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 | Dec 26, 2025 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, History of Psychotherapy, Psychology
In the history of psychology, there are the “safe” names—Freud, Skinner, Piaget—whose theories form the bedrock of modern textbooks. Then, there are the outliers. These are the thinkers who ventured so far to the edge of the map that they fell off: James...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 7, 2025 | Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
Anna Freud’s Impact on Freud’s Biographical Scholarship The systematic efforts to control and sanitize the historical record surrounding Freud have had profound and lasting consequences for our understanding of psychoanalysis and its founder. The work of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | May 17, 2023 | History of Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Carl Rogers Did you enjoy this article? Checkout the podcast here: https://gettherapybirmingham.podbean.com/ In a remarkable response to the dominant therapeutic models of his era, such as psychoanalysis and behaviorism, Carl Rogers revolutionized the field with his...
