I often see kids in my office who need a lot of control. I see those kids' parents, too. Power and control is a topic that weaves it's...

Mental health care in schools is often weaponized against the vulnerable student who experiences distress in the school setting. In my...

Many kids have parents who live in two houses. These are Separated Parents. Divorced Parents. Single Parents. Children have Big Feelings...

I just finished six months of training to learn a new-to-me therapeutic approach called Internal Family Systems. I plan to continue...

I saw this hoodie on a teen boy at a middle-school basketball game. The teen looked really cool... he had on stylish jeans, he had a...

Kids in schools who are having mental health crises are often subject to being involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals without...

Trauma happens when a human has an experience that doesn't make sense to them... an experience that, because it doesn't make sense,...

Therapist Insider Tip: Summertime is one of the best times to start therapy. Really, anytime is a good time to start therapy. But most...

Parents need to keep their kids safe from harm. This starts from the moment the child is born and continues until the child is an adult....

Money and Therapy don't match in my head. These things don't match in the heads of most therapists. I have a strong ethical belief...

A kid's primary Job is to go to school and perform well. When a kid begins to get sideways, teachers and school personnel are often the...

People do embarrassing things in my office. They ugly-cry with snot coming down their faces or they say "stupid" things or they sit-...

The pace of a tween's life is fast. Reputations can be destroyed within an hour. Scandals can spread within a half hour. The flammability...

This guy is Erik Bricker. He's a therapist for grownups in Boca Raton, Fl. He has a fabulous family and he loves dogs. And, he hosts the...

Grownups are allowed to say No. "Would you like broccoli with that?" No. "Do you want to do that job?" No. "Can I give you a hug?" No....

The purpose of therapy is to facilitate change. To make things different. To, ideally, make things better. Successful therapy- successful...

Lately, I have been saying a lot of Goodbyes. I tell myself that this is the hallmark of a good therapist. I tell myself that if I do my...

I did it! I did it! I finally committed to creating a space for me to therapeutically play with kids. I have worked for many years in the...

It's back to school time. Parents and teachers and students know what this means- all of it's implications. This year looks a bit more...

So many people with whom I work do not know the Why of how they feel or how they behave. They do not know the Why of how other people...