Attachment-Based Family Therapy: An Insightful Overview

Dr. Guy Diamond is a professor at both the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University and focuses his teachings on the helping professional fields. He, along with his co-authors, Drs. Gary Diamond and Suzanne Levy, have written the first book on Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressed Adolescents. So, why should you care? Let’s first start by […]

The Fable of the Wise Farmer

My two friends and I have created this system where when any one of us feels overwhelmed with something going on in our lives, or just has something a little more repetitively in her thoughts than other things, we open up to the other two about it and have a sort of “venting session“. It’s interesting, […]

In a Year’s Time

I have a friend that dreads his birthday. Yup, his OWN birthday. In the 12 years that I have known him, I have watched him go from being completely elated and excited about celebrating his birthday, to being completely withdrawn and melancholy about it. And it’s not for the reason you may think (the reason I […]