by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 9, 2025 | Psychology, Psychology Topics and Articles, Somatic Experiencing In Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
Understanding Memory Reconsolidation and the Neuroscience Behind Experiential Healing A Paradigm Shift in Understanding Emotional Memory For decades, the field of psychology operated under the assumption that emotional memories, particularly traumatic ones, were...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | May 29, 2025 | Psychology, Psychology of History, Psychology of Media and Culture, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Mad Scientist Who Made Flipper Look Like a Documentary Picture this: It’s 1965, and while most scientists are content with their lab coats and microscopes, one maverick researcher is floating in a pitch-black tank filled with body-temperature salt water,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 29, 2025 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Comparative Religion for Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
Gnosticism as a Metaphor for Consciousness: Meaning, Evolution, and Healing Gnosticism is an ancient spiritual and philosophical worldview that offers a profound metaphor for the nature and dilemmas of human consciousness. While Gnosticism should not be taken as a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
The question of consciousness—how subjective experience emerges from physical processes—has challenged philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists for centuries. How does the brain, composed of billions of neurons and trillions of synapses, give rise to our rich...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 8, 2025 | Executive and Physician Burnout, History of Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Spirituality and The Transcendent Function in Psychotherapy
Is Religious Cosmology Just the Unlived Life of the Parent? A commonly quoted fact about astronomy is that the Universe is “expanding”, but that’s not really true. Our universe is nothing more than a giant ball of rules that we can measure. Rules like time,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 5, 2025 | Color Psychology, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Guided Meditations for Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Spirituality and The Transcendent Function in Psychotherapy
The Mystical Depths of the Psyche: Exploring the Intersection of Mysticism, Psychology, and Psychotherapy Throughout history, humans have sought to understand the depths of their own minds and souls through various mystical and spiritual traditions. In recent times,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 3, 2025 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
The 19th century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer is renowned for his profound and often controversial views on the nature of reality, ethics, aesthetics, and the human condition. Among his most intriguing and influential ideas are his reflections on the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 3, 2025 | History of Psychotherapy, Models of Psychotherapy, Parts Based Therapy, Somatic Experiencing In Alabama
Why Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Works: Exploring the Philosophical, Biological, and Neuroexperiential Foundations The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, developed by Richard Schwartz, has gained significant recognition as an effective therapeutic approach...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 22, 2025 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Color Psychology, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
Throughout history, mystics, philosophers, and wisdom traditions from around the world have independently arrived at strikingly similar insights into the nature of the human psyche, the path to healing and wholeness, and the fundamental structure of reality. These...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 20, 2025 | Color Psychology
The Psychology of Blue: Authentic Communication, Self-Expression and Inner Truth Blue, the color of the clear sky and deep ocean, has long been associated with calm, trust, and expansive awareness. From midnight indigo to tropical turquoise, blue hues invite us to...
