The experiment Last May, I decided to play around with Facebook ads, and as part of that, I created a Facebook Page for my private practice. It was an experiment and I posted as much on Twitter at the time, expressing some ambivalence and saying that I wasn’t sure if I would keep it up. […]
Please be aware of my upcoming training. And feel free to share the following announcement with anyone you think might be interested! SFCP Community Members’ Professional Development Salon The Web 2.0 Psychotherapist: The Therapeutic Relationship and Social Media Some clinicians are hesitant about having a personal social media presence (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) but are beginning […]
Last week, I spoke at a singles event for women. There is such a high emphasis in our culture on finding a partner that it can be hard to recognize what a rich opportunity being single can offer us. It is a chance to learn more about who you are and your wants and needs […]
Please note that the ThirtySomethings and Connexions event that I’ll be speaking at and facilitating this Saturday, February 6th has a new location. It will now be taking place at Aquarium of the Bay @ Pier 39 – in the Farallon Room. This event offers a fun, relaxed way for single women to connect and […]
This article is part of an online course: Digital and Social Media Ethics for Psychotherapists for 8 CE credits The past two days, a subsection of the Internet was ablaze with commentary related to the Facebook privacy changes that I blogged about yesterday. Some users didn’t mind the changes. Some didn’t realize they had lost […]
October 19, 2009 Dear Therapists, Our names are Keely Kolmes and Dan Taube and we are licensed psychologists who would like to request your participation in our research on the effects of encountering client information on the Internet on practicing therapists. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Alliant International University. […]
We don’t often talk about therapeutic blunders, although they happen all the time. There are so many ways for therapists to fail clients. There is probably the most common: a mismatch of styles, or a therapist who is not really helping her client. Then there are those moments when perhaps we fail our clients by […]
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 […]
A couple of SXSW panels that I’d really like to attend managed to slip through the cracks. I’m going to blame it on the plethora of amazing talks and panels overwhelming me on my first pass. But I want to give these two a mention, as I think they should be very interesting. Friendship is […]
S.F. Chronicle columnist Violet Blue interviewed me about my thoughts on cybersex, monogamy, and relationships for her “Open Source Sex,” column this week, “Is Cybersex Cheating?”. The full interview can be read on Violet’s blog. I wish I’d said a bit more about the feelings of emotional intimacy that can take some people by surprise […]