by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 27, 2025 | Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
On a spring day in 1987, Francine Shapiro walked through a park near her home in Northern California, carrying troubling thoughts that had been persistent and distressing. She noticed something unexpected: as her eyes moved rapidly from side to side, following the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 27, 2025 | Psychology Book Reviews and Non Fiction, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
When a Dutch child grows up during Nazi occupation watching his father return from a work camp, watching hunger hollow out his neighbors, watching liberation armies arrive too late for too many, trauma stops being an abstract concept. It becomes the air you breathe,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 26, 2025 | Models of Psychotherapy, Parts Based Therapy, Psychology
For the last forty years, the gold standard of mental health care has been Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The premise of CBT is elegant and logical: your thoughts create your feelings. Therefore, if you can catch your negative thoughts (cognitive distortions) and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 4, 2025 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Executive and Physician Burnout, Guided Meditations for Therapy
The Hidden Conversation Between Body and Brain For decades, mainstream psychotherapy has operated under a fundamental assumption: that emotional healing flows primarily from the top down. The prevailing belief has been that if we can change our thoughts, we can change...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Nov 8, 2025 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology, Therapy Resources for Alabama
In 1961, Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment that would fundamentally challenge our understanding of human obedience and moral authority. Participants were instructed by a man in a white coat, an apparent authority figure, to administer what they believed were...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 22, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing
If you’re searching for advanced trauma therapy, you have likely moved beyond traditional talk therapy. You may have read “The Body Keeps the Score” and realized that your trauma isn’t just a story to be told—it’s an experience stored in...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 14, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles
The Paradox of Healing In the vast landscape of psychotherapeutic literature, few works capture the intricate dance between healer and patient as poignantly as Harry Stack Sullivan’s play “The Physician.” This lesser-known dramatic work, highlighted...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 18, 2025 | Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that impacts individuals across multiple domains of functioning. Rather than viewing autism as a linear spectrum, it is more accurately conceptualized as a dynamic interplay of strengths,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 14, 2025 | Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
What PTSD Feels Like: The Inner Experience Living with PTSD can feel like being trapped in a time warp where past trauma continues to intrude on the present moment. Many people describe it as having their nervous system stuck on high alert, as if danger could strike...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | May 29, 2025 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Free Resources for Therapists in Private Practice, Psychology Topics and Articles, Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools
Buy the Book How Edward Teyber’s Revolutionary Approach Transformed My Journey from Anxious Student to Confident Therapist I still remember sitting in my social work school classroom, frantically taking notes on CBT protocols and DBT worksheets, feeling...
