by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Mar 29, 2025 | Mental Health in Alabama, Mental Health Resources in Alabama
College represents a critical developmental period marked by significant transitions, academic pressures, and identity formation. Creating effective support systems requires understanding both neurobiological factors and social dimensions that affect student...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Mar 29, 2025 | Mental Health in Alabama, Mental Health Resources in Alabama
The Modern College Mental Health Landscape Today’s college students face unprecedented challenges balancing academic demands, social pressures, and preparation for future careers. For students at Alabama institutions like Auburn University and University of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Feb 6, 2025 | Mental Health in Alabama
Can You Use EMDR on Children? Childhood and adolescence are crucial periods of development, laying the foundation for mental health and well-being throughout the lifespan. However, for many young people in Alabama, these formative years are marked by traumatic...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jan 18, 2025 | and Perinatal Care, Women's Issues
Exploring the Role of Trauma in Perinatal Health Outcomes How Does Trauma Effect Childbirth? Trauma is a pervasive and often overlooked factor in shaping perinatal health outcomes. From childhood adversity to interpersonal violence to birth-related trauma, experiences...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 7, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Models of Psychotherapy
What is NARM Therapy? The Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM) is an advanced therapeutic approach designed to address developmental trauma and attachment issues. NARM integrates top-down (cognitive) and bottom-up (somatic) interventions to work with the link...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 19, 2024 | Resources and Recommendations, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
How Present-Moment Awareness Can Transform Your Life Mindfulness, the practice of bringing non-judgmental awareness to the present moment, has emerged as a powerful tool for promoting mental health and well-being. Psychologists, therapists, and counselors are...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 13, 2024 | Resources and Recommendations, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
Taproot: Birmingham’s Brainspotting Pioneers Are you struggling with complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, or treatment-resistant trauma? Brainspotting therapy at Taproot in Vestavia Hills, Alabama offers a powerful, brain-based path to healing. Our therapists...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 21, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Design and Architecture, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
Who was Maurice Merleau-Ponty? Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) was a French philosopher and phenomenologist who made significant contributions to the fields of phenomenology, existentialism, and the philosophy of perception. His work bridged the gap between...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jun 16, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
Key Points: Psychotherapy is facing an identity and purpose crisis in the era of market-driven healthcare, as depth, nuance, and the therapeutic relationship are being displaced by cost containment, standardization, and mass-reproducibility. This crisis stems from a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Sep 19, 2023 | Classical Mythology, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychology of Design and Architecture, Symbolism and Meaning, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
Unlocking the Mysteries of Aztec Philosophy When Hernán Cortés and his expedition arrived in the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán, in 1519, they were initially received with curiosity and even reverence by the Aztec emperor, Montezuma II.The Aztecs, interpreting the...
