There is a conspicuous absence in the relational psychotherapy literature of an in-depth understanding of the wide range of developmental relational complexity possibilities. Since the history and rich diversity of relational perspectives is well known, I will restrict myself to focusing on the range of emotional complexity possibilities thus far formulated–because a clear understanding of […]

Recent shifts in public opinion have mandated changes in all sectors of our society aimed at correcting age-old patterns of abuse. People who have been subjected to damaging treatment have felt encouraged to speak up and seek redress for the wrongs done to them in the past. Memories of painful experiences that individuals have tried […]

Download these office forms into your computer and modify them to suit your taste and your needs.  This disc contains model forms for psychotherapy practice including Informed Consents, Guides for Record Keeping, Contracts for Supervision and Training, HIPAA Compliance Forms, and Documents for Working with Minors and Custody Evaluations. Facing the Challenge of Liability Electronic […]

Author: Donald W. Schafer, M.D. Publisher: Jason Aronson, New Jersey, 1995 Reviewed by: Lawrence E. Hedges An essential addition to every clinician’s ready reference shelf, Shafer’s clarifying and enlightened Understanding and Relieving Pain boldly asserts, “Once a pain is understood, no one should have to hurt.” A senior psychiatrist and hypnotherapist now retired in Laguna […]

Lawrence E. Hedges Remembering, Repeating and Working Through Childhood Trauma:: The Psychodynamics of Recovered Memories, Multiple Personality, Abuse, Incest, Molest, and Abduction Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 1994 ISBN 1-56821-228-3 pp 336 Reviewed by John D. Carter The therapeutic community has become divided, the lines drawn, and opinions strongly held about the reality of recovered memories, […]