Hypnosis is a sort of spooky and misunderstood phenomenon. Most of what people generally know about hypnosis comes from movies and stage performers, not real clinical hypnotists.
You may not even realize that clinical hypnosis is a very well-established and scientifically validated medical practice. It’s used by psychotherapists, physicians, nurses, dentists, and anesthesiologists to produce a [...]
Read the restAt this point in my clinical training, I have spent nearly a year on what is called the psychodiagnostic practicum. What that means is that my main job for the last year, as a psych extern at the Diamond Headache Clinic inpatient unit, has been to figure out what psychological factors are playing a role [...]
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A million authors have written a million articles about amping up your creativity for a minute or two at a time. This article is different, because I intend to help you develop a full strategy for boosting your creativity whenever you need it and as much as you need.
The first thing to [...]
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David Godot
is a third-year Psy.D. student currently completing a one-year psychotherapy externship at an intensive outpatient unit for mentally ill substance abusers.
