psychotherapy

This is one of the most surreal, backward articles I've ever read in my life, Catholic Online writes: Whoa whoa whoa whoa, did I read that right? Is this supposed to be reverse psychology, or does the author seriously believe psychotherapists should be in the position of preaching Gospel to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8A14E0J47Q This is an exellent series in which a young woman tells of her experiences with with a quack psycho therapist. Randi himself is credited during part 7 for helping her to think more critically. Before watching this series, I was not familiar with...

Bad psychology; hopefully the first of many threads about what makes for bad psychology and to educate people about psychology. (And what makes for good psychology.) I have a real bias against almost all psychodynamic or psychotherapeutic approaches. I was schooled at a behavioral school and in...

Recently, I have been looking into the possibility of receiving CBT, as I can no longer take antidepressants and it's my understanding that this is the only form of psychotherapy that isn't (to some extent) woo. However, the guy I spoke to at the assessment seemed to think CBT wasn't...

I have been a pyschotherapy client and am now enrolled in a Masters program in Mental Health Counseling. I endeauvor to think critically about things, but I have to admit that this field makes that very difficult. It's filled with untestable theories, models, and as I'm learning, insidious...

I'm looking for any kind of references, online or off, that discuss what scientific evidence is available for various therapy techniques. The backstory on this request is that my girlfriend is requesting that we enter relationship counseling, which seems like a good idea to me. However, she is...