by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Feb 4, 2025 | Psychology Topics
How can Existential Therapy Help? Loss is an inevitable part of the human condition. Whether through death, separation, or the myriad other ways in which life can strip us of what we hold dear, loss is a universal experience that touches every heart. And yet, despite...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 18, 2024 | Philosophy, Psychology
Exploring the Contributions of Rollo May to Existential Psychotherapy Who was Rollo May Rollo May (1909-1994) was an influential American existential psychologist and psychotherapist. He played a key role in introducing existential psychology to the United States and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 1, 2024 | Philosophy, Psychology
The Stages of Grief as Defelection from Existential Dread We all go through the stages of grief all of the time: The stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance – represent common emotional reactions to loss and change...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | May 5, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques
Foucault’s Ideas for Understanding Power, Discourse and the Self Who was Michel Foucault Who was Michel Foucault? Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was one of the most influential philosophers and social theorists of the 20th century. His groundbreaking ideas on...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | May 2, 2024 | Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Healing the Modern Soul is a series about how clinical psychology will have to change and confront its past if it is to remain relevant in the future. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Healing the Modern Soul Appendix Suffering Without Screaming In the first...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 21, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 Harnessing the Power of Jungian Archetypes in Psychotherapy: A Practical Guide for Patients and Therapists Read More on Jung here: Carl Jung’s Major Influences Jungian Analysis Archetypes Jung’s Method Jungian Thought Main...