Thoreau wrote “Simplify, simplify, simplify” before he went off to live in the woods (well, really the pond in town) for what turned out to be a short stay. And while human beings are complex creatures, and psychotherapy and psychoanalysis endeavor to understand a person’s complexity, it is useful to simplify at times. So I […]
Recently I spoke with some prospective clients who had inquired specifically about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). In each case my hunch proved correct: someone, such as a psychiatrist, who doesn’t practice psychotherapy, had recommended this form of therapy. These callers didn’t really know what it was or if that was what they wanted; they were […]
