by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 23, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
When Trauma Is Not a Single Event For many, the word “trauma” conjures images of a single, devastating event: a car accident, a natural disaster, a combat experience. While these are undoubtedly traumatic, there is another form of suffering, one that is...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 9, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Executive and Physician Burnout, Psychology Topics and Articles
The Complex Reality of EMDR in Clinical Practice Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) occupies a unique and controversial position in the landscape of trauma therapy. While some practitioners report remarkable results, researchers often express...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 30, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles, Recovering from Abuse
Understanding the Lasting Impacts of Toxic Relationships The double bind theory, first proposed by Gregory Bateson and his colleagues in the 1950s, describes a type of dysfunctional communication and relationship pattern that can have devastating psychological...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 4, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles, Recovering from Abuse
“Faustus: Stay, Mephistophilis, and tell me, what good will my soul do thy lord? Mephistophilis: Enlarge his kingdom. Faustus: Is that the reason why he tempts us thus? Mephistophilis: Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris. (It is a comfort to the wretched to...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 3, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles, Recovering from Abuse
How Can you Heal Narcissistic Abuse in Therapy? “I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” -Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Narcissistic abuse is a form of emotional and...
