by Kelly George | Nov 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Much of my work at Live Oak focuses on working with those who experience gender dysphoria, or those who identify as part of the Trans* community. This experience can take many shapes, including feeling at odds between one’s mental experience and physical body,...
by Michael Jones | Nov 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Psychological approaches to mental health—like psychotherapy—and biological approaches to mental health—like the medications prescribed by physicians—address many of the same human problems from different directions. It is a mistake to think of ourselves as merely...
by Kelly George | Nov 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Doubt has a negative connotation; it is often associated with fear or dread. However, the origin of the word in Latin (dubitare) does not carry the same ominous weight. Dubitare meant to question, hesitate, or to consider the choice between two things. It wasn’t...
by Jeff Levy | Nov 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Often when we think about healing from trauma we think about how daunting the journey may be. We may even choose to put off directly addressing our trauma because the challenge may feel too great. Whether we choose to engage in the formal process of...
by Jeff Levy | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Defining Trauma Historically, there has been controversy over what constitutes “trauma.” Mental health definitions have changed over time, but most explanations still discuss exposure to an event (or witnessing an event) that threatens our physical or emotional...
by Jeff Levy | Nov 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
It is virtually impossible to understand trauma without understanding the extent to which it resides within our multiple, complex, and shifting identities. The same traumatic experience will be understood and metabolized differently when experienced at age 3 than at...
by Michael Jones | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
I will be answering this question in a short video that will be available soon at http://projectpsychotherapy.blogspot.com. My thoughts here are a version of what I plan to say less formally in the video. Psychotherapy helps by offering a unique place in which to...
by Jeff Levy | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles
Reprinted from Psychotherapy Networker, May/June, 2010. Rob rushed into his first session with me, gym bag on one shoulder, briefcase on the other, 10 minutes late and out of breath. He set his bags down, gently put his Blackberry on the table in front of him, and...
by Jeff Levy | Jan 31, 2016 | Articles
Reprinted from Positively Aware Magazine, May/June, 2010. The most current research in mental health supports the strong connection between mind, body, and brain. Western approaches to psychotherapy and medicine have tended to split the body from the brain/mind,...
by Bruce Koff | Jan 30, 2016 | Articles
This is a transcript of an address delivered on November 11, 2005 at the annual conference of the Family Institute of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. I am delighted to be here and am very grateful to the Family Institute for incorporating into this...
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