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 9, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Executive and Physician Burnout, Psychology Topics and Articles
The Complex Reality of EMDR in Clinical Practice Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) occupies a unique and controversial position in the landscape of trauma therapy. While some practitioners report remarkable results, researchers often express...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 2, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles
The Wounded Healer: How Freud’s Trauma Shaped Modern Psychology Understanding the Origins of Psychoanalysis Through the Lens of Its Founder’s Unresolved Wounds The story of Sigmund Freud is not merely the biography of psychology’s most famous...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 2, 2025 | Executive and Physician Burnout, Metamodernism and Deconstruction, Psychology of Politics
A Guide for Immanentizing the Eschaton in Therapy Why a Dead German Philosopher Matters for Your Therapy Practice Picture this: You’re sitting with a client who can’t stop talking about how “the system is rigged,” or maybe they’re...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | May 26, 2025 | Executive and Physician Burnout, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology Topics and Articles, Recovering from Abuse, Therapeutic Approaches and Techniques for Therapists, Trauma Treatment in Alabama
In the landscape of addiction recovery, a quiet revolution is taking place. While traditional 12-step programs continue to serve as crucial foundations for early sobriety, a growing number of treatment professionals are recognizing that lasting recovery requires...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2024 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
F.A.Q. about Brainspotting What is Brainspotting? Brainspotting is an innovative psychotherapy approach that uses specific eye positions to access unprocessed trauma in the subcortical brain (Grand, 2013). It was developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003 as an offshoot of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 14, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists, Recovering from Abuse
Reckoning with the Spiritual and Mystical in Neurology The Polyvagal Theory and Attachment Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory has revolutionized our understanding of the autonomic nervous system’s role in regulating emotional states and social engagement...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 8, 2024 | Interviews and Case Studies, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
A Pioneering Exploration of the Psyche’s Hidden Realms In an enthralling podcast episode, psychotherapist and author Alex Monk takes listeners on a captivating journey through the uncharted territories of the human psyche. Drawing upon his trailblazing book...