Tag Archives: consumer information

Private Practice Social Media Policy for Psychotherapists

I have been working on my Social Media Policy  for my private practice. This will eventually be available as a download on my Forms page and I will also distribute it to current clients. Please note that this is currently a work in progress. There may be important things to add to this policy, but [...]

On the Difference Between Therapy and Giving Advice

“But what should I do?” It doesn’t happen often, but once in awhile, I will meet with a client who asks me some variation of the above. The thing that is most challenging (to me) about clients who directly ask what they should do is that they are usually those who are experiencing the most [...]

SF Chronicle Article on Finding a Sex Positive Doctor

I was quoted this week in Violet Blue’s  SF Chronicle column, “The Sex Doctor is Out,” about how to find physicians and therapists who are knowledgable about sexual information. Violet talked about her own horror stories hearing of people who receive inaccurate or judgmental sex information from their providers. In this article, Violet also interviewed [...]

Still Time to Vote on SXSW 2010 Panel: From Freud to Facebook

The PanelPicker doesn’t close until the end of the day next Friday, September 4th. So if you like the panel I’m co-proposing with Dr. John Grohol, and you haven’t yet voted, please do. We are working on adding some great speakers who are working within technology and psychology. And please know that comments and questions [...]

Demystifying Therapy: What are Dual and Multiple Roles?

Now and then, someone on the fringes of my social circle asks if they can come into my office for therapy. Other times, a member of a couple who I worked with previously may contact me to ask if they can come in and talk about individual issues. I have also had occasions when a [...]