003: E = Empathy — Does It Really Make a Difference?

Can the Five Secrets of Effective Communication Help Us in this Era of Intensely Polarized Politics? Clearly, the nation is intensely divided, and passions on both sides of the political divide are ch...

11 Feb 201947min

Learning to use the Five Secrets skillfully requires strong motivation and lots of practice, but the benefits can be tremendous. The Five Secrets have transformed my clinical work as well as my person...

4 Feb 201927min

More Great Questions from Listeners Kevin asks: After your initial improvement from treatment or from reading your book, Feeling Good, what can one do moving forward to give yourself "booster shots?"...

28 Jan 201928min

I hope you've enjoyed these episode on Common Therapist Errors, and I apologize in advance if any of the ideas I'm proposing in today's podcast seem "over the top" or simply off base. I teach with gre...

21 Jan 201935min

I was concerned that our recent "Ten Most Common Therapist Errors" show might antagonize people, but we got quite a lot of positive and encouraging feedback from listeners, which was surprising to me....

14 Jan 201946min

Do you have trouble saying "no"? Lots of people do—and it can sometimes get you into trouble. In spite of many best-selling books on assertiveness, like Manuel J. Smith's classic book, "When I Say No ...

7 Jan 201952min

Answers to Great Questions from Listeners Like YOU! Dylan asks: Do you believe in Freud's "secondary gain," in which patients resist change because they benefit from their symptoms? Juleann asks: Is ...

31 Des 201848min

This is David and Fabrice's top ten list for the worst errors therapists make. 1. Failure to Measure (symptoms, empathy and helpfulness). Research shows that therapists' perceptions of how their patie...

24 Des 201849min