by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 15, 2026 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Mental Health and Psychotherapy Resources in Alabama, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Motherhood and Perinatal Therapy, Recovering from Abuse, Therapy Resources for Alabama
Parental Parts & Differential Treatment of Children: A Parts-Based Perspective It is a commonly observed phenomenon that parents often treat their children differently, even when they strive to be fair and equal. Birth order is often cited as a key reason—the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jan 5, 2026 | Psychology, Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
In the summer of 2005, a virtual plague swept through the digital kingdom of Azeroth. Players logged into World of Warcraft to find the streets of major cities carpeted with skeletons. A bug had allowed a deadly in-game disease to escape its intended boundaries, and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 31, 2025 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, History of Psychotherapy, Psychology of Politics, Psychology Topics and Articles
An exploration of the dark laboratories where psychology, paranoia, and national security collided—and what these forgotten experiments reveal about the ethics of the therapeutic profession. The Fever Dream of Cold War Psychology For those of us who practice...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 23, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Mental Health and Trauma Therapy in Alabama, Therapy Resources for Alabama
When Trauma Is Not a Single Event For many, the word “trauma” conjures images of a single, devastating event: a car accident, a natural disaster, a combat experience. While these are undoubtedly traumatic, there is another form of suffering, one that is...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 17, 2025 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
The Literary Mind: Mark Turner’s Cognitive Science and Its Implications for Understanding Trauma and Consciousness in Psychotherapy In the quest to understand the complexities of human consciousness and the impact of trauma on the psyche, the work of cognitive...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 17, 2025 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy
Weaving the Web of Meaning: Clifford Geertz’s Cultural Anthropology and Its Implications for Trauma and Consciousness in Psychotherapy In the realm of psychotherapy, understanding the intricate tapestry of human experience is paramount. To truly grasp the...
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 Anxiety Feels Like: The Constant Companion Anxiety can feel like having an alarm system that never turns off. Your body remains in a state of alert even when there’s no immediate danger, creating a exhausting cycle of worry, physical tension, and emotional...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 9, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Executive and Physician Burnout, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology Topics and Articles, Recovering from Abuse, Somatic Experiencing In Alabama
The Limitations of Current Trauma Diagnosis Leading trauma experts Gabor Maté and Bessel van der Kolk have long argued that the DSM-5’s approach to trauma diagnosis fails to capture the complexity of how trauma manifests in different memory systems and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 29, 2025 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology Topics and Articles
Psychology, as a field, stands at a critical juncture. Over the past few decades, the focus has shifted away from the fundamental nature of human consciousness and towards a more mechanistic, symptom-focused approach to mental health. Manualized therapies, diagnostic...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 29, 2025 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Comparative Religion for Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
Gnosticism as a Metaphor for Consciousness: Meaning, Evolution, and Healing Gnosticism is an ancient spiritual and philosophical worldview that offers a profound metaphor for the nature and dilemmas of human consciousness. While Gnosticism should not be taken as a...
