by rulamo | Apr 23, 2023 | Addictions, IFS Therapy, Substance Use, Therapy
In the course of planning a therapy group for veterans with Substance Use Disorders at the Michael E. DeBakey Medical Center in Houston I have gotten to know a lot about an approach to addiction called Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. The approach was...
by rulamo | Nov 29, 2020 | Psychodynamic Therapy, Therapy
I always liked the saying “The illness is the cure”. Why? Because in the area of mental health, it alerts us to something profoundly insightful about the nature of the psychological and emotional problems most people struggle with. Whether we feel depressed, have...
by rulamo | Nov 29, 2020 | Therapy
If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, or some other psychological struggle, there is almost always two directions you can go. Whichever path you choose will have profound implications for the general direction your life will take… The Symptom Path: One...
by rulamo | Nov 29, 2020 | Psychodynamic Therapy, Therapy
For consumers contemplating seeing a therapist, there are many types of therapy to choose from. One of the most widely practiced forms of therapy, is psychodynamic therapy. But what does psychodynamic therapy really mean? What is Psychodynamic Therapy? Psychodynamic...
by rulamo | Nov 29, 2020 | Therapy
Many people who are considering therapy for their psychological difficulties may wonder how effective talking about their problems is really going to be… So let’s examine the question: Does therapy really work? What’s Wrong with Talk Therapy? The...
by rulamo | Nov 29, 2020 | Therapy, Trauma
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places” (Ernest Hemingway) Ernest Hemingway spoke of a universal psychological truth, when in A Farewell to Arms, he suggested that you grow stronger in your broken places, much like a...
