This is the kind of conversation I have all the time: “You know, Dr. Beck, there are a lot of days when I hate you. “ “I just do not know how to respond to that. You hate me, but you’re here. You never miss coming to your appointment.” “I know. I think therapy is …
While most of us have experienced feeling better after talking to a friend or acquaintance about a problem, how and why therapy works goes beyond such an experience as this. The relief we feel after discussing a problem with a friend can be attributed to the impact of venting, the impact of “getting something off …
I have been thinking about the question, “What is therapy?”. This is not an easy question to answer, but it is my goal in this essay. Perhaps images of chaises longues and pleasant coloured rooms are already firmly in people’s minds from popular culture and I have no idea how to break past that. It’s …
I am just sitting on my front step having tea. I have the third part of the six-part series on Therapy that I am writing, but I am not going to publish it today. Right now, it is 18 degrees Celsius out – that’s 65 degrees Fahrenheit – and it is a beautiful spring evening. …
Most people understand that therapy can be helpful. They realize it when they feel better after a conversation with a friend about a difficult situation or time. But when does a person know that it will take more than a conversation with a friend to feel better and stay better? If you ever see a …
I have been asked many questions about therapy and how it works in the last few months. As I gathered my thoughts and did my research, I decided that a short six-part series might help each of you to think about therapy for yourself or your child. One of the more common reactions of an …
An article I circulated on Twitter on Monday about Children’s art during the pandemic received a lot of interest, underlining the concern that many have regarding the negative mental health impact of the pandemic on children and youth. The article details the many problems mental health professionals are noticing in children and teens. When a …
I am not really a space geek at all, but I have been fascinated by the stories about and from the latest NASA Mars Rover, Perseverance. I have been talking to everyone about the updates and showing them my favourite pictures from the website. I am also following the Perseverance on Twitter. The scientific prowess …
Working in my program right now is like working in a parallel universe. I cannot help thinking that somewhere else in time and space an alternate Dr. Beck is living a life that was just like last year while I am trapped in this unusual “other world”. The problem is that my present world is …
“I LOVE it!!” “I knew you would! It’s the best colour and it’s so warm.” There are squeals as two girls greet each other in the frigid air, their eyes dancing over the tops of their masks. One girl is rubbing the sleeves of the powder blue jacket that she loves and her friend admires. …
