Pointers - Getting Around MyShrink

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We think the Web is too activating so we've done our darndest to make navigation on MyShrink easy on your brain. Nonetheless, the content can be challenging--but don't be discouraged. Stay with it, it's worth the effort!

Before you do anything…

The site information is organized around a few key concepts. It'll make for a deeper experience if you take them on first.

Get to Know These Terms

Clicking on the following links will take you to our Therapy Lingo section.

Activation

Right brain / left brain

Implicit & explicit memory

Sympathetic nervous system - Parasympathetic nervous system

Not Sure Where to Start?

If you are brand new to therapy or have gone only a few times, start with these articles:

• First Things First
• Your First Session
• Paying for Therapy
• Your Rights as a Client

Then take the next step in choosing the right therapist for you. You'll find lots of tips of what to look for and what to avoid in my forthcoming eBook, Choosing the Right Therapist.

As you embark on your therapy make sure you check out the article: Tracking Your Progress

Special Areas

MyShrink Editorial

It is our opionion that the counseling profession is in the midst of a paradigm shift based on the results of thousands of experiments using new technologies. Although the facts about the brain and how it works are getting clearer, the interpretations and implications of those facts (i.e. the theory) have not been definitively verified.

Therefore, please note that many ideas and suggestions on this site are derivations, interpolations or conjecture based on recent and the best I could find child development and neuroscience research. They have not necessarily been rigorously tested. They are a best-guess hypothesis based on what researchers have discovered to date.

My Personal Musings

MyShrink has a point of view that many share but I acknowledge that not everyone will agree with all that is written here. Every effort is made to include background information and references so you can follow up at your convenience. I also provide many opportunities for you to comment on the content and to share your opinion.

I sometimes vary so far from conventional knowledge that I feel compelled to bring it to your attention. I do so in 'My Personal Musings'. This does not mean there aren't others who agree, but my view may not be widely supported in the academic literature. However it is based on my experience working with clients and my interpretation of the current literature.

Therapy Tips

This is for those considering psychotherapy, or those already going to therapy or those who have been to therapy in the past and are still trying to figure out what happened!

Especially for Therapists

This information is only for psychotherapists…so don't read it if you're not a therapist. Well, you can if you are training to be a therapist…well maybe if you took psychology in school…. No? Well, maybe if there was one moment in your life you thought about being a therapist…but then you sat down and waited for the feeling to pass.

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