dear reader friends, here is the new buddhist carnival. i feel very fortunate to do this service to the – buddhosphere? and dear blogger friends, thank you so much for all the excellent submissions to the buddhist carnival. in keeping with the suggestions in our first post featured here, i have decided to break the… Continue reading a buddhist carnival – 2nd edition
Category: therapy
therapy and research – part 2
(this is part 2 of my reflections on the connection between therapy and research, started yesterday). in traditional research, an answer to a research question can be formulated quite easily because a) the things, people, and processes involved with the research are controlled as much as possible, and b) the answer to the research question… Continue reading therapy and research – part 2
therapy and research
this is part 1 of my musings on the connection between therapy and research. at its most basic, research is the act of systematically investigating a thing or process, systematically and carefully recording that process, and drawing conclusions. the system or method, the investigation itself, the recording and the drawing of conclusions are always tied… Continue reading therapy and research
the client-therapist relationship
i’d like to thank sarah for a very insightful analysis of the counsellor’s creed, which i had posted last year. the wording of that creed is not necessarily the one i would have used – but then, i try to read for what seems to be the spirit of the words. what sarah says about… Continue reading the client-therapist relationship
family and money
the other day, nancy asked an interesting question in her saturday case study: jeff and his two siblings, a brother and sister, each inherited a sizeable legacy when their parents died. jeff was conservative, and grew his legacy into an even more significant nest egg and is now independently wealthy. he came to me because… Continue reading family and money
albert ellis: empirically, logically and self-helpingly
the other day i was listening to a little audio clip of an interview with albert ellis, the no-holds-barred founder of rational-emotive behavioural therapy (REBT, also known as RET and RBT). ellis was one of the grandfathers of cognitive therapy; he wasn’t too enamoured with the theories he said freud “made up” and jung’s “mystical… Continue reading albert ellis: empirically, logically and self-helpingly
the interpretation of dreams
108 years ago today, sigmund freud’s most significant work, the interpretation of dreams, was first published (it was later forward-dated to 1900). dreams, freud thought, were “the royal road to the unconscious”. chapter one of this book starts with these words: in the following pages, i shall demonstrate that there is a psychological technique which… Continue reading the interpretation of dreams
my view of human nature
i just stumbled across my term paper of my very first counselling class, 17 years ago. here is what i wrote about my view of human nature. i’m sure i could nip and tuck here and there, and would probably use a slightly different writing style – but generally, most of what i said still… Continue reading my view of human nature
share your story
have you experienced recovery and healing in your life? goodtherapy, a great new resource for people who believe in affirmative therapy, therapy that is non-pathologizing, empowering, collaborative is starting a healing story collection. if you have something to share, go here. the first contribution you’ll find starts like this: once upon a time there was… Continue reading share your story
13 encouraging questions
“never mind the answers – just ask the right questions!” this is so true. last sunday i participated in a conference, dream vancouver, intended to encourage citizens to articulate their visions and hopes for an even better vancouver. the main process of the conference was organized around appreciative inquiry. appreciative inquiry is a philosophy and… Continue reading 13 encouraging questions