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Magic and the Practice of Psychotherapy
Sometimes, psychotherapy can change a person’s life so much that it seems more like magic than anything else.
Acceptance or Change: Hamlet’s Dilemma Is Still With Us
Psychotherapy is all about changing our lives. But sometimes, change isn’t the answer: acceptance is.
When Your Loved One WON’T Change
What do you do when you’ve tried everything to get your loved one to stop their infuriating behavior — and nothing has worked?
Want Your Loved One To Change? Stop Criticizing
If you can ask your loved one to change without it sounding like a criticism, you'll get better results.
I’ve Never Cured Anybody: How Change Happens in Psychotherapy
Seeing a psychotherapist for the first time can be intimidating, especially if you don’t know what to expect or how it works.
“Change!” “No, YOU Change”: Relationships, Criticism and Acceptance
Conflict in romantic relationships almost always has the same subtext: A desire that the other person change. That feels like criticism, m
Improve Your Romantic Relationship — Conflict, Change, Love and Influence
Improving our romantic relationship by getting the other person to change rarely works, and usually causes conflict. There are better ways.
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