Milton Erickson remains a towering figure in the history of psychotherapy. An American psychiatrist and hypnotherapist, he died in 1980 but his approach and creativity continues to influence generations of therapists after him. I had the fortunate opportunity of a six-day training with him and five other therapists in his small converted garage office adjacent to his […]
New York Times reports on research for treating depression through insomnia… again Depression continues one of the main conditions which causes people to seek therapy. What if there was an effective treatment for depression which did not primarily focus on the depression itself? The New York Times reports: “An insomnia therapy that scientists just reported […]
A few weeks ago I got into a conversation with young man at a coffee shop. He told me he was about to go to a “summer camp for adults “. This got me interested. Summer camp was always important to me and I have many fond memories of being a camper and a camp […]
Judy Lief writes about what Buddhist teachings have to say about stress and asks: “Should stress always be avoided? Can it be productive? What are its symptoms and what is its cure?” I wondered when posting this if the phrase “Buddhist teachings” would turn people off. But on second thought I believe the helping fields […]