Behavioral Medicine Solutions

Knowledge of the self is the foundation of western philosophy and psychology.  Psychotherapeutic disciplines have justified their approaches by promising relief of the pain of life and providing for an examined life.  There are extreme cases of lingering in psychoanalysis for decades to undo the damages of childhood with the promise of psychological health.  Mystical [...]

Many people, including therapists, are confused about the concept of psychotherapy and how to define it. The growth of various schools of psychotherapy, the conflicting reports as to their outcomes, and the cartoonish dramatization of its process in films and movies leaves one mystified. Moreover, the fear of the cost of therapy and its possible eventual ineffectiveness drives many away [...]

The answer is yes and no!  Life coaching seminars and institutes seem to be popping up everywhere.  Some have raised concerns that the concept is a backdoor entry into psychotherapy without proper training or credentialing.  Some life coaching advocates differentiate the process from psychotherapy in that its emphasis is on results, here and now, and not the past. Although in some [...]

I have had several patients who have been lingering in psychotherapy for many years, convinced that they had horrible childhood.  They have tried every form of therapy with limited success and possible harmful dependency. The evidence they have for their traumatic childhood experiences is the persistent obsessive thoughts triggered by daily experiences such as caring for [...]