Memory

Pulling back the curtain on the mysterious and often misunderstood reconsolidation process can bring greater precision and depth to our interventions. Read more

Being an expert in your method is only part of the work. Sometimes our clients need us to go beyond administering a protocol. Read more

Asserting boundaries sometimes means confronting painful loss, but in these cases, helping them reinforce their boundaries has led to greater satisfaction. Read more

When I was 5 years old, I experienced something that made me feel viscerally, mentally, emotionally, and inescapably connected to everything and everyone... Read more

A startling new book exposes how much more the military’s embrace of enhanced interrogation tactics in the war on terror was influenced by Hollywood, rather... Read more

During the false memory controversies of the 1990s, many therapists saw Elizabeth Loftus, one of the most honored psychologists in the history of the field, as... Read more

In this video clip, Rick talks about how to activate positive mental states and help clients embody them so that they become permanent resources. Read more

Judith Beck talks about an intellectual technique that she uses when doing childhood work with adult clients suffering from depression. Read more

People seek us out because they want change. Some want to be less anxious or less depressed, some want to be better able to control themselves in interactions... Read more

Over the years, our front-of-the-book department has not only given readers plenty of tasty factoids to chew on, but also revealed how the seasons of the... Read more

While many therapists like to trust their intuition, research shows how often "gut instinct" can lead us astray. Read more

A parentless woman recalls her childhood Christmas rituals. Read more

Every response, belief, action, and emotion can be seen as a wave of memory. The present is gauged by how much it joins or fails our memories. So what is the... Read more