by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 6, 2025 | Lifespan integration in Alabama, Recovering from Abuse, Therapy Resources for Alabama, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
Research on Jungian Therapy: Depth Psychology as an Evidence-Based Practice Jungian analytical psychology, a form of depth psychology, provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the human psyche. Its core focus is the individuation process—the lifelong...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 5, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, History of Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Ketamine for Trauma and PTSD, Psychology, Recovering from Abuse
Resolving the Conflict Between Lizard and Mammal Brains The human brain is an astonishingly complex and metabolically expensive organ. Weighing in at just three pounds, it consumes a whopping 20% of the body’s total energy budget [1]. This high cost is a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 12, 2024 | Recovering from Abuse, Self Help and Personal Development, Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools
Key Takeaways: Compassion Fatigue & Physician Burnout Differential Diagnosis: Distinguishes between Burnout (bureaucratic exhaustion), Compassion Fatigue (emotional depletion from empathy), and Moral Injury (violation of ethical values). Neurobiology: Explains how...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 9, 2024 | Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
Executive Summary: The Psychology of the Meme The Clinical Reality: Memes are not just “internet junk”; they are sophisticated vehicles for emotional regulation. For the digital generation, sharing a meme is a bid for connection—a way to say, “I am...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 21, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Metamodernism and Deconstruction, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Buildings and Architecture, Psychology of Modernism Post Modernism and the Meta Modern, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
Maurice Merleau-Ponty: The Philosopher of the Body and the Flesh of the World Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) stands as a pivotal figure in 20th-century thought, a French phenomenologist who dared to challenge the ancient dualism separating the mind from the body....
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 16, 2024 | Discover + Heal + Grow: Taproot Therapy Collective Podcast Episodes, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
Key Points: Psychotherapy is facing an identity and purpose crisis in the era of market-driven healthcare, as depth, nuance, and the therapeutic relationship are being displaced by cost containment, standardization, and mass-reproducibility. This crisis stems from a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 4, 2023 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Discover + Heal + Grow: Taproot Therapy Collective Podcast Episodes, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
In this episode, Joel Blackstock interviews Carolyn Robistow, a life coach and brain spotting practitioner who works with clients from her boat. Carolyn talks about keeping a captain’s log, dealing with potential pirate threats, and her involvement in the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 19, 2023 | Mythology and Therapy, Psychology Book Reviews and Non Fiction, Psychology of Buildings and Architecture, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Symbolism and Meaning in Psychotherapy, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
The Collision of Ontologies: When Monism Met Dualism The historical collision that occurred when Hernán Cortés arrived in Tenochtitlán in 1519 was not merely a military conquest; it was a catastrophic clash of incompatible metaphysical realities. To the Spanish...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 17, 2023 | Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
The Phenomenology of Neuromodulation: An Auto-Ethnographic Analysis of Electrical Intervention and the Wounded Healer Archetype The cultivation of true clinical efficacy in the field of psychotherapy requires a dualistic education, one that is rooted as deeply in the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 1, 2023 | Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
The Body is the Mind: Demystifying the Body-Brain Connection in Trauma Therapy For centuries, Western medicine and psychology operated under a delusion inherited from the philosopher René Descartes: the idea that the mind and the body are separate entities. “I...
