Beginning Psychotherapy: The First Session
Beginning Psychotherapy: The First Session The initial psychotherapy session is a complex social interaction unlike any other. The client may understandably experience a range of emotions, expectations, and fears, while the clinician seeks to establish a sense of...
Addressing Problems of Guilt in Psychotherapy: Insights from Donald Carveth’s Psychoanalytic Perspective
Addressing Problems of Guilt in Psychotherapy: Insights from Donald Carveth’s Psychoanalytic Perspective James Tobin, Ph.D. Initially trained as a sociologist, the Canadian psychoanalyst Donald Carveth provides an intriguing perspective on guilt and its role in the...
Why We Pursue the Familiar: Insights from Psychology and Psychoanalysis
Why We Pursue the Familiar: Insights from Psychology and Psychoanalysis James Tobin, Ph.D. Being drawn to the familiar is a human tendency determined by an array of psychological, neurobiological, and evolutionary factors. Although there are advantages to gravitating...
The Psychology of Resilience: Coping Challenges and How Psychotherapy Bolsters Adaptability
The Psychology of Resilience: Coping Challenges and How Psychotherapy Bolsters Adaptability Resilience is an acquired capacity encompassing an array of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral (coping) skills which can be supported and advanced by psychotherapy. KEY...
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