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A Few Simple Questions

A Few Simple Questions

with Saul Spiro
A satiric take on the Mental Status Exam.
Gottman and Gray: The Two Johns

Gottman and Gray: The Two Johns

with Hara Estroff Marano
One is the gold standard; the other the gold earner. Take a wild guess which is which.
Duped and Recouped

Duped and Recouped

with Nancy Fishman, PhD and Jeffrey Kottler, PhD
Empathy and compassion generally serve us well with our clients, but aren't necessarily the skills we need to navigate the world of running a practice. This story, excerpted from Duped: Lies and Deception in Psychotherapy serves as a cautionary tale.
Couch Fiction

Couch Fiction

with Philippa Perry and Junko Graat
Couch Fiction allows you to peep through the key-hole of the therapy room door and read the mind of the protagonists.
Sleep and the Therapist: A Poem

Sleep and the Therapist: A Poem

with Esther W. Wright-Wilson
A therapist poetically chronicles an underreported occupational hazard.
The God of Hellfire Will See You Now

The God of Hellfire Will See You Now

with Matt Wolff
How often does a proto-Goth heavy metal rock star become a psychotherapist?
Two Therapy Poems

Two Therapy Poems

with Esther W. Wright-Wilson
Poems by Esther Wright-Wilson about those unsettling moments in therapy that we can all relate to.
The Dark Intruder

The Dark Intruder

with Esther W. Wright-Wilson
Psychotherapist-poet Esther Wright-Wilson muses about the moment an insect intrudes on a therapy session.
Bad Therapy: What You Didn't Learn in Grad School

Bad Therapy: What You Didn't Learn in Grad School

with Deb Kory
Psychologist Deb Kory pulls no punches in critiquing what is missing from our training programs, and calls for more authenticity, humor and humility in the ways we teach and learn to practice therapy.