by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 24, 2026 | Industrial Organisational Psychology
The meeting devolves within minutes. Sarah argues that the product launch timeline is unrealistic. James counters that her concerns reflect negativity rather than legitimate analysis. The technical lead withdraws into her laptop, typing furiously while contributing...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 7, 2026 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Mythology and Therapy
The search for psychological integration is not a modern invention.Long before Freud, before the DSM, before trauma-informed care became a clinical category, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated technologies of the sacred designed to induce profound...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 11, 2026 | Models of Psychotherapy
The Architecture of the Soul: A Clinical Deep Dive into Internal Family Systems (IFS) "We are all multiple." — A comprehensive synthesis of Jungian Depth Psychology, Gestalt Therapy, and the Neuroscience of Trauma. Table of Contents 1. The Paradigm Shift: From...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 27, 2025 | Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
In 1982, Richard Schwartz, a young, zealous family therapist fresh from his PhD at Purdue University, designed an outcome study he believed would prove family therapy had found the holy grail of psychological treatment. He recruited thirty bulimic teenagers and their...
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 | Jan 27, 2025 | Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, Lifespan integration in Alabama, Recovering from Abuse, Therapeutic Approaches and Techniques for Therapists, Therapy and Crisis Intervention for College Students in Alabama, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
What are Newer Brain-Based Therapies for Trauma? In recent years, there has been a surge of interest and research into novel therapies that target the brain and nervous system to treat the effects of psychological trauma. These emerging approaches leverage new...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 20, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
Examining the Implied Assumptions in Different Therapy Modalities When we think of therapy, we often associate it with self-improvement and positive change. After all, isn’t the goal of therapy to help us become better versions of ourselves? But does therapy...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 4, 2023 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy
Befriending Your Inner Critic: From Self-Judgment to Self-Empowerment Understanding the Inner Critic The inner critic is that persistent voice in our heads that judges, criticizes, and undermines our every move. Psychologists Sidra and Hal Stone, pioneers of the Voice...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 6, 2020 | Parts Based Therapy
Locus of Control: The Psychology of High Performance and Imposter Syndrome Why do the most competent employees often feel like frauds, while the least competent overestimate their abilities? This paradox, known as the Dunning-Kruger effect, is a common observation in...
