by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 1, 2025 | Psychology, Psychology Topics and Articles
Terror Management Theory (TMT) offers a profound framework for understanding the human psyche’s response to existential threats and mortality awareness. This paper explores how TMT illuminates the mechanisms of trauma creation and provides insights into...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 14, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles
The Paradox of Healing In the vast landscape of psychotherapeutic literature, few works capture the intricate dance between healer and patient as poignantly as Harry Stack Sullivan’s play “The Physician.” This lesser-known dramatic work, highlighted...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 18, 2025 | Color Psychology, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Models of Psychotherapy
Dr. Steven Vasquez’s Revolutionary Emotional Transformation Therapy In the ever-evolving landscape of psychotherapy, few innovations challenge our fundamental understanding of healing as profoundly as Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT). Developed by Dr....
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 7, 2025 | Models of Psychotherapy
Somatic archeology represents a fascinating intersection of bodywork, trauma therapy, and consciousness studies that has emerged over the past several decades. This interdisciplinary approach views the human body as a living archive of experiences, memories, and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 14, 2025 | Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
What PTSD Feels Like: The Inner Experience Living with PTSD can feel like being trapped in a time warp where past trauma continues to intrude on the present moment. Many people describe it as having their nervous system stuck on high alert, as if danger could strike...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 2, 2025 | Psychology Book Reviews and Non Fiction, Psychology of Artists, Poets, and Writers, Psychology of Fiction / Flash Fiction / Screenwriting, Psychology of Film and TV
Actor Toby Huss on Art, Trauma, and Finding Beauty in America’s Forgotten Places: A Deep Dive into Creative Healing Buy the Book! Get Toby Huss’s American Sugar Gristle Now In a captivating podcast episode, acclaimed actor and artist Toby Huss opens up...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 26, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
Mary Main’s Groundbreaking Attachment Research Mary Main (1943-2023) transformed our understanding of attachment through her revolutionary contributions to developmental psychology and attachment research. As a protégé of Mary Ainsworth at Johns Hopkins...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 25, 2025 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
A Revolutionary Approach to Mental Health In a groundbreaking interview between Joel Blackstock and Adam O’Brien, founder of the Wounded Healer Institute, we explore the profound interconnections between dissociation, trauma, and addiction that challenge...
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 | Jun 2, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, History of Psychotherapy
Socrates and the Daimon: The Ancient Shamanic Function Athens, 399 BCE. Socrates holds a cup of hemlock—poison that will kill him if he drinks it. His students beg him to flee; the guards would look the other way. He could escape to Thessaly and continue teaching....
