by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jan 29, 2026 | History of Psychotherapy
Why do we need matter, the physical universe as described by science, to tell us that we matter, that our lives have significance and meaning? Consider what happens when someone faces a crisis of meaning. They might turn to religion for assurance that a divine creator...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jan 10, 2026 | History of Psychotherapy, Psychology of Politics, Psychology Topics and Articles
A Critical Investigation into the Document That Defines American Mental Health—and Why It May Have Already Failed By Joel Blackstock, LICSW-S | Clinical Director, Taproot Therapy Collective Contents Introduction: The Controversial Bible Part I: The History of a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jan 6, 2026 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology of Media and Culture
When the Unconscious Goes Online What happens when Jung’s collective unconscious meets the internet? This question, once relegated to speculative philosophy, has become one of the most pressing concerns of our metamodern age. We are witnessing something...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jan 3, 2026 | Psychology, Psychology Topics and Articles
The Origin of a Word The term “gaslighting” traces to Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 stage play “Gas Light” and its celebrated 1944 Hollywood adaptation starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. In the film, a husband systematically manipulates...
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 | Dec 15, 2025 | Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Psychology, Psychology Topics and Articles
We often think of science as a public good. We imagine it as a grand conversation where discoveries are shared freely so that humanity can advance. In the field of psychotherapy we imagine that when a new and effective treatment for trauma is discovered it is...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 15, 2025 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology
Joseph Campbell is arguably one of the most influential intellectuals of the twentieth century. If you have watched a Marvel movie or read a modern fantasy novel or sat in a screenwriter’s workshop you have encountered his fingerprints. George Lucas explicitly...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 7, 2025 | Philosophy for Therapists
A Sixteenth Century Mystic Speaks to the Modern Consulting Room In the annals of Western spirituality, few figures have captured the imagination of depth psychologists and existential therapists quite like the sixteenth century Spanish mystic Juan de Yepes y Álvarez,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 5, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Lifespan integration in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Psychology Topics and Articles, Therapy Resources for Alabama, Trauma Treatment in Alabama
The Crunch Under Your Boots: What “Japanese Rock Beetles” Teach Us About the Human Mind If you live in Alabama, you know the sound. It’s a dry, brittle crunch under your socked foot as you walk across the living room carpet in January. You look down, and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 24, 2025 | History of Psychotherapy, Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Micro-nutrition and Vitamins for Mental Health, Psychology of History, Therapy Resources for Alabama
Navigating the Modern Landscape of Healing The journey to finding the right therapy is no longer about choosing a single, named modality from a static list. It has evolved into an act of informed self-discovery, a process that can lead to a personalized, integrated...
