by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 18, 2025 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists
How to Use Philosophy in Existential Therapy Philosophy and psychology have long been intertwined, both seeking to understand the complexities of the human mind and experience. By applying philosophical frameworks as lenses of inquiry, we can gain deeper insights into...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 30, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, History of Psychotherapy, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Symbolism and Meaning in Psychotherapy
What were Carl Jung’s Major Influences? Carl Jung was profoundly influenced by a wide range of philosophers, thinkers and mystics in developing his groundbreaking theories of analytical psychology. He drew upon ideas from existentialism, phenomenology, German...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 29, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Edmund Husserl: The Mathematician of the Soul and the Father of Phenomenology In the fragmented landscape of modern psychology, where practitioners often pledge loyalty to specific schools—CBT, Psychoanalysis, Somatic—there is one figure who provides the bedrock for...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 22, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Martin Heidegger and the Quest for Being: The Philosopher who Wrecked and Rebuilt Western Thought Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) is the “Dark Giant” of 20th-century philosophy. He is perhaps the most influential philosopher since Hegel, and certainly the...
