by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 11, 2026 | Psychology
When Trauma Looks Like Schizophrenia: What I Learned Working with Psychosis The line between “broken brain” and “shattered self” is far blurrier than psychiatry admits. Key Points: Up to 80% of people diagnosed with schizophrenia have histories...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 28, 2025 | Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
When federal agents stormed the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas in April 1993, twenty-one children emerged from the burning building traumatized by months of isolation, religious indoctrination, physical abuse, and the terror of a fifty-one day siege that...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 22, 2025 | Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, History of Psychotherapy, Models of Psychotherapy, Psychology
The Fourth Wave of Psychotherapy: Why Trauma Clients Are Moving Beyond CBT An Analysis of the Market-Driven Shift Toward Somatic and Neuro-Experiential Healing The Changing Tides of Therapy The field of psychotherapy is in the midst of a profound and accelerating...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 25, 2025 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Discover + Heal + Grow: Taproot Therapy Collective Podcast Episodes, 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 | Mar 5, 2025 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Color Psychology, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Recovering from Abuse
Understanding Trauma Through Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Through Trauma The relationship between schizophrenia and trauma has long been a subject of fascination and debate in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. While early theories often focused on...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 11, 2025 | History of Psychotherapy, Metamodernism and Deconstruction, Recovering from Abuse
Why Are There So Many Modalities of Psychotherapy? The history of psychotherapy is a tumultuous one, marked by heated debates, acrimonious splits, and competing claims to truth. From its origins in Freudian psychoanalysis to the present-day landscape of integrative...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 19, 2024 | Lifespan integration in Alabama, Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
Understanding and Supporting Complex Neurological Profiles The Reality of Neurodevelopmental Complexity As we’ve explored in our series on comorbid conditions, neurodevelopmental and neurological differences rarely occur in isolation. Whether we’re...
