Empathian Goes Deeper Into Mental Health and Psychotherapy Topics

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The Therapist as Regulator

07/31/2026
Too much feeling, too little feeling. Moving away or moving closer? This is Part 9...
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The Story You Were Given Isn’t the One You Have to Keep

07/13/2026
Every person has two versions of themselves. This is Part 7 of a 12-Part Series: The...
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The Therapist Who Can’t Be Wrong Is the Most Dangerous Person in the Room

07/07/2026
How clinical certainty becomes a defense against doubt, mistakes, and the patient’s reality. This is...
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Envy: I Want All of Who You Are (Part 1 of 2)

06/29/2026
Envy Is A Consistently Underestimated Driver of Severe Personality Psychopathology This is Part 4 of...
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Envy: I Want ALL That You Are (Part 2 of 2 )

06/22/2026
Treating Primitive Envy in Patients with Severe Personality Disorders This is Part 5 of a...
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What Type of Therapy Do I Want ?

06/15/2026
It depends on your initial preferences and your therapists recommendations. This is Part 3 of...
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Witnessing Is a Skill

06/08/2026
Can we tolerate it, or teach it? This is Part 2 of a 12-Part Series: The...
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The Hardest Things in Psychotherapy

06/02/2026
A 12-post series on what the field misses and shouldn't. Series Announcement Most writing about...
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Some Traumas Are Forever

06/02/2026
Saying so is part of the treatment. This is Part 1 of a 12-Part Series: The...
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Talking to Machines (Part 2)

05/25/2026
How AI may radically restructure mental health care. Many clinicians are asking whether AI will...