by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 2, 2026 | History of Psychotherapy
Somewhere in the Library of Congress sits a collection of documents that has shaped how we understand the human mind. The Sigmund Freud Papers contain letters, case notes, interviews, and personal correspondence spanning the birth of psychoanalysis. They should be...
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 21, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Hans-Georg Gadamer: The Philosopher of Dialogue and Understanding Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900–2002) was a German philosopher whose life spanned the entire 20th century, witnessing its wars, its technological explosions, and its cultural upheavals. He is the father of...
