This month’s question for The People’s Therapist gets to the heart of how psychotherapy – “talk therapy” – actually works: Why is psychotherapy conducted exclusively face-to-face, rather than in writing? I find that I express myself much more clearly and precisely in writing, after having had the chance to ruminate on my response — it’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Group therapy’
Talk therapy vs type therapy
Posted in AskThePeople'sTherapistSeries, tagged authentic contact, body language, facial expressions, Group therapy, psychotherapy, talk therapy, talking, writing, written word on January 25, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Going there
Posted in Thoughts and Musings, tagged 12-step, Alcoholic's Anonymous, alcoholism, ethanol, Ethyl alcohol, Group therapy, Maya Angelou, meat, Sullivan & Cromwell, vegan, vegetarianism on January 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I was chased down the sidewalk by a breathless woman. “You’re the guy who made me vegetarian!” she announced between gasps. I didn’t know what she was talking about. It turned out she’d worked as a paralegal, years before, at Sullivan & Cromwell. I didn’t feel guilty about not remembering her. We only toiled together [...]
The ex from hell
Posted in AskThePeople'sTherapistSeries, tagged boundaries, confidentiality, Group therapy, psychotherapy, trust on January 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
An intriguing question from “A”: My boyfriend’s ex has gone through therapy one on one and in a group setting. She now thinks she can diagnose and help anyone. In her mind she is “helping” but in reality she is being intrusive, causing more problems, trying to find out secrets. I see this as someone who is in [...]
Who are all these other people??
Posted in Thoughts and Musings, tagged 12-step group, AA, Alcoholic's Anonymous, conjoint therapy, cross-talk, drop-in, gay men, Group therapy, HIV, psychotherapy group, support group, transference on March 5, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I was working this morning with a patient I’ve been seeing for a few months. At the end of our session I suggested he join one of my psychotherapy groups that meet once a week in the evenings. “What? You can do psychotherapy in a group? How does that work?” I was a bit surprised [...]
What’s all this about a “people’s” therapist?
Posted in About This Site, tagged Freud, Group therapy, Lena Furgeri, Louis Ormont, People's Therapist, psychotherapy, sliding fee on January 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This blog responds to two BAD things and one GOOD thing about psychotherapy. First, the BAD things. It’s expensive: I slide my rate down to whatever you tell me you can afford. And I mean it. (If you don’t believe me, it’s on my website: www.aquietroom.com.) I’ve seen people for $200 per hour and [...]
On the radio with John Riley’s OutFM
Posted in Radio, tagged FM 99.5, gay men's group, Group therapy, HIV, interview, John Riley, OutFM, People's Therapist, private practice, Radio, St. Vincent's, talkSafe/PLUSES, WBAI on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an old radio interview, I believe from early 2006. I was featured on John Riley’s OutFM radio show on WBAI, FM 99.5. My segment begins at 39:30 about two thirds of the way through the show. I discuss the TalkSafe/PLUSES program that I was administrating at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. There’s some interesting [...]
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