Scary Signs of the Times
Despite all the posters, mugs, and t-shirts that have been urging us to “Keep Calm and Carry On” over the last several years, financial panic is real. Uncertainty about the markets, rumors about cryptocurrency and central bank digital currency, exacerbated by the ever-rising costs of everything
Self-Doubt is a Competence Killer
Seasoned practitioners as well as new mental health professionals recognize the power of self-doubt. We feel it all the time. What makes us qualified to guide others as they struggle to find solutions to major problems? Did I make the right diagnosis? Am I taking the right steps with this client?
Attention Deficit is a complicated issue. It affects clients in different ways, and manifests in a variety of symptoms. In some cases, medication alleviates these symptoms and helps clients function more effectively. Clients also benefit from talk therapy, including CBT and DBT, and can use specific techniques, including mindfulness practices, that
Self-Meaning Based Therapy (SMBT) is an innovative therapeutic approach created by Dr. Lawrie Ignacio and Dr. Graham Taylor to address deeply ingrained, unconscious negative self-meanings. With over 25 years of experience, Drs. Ignacio and Taylor developed SMBT to fill the gaps left by traditional therapies that often struggle to access and transform
Self-Meaning Based Therapy (SMBT), founded by Dr. Lawrie Ignacio and Dr. Graham Taylor, is an innovative therapeutic approach designed to help individuals heal from the negative self-meanings that shape their lives. SMBT works
Maybe your client comes in asking you for help with an annoying habit, such as nail biting, hair pulling, or compulsive picking at wounds and scars. Or, you might notice the signs your client displays, including eyebrows or eyelashes that are pulled out, a constant rubbing of dry skin against the lip or face, or even the biting or pulling of skin off
Dr. Lawrie Ignacio and Dr. Graham Taylor, the founders of Self-Meaning Based Therapy (SMBT), spent a lot of time thinking about the role of meaning-making in our lives. They came to realize that we are all inherently relational, meaning-making beings. It’s within our early family encounters that we learn about the world and our place in it.
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Emotional Numbness is NOT Comfortable
Despite the old song by Pink Floyd, “comfortably numb” is not a thing.
Is it really possible to feel nothing? Many clients will say so. Maybe they can’t feel sad about the death of a family member, or find it difficult to feel joy over their success. People who don’t feel their
Parents don't always feel jolly.