Writings

Insight-Oriented Therapy

Two Paths in Therapy: Skills and Insight Broadly speaking, therapies tend to fall into two categories: those that focus on building skills and those that

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Starting Therapy

Before Our First Session You’re beginning therapy because, in some way, you feel bad and want to feel better. Before our first session, I encourage

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How to Choose a Therapist

If you’re considering therapy, I think there are three important questions to ask yourself. Question #1: Do you really need therapy? Not everyone does. And

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Emotion Matters

The Appeal of Pure Reason I entered adulthood believing that emotions were more bothersome than helpful. I remember reading Plato’s Republic my sophomore year of

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