Playing With Fear: Treating Phobias in Children with Autism
May 31, 2013 by Karen Levine
Filed under Psychotherapy
Here is an example of a method for treating phobias in children with Autism or other Developmental Disabilities (DDs), using the approach we developed, Replays, (e.g. Levine and Chedd, 2007), or Affective Behavioral Play Therapy (ABPT) as we call it for professional consumption. In this approach, as in traditional paradigms for treating phobias, we use […]
The Therapeutic Relationship in CBT
May 16, 2013 by James Pretzer
Filed under Cognitive Therapy, Soapbox
In a recent online discussion, a colleague wrote “Perhaps psychodynamic therapists have relied too heavily on the relationship at the expense of client skill-building, while the opposite tends to be true for CBT therapists.” This is a common criticism of CBT, but is there reason to believe that CBT therapists emphasize client skill-building at the […]
New Book on Classical Adlerian Subscription Site
February 5, 2011 by Henry T. Stein
Filed under Classical Adlerian Psychotherapy
A complete online version of Alexander Mueller’s “You Shall be a Blessing: Main Traits of a Religious Humanism,” is now available at the Classical Adlerian Subscription Site. Mueller’s book presents his thoughts on the deeper philosophical and spiritual aspects of social interest, the roots of which are seen in connection to man’s relationship with creation. […]
BOL: I hope our conversation will focus on the how-to of intervening in order to enhance the performance of organizations. You are a master of that art, but your most important work has focussed elsewhere: on understanding the nature of the organization,... 
BOL: Alfred Adler’s name is better known to today’s therapists than are his ideas and methods. Your dedication to this body of work must be based on the belief that contemporary practice is diminished because Adler’s contributions are not...