Tag Archives: therapy

Psychoeducational

Spheres Of Influence

Posted by Ken Fields on November 6, 2009 at 4:04 pm.

No man is an island, no woman either for that matter. We are all influenced by our surroundings. Our consciousness is really not our own, but belongs to the environment in which we exist.
In family systems therapy, the sphere of influence most addressed is generally the nuclear family, although it could easily expand to extended [...]

Psychoeducational

Talk Therapy – The Rap

Posted by Ken Fields on October 19, 2009 at 10:18 pm.

Therapist > The Rapist. Talk Therapy is a rap. Of course, a lot of talk therapy is actually listening. Listening is one of the most critical elements in not only effective therapy, but good communication. Based on listening, talk becomes much more poignent and relevant.
The trouble with talking is that we use words to represent [...]

Photographical

A Snippet About Color Therapy

Posted by Ken Fields on October 18, 2009 at 10:41 am.

If therapy is, at least in part, about creating change, either in behavior, mood, thought or even physiology, then color has a role to play in helping bring about changes. Colors are generally categorized as hot or cold, warm or cool….Red, orange and yellow are consider hot and warm colors whereas purple, blue and green [...]

Photographical

See The Light…And The Shadow

Posted by Ken Fields on October 18, 2009 at 12:49 am.

Photography is all about light. Photo, as a word, is Greek in origin and translates to “light.” The graphing of light, however, is incomplete without shadows. Shadows give distinction and character, dimension and shape. Without shadows, a photograph wouldn’t be much to look at.
Psychologically speaking, the same is true about the mind, or the psyche. [...]