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The Family Album: Growing Up in the Shadow of Depression
A troubled father casts a mysterious shadow over a little girl’s world.
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The Do's and Don'ts of Self-Disclosure
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
By Janine Roberts - When I've asked people who've gone to therapy what was most helpful, again and again, they've described times when their therapists shared something about their own personal struggles. Today, with the informality of our culture, both therapists and clients are likelier to step across previous professional guidelines.
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The Stories That Bind Us
A Special Feature from Our Family Matters Department
By Janine Roberts - When I was eight years old, I reached into Mom's jewelry drawer and found a folded piece of paper that read: “I want to die here in the meadow. The lupine and Indian paintbrush around me.” Not long ago, my granddaughter was born. She taught me anew how we want to connect and be seen—something Mom needed from me.
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Family Matters
Living Backward and Forward: In Search of the Stories that Bind Us
In search of the stories that can bind a family together.
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Therapist Self-Disclosure
Think Before You Get Personal
The ways we disclose, read cues from our clients, and dialogue about what’s been divulged are the keys to whether therapist self-disclosure helps clients’ therapeutic goals or gets in the way.
Daily Blog
Therapist Self-Disclosure
Think Before You Get Personal
The ways we disclose, read cues from our clients, and dialogue about what’s been divulged are the keys to whether therapist self-disclosure helps clients’ therapeutic goals or gets in the way.
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The Do's and Don'ts of Self-Disclosure
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
By Janine Roberts - When I've asked people who've gone to therapy what was most helpful, again and again, they've described times when their therapists shared something about their own personal struggles. Today, with the informality of our culture, both therapists and clients are likelier to step across previous professional guidelines.
Daily Blog
The Stories That Bind Us
A Special Feature from Our Family Matters Department
By Janine Roberts - When I was eight years old, I reached into Mom's jewelry drawer and found a folded piece of paper that read: “I want to die here in the meadow. The lupine and Indian paintbrush around me.” Not long ago, my granddaughter was born. She taught me anew how we want to connect and be seen—something Mom needed from me.
Daily Blog
Therapist Self-Disclosure
Think Before You Get Personal
The ways we disclose, read cues from our clients, and dialogue about what’s been divulged are the keys to whether therapist self-disclosure helps clients’ therapeutic goals or gets in the way.
Daily Blog
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Family Matters
The Family Album: Growing Up in the Shadow of Depression
A troubled father casts a mysterious shadow over a little girl’s world.
Magazine Article
Family Matters
Living Backward and Forward: In Search of the Stories that Bind Us
In search of the stories that can bind a family together.
Magazine Article
Therapist Self-Disclosure
Think Before You Get Personal
The ways we disclose, read cues from our clients, and dialogue about what’s been divulged are the keys to whether therapist self-disclosure helps clients’ therapeutic goals or gets in the way.
Magazine Article
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Janine Roberts, Ed.D., professor emerita at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is the author of Tales and Transformations and Rituals for Our Times.
