Welcome to a space where inquiry, exploration, and discussion are encouraged and accepted from individuals from all walks of life. My intention with this site and future publications is to create an inclusive, compassionate community where all individuals from both sides of the mental health system are embraced as equals with inherent wisdom to teach and learn from […]Read Post ›
The medical model temporarily assists the pained other in a spiritual crisis. However, what assists the pained other is for the clinician to be present. In order to be present and practice ethical social work the clinician must be in contact and integrate the shadow self.
The Myth of the Wounded Healer as an Archetype According to Greek mythology, Chiron had a very solemn upbringing. He was born out-of-wedlock and of lust. Repulsed by his appearance, his mother rejected his existence, and also he was abandoned by his immortal father,the Titan, Kronos. Due to the abandonment by both of his parents, […]Read Post ›
Individual psychotherapy – that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship – requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver. Thomas […]Read Post ›
The Art of the Clinician’s Presence and Spirituality: Encompassing the Whole Person in the Therapeutic Encounter The clinician’s sense of spirituality and state of presence is controversial, if not lacking, in many settings. Social Work schools do not focus on the clinician’s spirituality and the essence of presence in the therapeutic encounter. Rather […]Read Post ›
The Art of Presence in Mental Health 