Monthly Archives: May 2012

A Therapist’s Personal Mission Statement

May 8th, 2012 (No Comments)

As I jogged through Grant Park this morning listening to Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (1989), I was moved to action. I’ve known of this book for years but have shunned it as just another self-help book. What a mistake. Actually this is the third time I’ve listened to this very wise [...]

Passivity Prevents Practice Promotion

May 3rd, 2012 (No Comments)

We psychotherapists, especially us more seasoned ones, are hampered in our efforts to grow our practices by forces other than our neuroses. Passivity was drilled into our professional identities by absorbing the central, now outdated, theories of psychotherapeutic technique. This passivity has also invaded our business practices. In the spirit of full disclosure, despite “growing [...]