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Articles tagged "poetry".
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Becoming Trainees, Becoming Therapists
Not as Urgent as a Toothache (JM) The Analyst stares into the steam of his green tea. A morning Rorschach for no one to interpret. The first of his five patients for the day is out in the waiting room, flicking through one of the […]
Daniel Jose Gaztambide, Psy.D. + 1 more
April 15, 2019
Heroes of the Heart
Listen to Dr. Gaztambide narrate the Prologue of this piece: Prologue “When are you going to stop splitting like this?” I almost spilled my coffee. I often wondered why shrinks talk like this-using words like “splitting” and “distortion” and “automatic thoughts” as if they were a part of everyday language. They’re not. But we do […]
Daniel Jose Gaztambide, Psy.D.
December 30, 2017
Facilitate Memorable Terminations
Facilitate Memorable Terminations with Awareness, Courage and Love Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), a contemporary contextual behavioral therapy grounded in empirically supported principles, harnesses the power of the therapeutic relationship and maximizes the therapist’s genuineness, compassion and effectiveness. FAP focuses on how therapists can notice and respond effectively to client daily-life problems when they also occur […]
Holly Yates, M.S., LPC + 3 more
July 30, 2017
Poetry as Self Care
Like most of you, I am a secret-keeper. I am given the gift of hearing private thoughts and exploring strong emotions with strangers who become clients. I am a purveyor of hope. I often do little more than listen, but the impact on some clients is profound. I marvel at how the process of revealing oneself unfolds from person to […]
Mili Thomas, M.A.
November 6, 2014