Dear Feeling Type Therapist, I have always struggled to identify my theoretical orientation and I used to feel so uncomfortable when people would ask me to do so. I learned about psychological theories in school in an abstract way. I could retain the information long enough to pass exams but…
Most people first learn how to love through developing attachments to their parents and caregivers throughout infancy and early childhood. But when those first attachments are unstable, they can become insecure and lead to unhealthy and potentially harmful romantic relationships throughout adulthood. Good news: this cycle can be broken! Here at Nysa Therapy we have methods…
We all like to receive compliments. That makes them powerful. When Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer developed solution focused therapy, they molded compliments into a potent clinical intervention. Let me tell you how the clinical compliment is different from the social compliment. A social compliment is a comment about…
WHEN DEALING WITH NARCISSISM IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON YOU. Statistically speaking, most of us will have family members – or patients with family members – that have narcissism or some version of narcissism such as histrionics or anti-social or dependent personality. You’re not going to get rid…
Dependent personality is a kind of narcissistic personality. But, unlike its famous cousin, dependent personality appears weak and often comes to therapy rather than refusing to come. All of the personality disorders have their unique difficulties. DPD is difficult because it dominates with weakness; it controls the therapist by being…
Accepting Gifts May Lead To The Gift of Better Mental Health, in December’s therapist training webinar series. As we enter the holiday season, the idea of giving and receiving gifts is commonly on our minds. But when that idea finds its way into therapy, it’s not uncommon to reject it…
Carl Jung said that all personalities are made up of a female part and a male part, kind of like the Yin Yang symbol. The female part is Yin and a male part is Yang. In the past, babies with female genitals were channeled toward Yin and usually ended up…
Our Lunch & Learn Therapist Training Webinar Series Returns in November, with a timely discussion of therapist burnout. Part of the Nysa Method to treating personality disorder is keeping therapists connected to their work, their patients, and themselves. Time and again, when our therapists learn safe methods and practices for…
Vulnera-phobia is a term we use at Nysa Therapy that means exactly what it sounds like: The fear of being vulnerable. We often think of this fear as something that we, as therapists, are meant to resolve in our patients and clients. But we also see how the fear of…
As part of our Lunch & Learn personality disorder training series for therapists, we’re taking on a topic that most therapists have faced: cutting and other self harm behaviors. As part of our Therapist Development Program, Nysa Therapy has launched a free webinar series taking on topics that matter to…