Word: therapist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...back in under the condition that I would seek therapy and I would make stuff up just because I didn't want to be boring. But now I have problems--issues that I want to talk about. I try to be as frank as I can. I see a therapist once a week. I've been in therapy since I was a kid on and off. My wife and I were in couple counseling last year, and the therapist suggested that we try role playing in our marriage. The first week was her turn and she was the abusive warden...
...seriously). I see a therapist once a week and it's good. The first therapist I saw in Cambridge--the first thing I said to him was, "I had dinner with my father last week and I made a classic Freudian slip. I meant to say, `Can you pass the salt please,' and it comes out, `You prick, you ruined my childhood!'" [The therapist] said, "Would you like me to laugh at that?" and I said, "Not if you can help it." That's pretty much how I feel about therapy and comedy. I know it sounds like it makes...
...hotlines you call in a crisis, with "hot" issues. If you are just feeling down, it may be seem out of proportion to call one of these numbers. Conversely, you might call a hotline with problems that are itty-bitty--not worth a whole hour of your or your therapist's valuable time, but the perfect fodder for a quick phone call. All those in between may be going elsewhere. When issues don't quite seem to merit an emergency phone call but may be worth a lengthy discussion, perhaps people are turning to UHS or the Bureau of Study...
...Ruth Westheimer, best known as a sex therapist, explains the importance of grandparents in her life and others' in Grandparenthood (Routledge). She and co-author Dr. Steven Kaplan also dispel the stereotypes: "Contrary to some popular images, most grandparents are neither feeble nor old." Instead, says Dr. Ruth, a grandparent can serve as a valued family historian, model, teacher, confidant or safety net. She also addresses the special concerns when a grandchild is adopted, or when the parents are interethnic or interracial...
...attention focused on the routine in the past few months, problems have also arisen in the industry. As any Ec 10 student knows, with a leap in demand comes a concurrent leap in supply, and the suppliers are in a bit of a quarrel. John Gallagher, a physical therapist and businessman, trademarked the Pilates name, making it more difficult to open an official Pilates studio. Many instructors have navigated this obstacle by opening Pilates-based facilities and choosing to incorporate the ideas of Pilates with modern information on anatomy, physiology and alignment. Sorrentino, who runs her studio by this philosophy...