relationships
Listen to the entire article: I often work with women in my practice who characterize a very distinct...
“Attachment Love” vs. “Erotic Love”
Listen to the entire article: In my work with patients who struggle in their romantic relationships,...