by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 30, 2025 | Models of Psychotherapy, Psychology Topics and Articles, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The discipline advanced not through consensus, but through violent collisions of opposing worldviews—tectonic shifts where the very definitions of “mind,” “cure,” and “human nature” were contested with ideological fervor and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 26, 2025 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, History of Psychotherapy, Psychology
The Dialectic of Spirit and Statistic The history of psychotherapy is often presented as a “Whig history”—a linear progression from the superstitious darkness of the past toward the illuminated scientific present. In this sanitized narrative, we move from...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 15, 2025 | Psychology
We live in a paradox. Look around you. Objectively, the world is functioning. The lights are on, the internet is working, and the grocery stores have food. Yet, subjectively, more and more of us feel like we are going insane. We feel a profound sense of alienation, as...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 7, 2025 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
A Philosopher-King Writing to Himself in the Dark In the final decade of his life, along the frozen banks of the Danube River, surrounded by the chaos of military campaigns against Germanic tribes, the most powerful man in the ancient world sat alone in his tent and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 13, 2025 | Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Micro-nutrition and Vitamins for Mental Health
The Science of Phobias and Evidence-Based Natural Approaches to Treatment Phobias represent one of the most common anxiety disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 10% of the population at some point in their lives. Unlike ordinary fears, phobias involve...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 13, 2025 | Micro-nutrition and Vitamins for Mental Health
The Role of Natural Supplements and Holistic Approaches Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) represents one of the most challenging behavioral conditions affecting children and adolescents today. Characterized by persistent patterns of angry, irritable mood,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 13, 2025 | Micro-nutrition and Vitamins for Mental Health
Evidence-Based Supplements and Complementary Therapies Panic disorder affects millions worldwide, characterized by sudden, intense episodes of fear accompanied by overwhelming physical symptoms such as racing heart, chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, and a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 11, 2025 | History of Psychotherapy, Metamodernism and Deconstruction, Recovering from Abuse
Why Are There So Many Modalities of Psychotherapy? The history of psychotherapy is a tumultuous one, marked by heated debates, acrimonious splits, and competing claims to truth. From its origins in Freudian psychoanalysis to the present-day landscape of integrative...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 19, 2024 | Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
Navigating the Intersection of Mood and Neurodiversity What is Depression with Autism? Depression and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are distinct conditions that can co-occur. Research suggests that individuals with autism are at a higher risk of developing...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 19, 2024 | Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
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