The world of psychology and psychological services is fraught with confusion; blurred boundaries, overlaps are everywhere. One particularly annoying area of confusion lies in terminology. For example, when the terms psychologist, psychotherapist, counselor and psychiatrist are used interchangeably, how can a person seeking help even begin understand who to go to in order to cater for their own personal needs? [Read more…]
Parenting Boundaries
Most parents feel lost and against the wall at least some time in the parenting experience. If you haven’t, ever, I would like to know the secret or you are drowning in denial. Parenting is a no-win by design. We humans can make crazy links, especially as children, to a side-long look from a parent, taken as a negative reaction to behavior and it may have not even been meant for the child! Our susceptibility to negative input can be balanced by love and communication. [Read more…]