by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 28, 2025 | Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
In 2003, David Grand sat across from a championship-level figure skater who had exhausted nearly every therapeutic approach without resolution. They had worked together for months using EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, psychoanalytic techniques, and what Grand called...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 20, 2025 | Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
The Convergence of Metaphor and Mechanism The history of psychotherapy is often narrated as a fractured lineage, a series of schisms where the “scientific” present supposedly corrects the “mystical” errors of the past. For nearly a century, the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 29, 2024 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Somatic Experiencing In Alabama, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
The Trauma Healing Power of Brainspotting Brainspotting is a powerful therapeutic approach that engages the body and brain in a unique way to facilitate healing from trauma and emotional distress. Developed by Dr. David Grand, brainspotting evolved out of his work...
