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As a psychoanalyst I am amazed by the enormous impact of the attraction to the familiar, the resisting of strangeness, and the tendency to feel injured by the otherness o...

Reality distortion and “Knowing what you are not supposed to know and feeling what you are not supposed to feel” (Bowlby, 1988).

Therapy works for two main reasons. 1. Speech and language is what we are born into, it is our only means of articulating our own position in relation to those around us....

Online analytic work

It isn’t always easy to distinguish between corporate genius and psychopath. Frankly, it’s often a thin line that divides them.

Family Frustration for the Holidays. This "most wonderful time of the year" is often loaded with already pre-existing family dynamics.

Losing a baby or a pregnancy is very difficult. Secrecy does not help to get the support needed. Often times family and friends don't know what to say or behave around yo...

By Paige Abbott, Registered Psychologist at Health Upwardly Mobile (HUM) Inc.

A Personal Reflection By Ruth Katz Consulting Social Worker - M A Soc Sci cum laude University of Johannesburg, 1992

Let's broaden our vision of attachment trauma by highlighting the importance of the caregivers’ ability to mentalize, regulate, contain, and play in catalyzing the develo...

Recognition is growing for the fact that childbirth can be a traumatic experience for a mother and lead to serious post-traumatic problems. Both parents and medical speci...

What are the most common forms of exam distress, and can parents help manage them?