Transference
Strong feelings toward your therapist are more common than you might think. Here is what transference means, what countertransference is and why…
Therapy basics
Family systems theory
A plain-language guide to the idea that families work as emotional systems, and to the eight concepts Murray Bowen used to describe…
Genogram
A family map that shows not just who is related to whom, but how they relate, and what keeps repeating across generations.
Identified patient
Why the person brought to therapy is often carrying more than their own struggles, and how widening the lens can help everyone.
Mentalization
Mentalization is the everyday skill of imagining what is going on in your own mind and someone else's. Here is what it…
Projection
When a partner accuses you of the very thing they seem to be feeling, projection may be at work. Here is what…
Defense mechanisms
From denial to humor, defense mechanisms are how the mind protects itself. Here is where the idea came from, the main types…
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