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10Jul2019

What College Preparation? A case of praxis deficiency

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I never considered my academic training to be a failure, in fact, I quite enjoyed my doctoral training in clinical psychology at a rather prestigious Canadian university. Therefore, I was somewhat taken aback when my advisers’ references were relayed to prospective employers with a “so sad that he didn’t make it into academia” tone.  
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17Apr2019

Rewards at work: a cautionary tale

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I had the recent privilege of consulting to a company that specializes in employee recognition- the tangible kind of recognition where good performance is rewarded with personalized mugs, plaques or any number of concrete goodies from their expansive inventory. Their business is going well partially because many companies don’t take the time to properly evaluate
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16Feb2018

Yes, I have some answers

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Why aren’t people in need seeking psychotherapy?  That’s the question that resonated in a recent California conference and that’s the question that got me thinking about my own psychotherapy practice. I often hear recently referred clients state that they liked their previous shrink but that all the therapist did was listen, “ I can get sympathy and understanding from
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12Feb2018

What stops people from seeking psychotherapy?

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This was the preoccupying question at a recent psychology conference that I attended in California in December. Speakers lamented the large discrepancy between those who need some form of psychological help (up to 25% of the population according to epidemiological studies) and those who actually go to therapy (conference estimates of only 15-25%).   Equally
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