The map is not the territory
I love a book that pulls me back again and again, each time offering me something more to savor and light up something new in me. Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ Women
Parting is such sweet sorrow
Today I ended my long Jungian analysis, The ending was planned, a goal for this being the day set over a year ago. So ending is very much on my
How are you doing?
The novelty of not going to work or out to eat is probably wearing off by now; I know it is for me. So the question becomes how do we
Therapy Online
Regular readers here know that a portion of my practice consists of working with patients via telephone and FaceTime and Skype. In fact I have been working with people via
Therapy in the time of COVID-19
It seems a fair assumption that to a greater or lesser degree all of us are experiencing anxiety about the virus and its impact on our lives. Will I get
What about therapy breaks?
How is a break from therapy different from termination? The same questions need to be looked at when a patient decides to take a break from therapy as when she
When is it time?
We have talked about the beginning and some about the middle of therapy — and we will talk even more about them as time goes by — but today what
What ?
I noticed the other day a help wanted ad for a “behavioral health specialist” — it makes as much sense as that car in the middle of the field. Back
May I Have a Hug?
A question that comes up a lot in discussions of therapy is that of touch — when, if at all, is it appropriate for a therapist to touch a patient?
On the Way to Becoming
A while ago quite by accident I happened to see a photo of a woman I saw in therapy many years ago. I recognized the name — the face, like
Living to Tell the Tale
A few years ago I taught a course at our Senior College called Conversations in the Third Act. Among other things we took photos of our hands, as hands show
As the twig is bent…
“Psychoanalysis cannot be considered a method of education if by education we mean the topiary art of clipping a tree into a beautiful artificial shape. But those who have a