Jeremy Smith
Adapting emotionally-focused therapy for interracial couples
Early on in our careers as marriage and family therapists, still learning our psychosocial ABCs — in diapers, as it were — we’re...
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Jeremy Smith
Apr 169 min read
Holistic, humanistic therapy
My journey toward a personal theory of psychotherapy began with a recurring dream of two houses... One house, actually, in two parts. One...
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Jeremy Smith
Apr 154 min read
A quick summary of common factors in effective psychotherapy
The common factors movement is the result of studying multiple theories to determine what they have in common and what factors are...
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Jeremy Smith
Apr 159 min read
The recovery model
In Brief The recovery model is a humanistic, empowering approach to mental health treatment focused on patient wholeness and integration...
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Jeremy Smith
Sep 18, 20233 min read
My personal "rules" for living
The 25 guiding principles I use in my own life. A moral code is a very personal thing, and I've been hesitant to share mine, for a few...
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Jeremy Smith
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Coping strategy #441: Every experience is a teacher
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to...
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Jeremy Smith
Sep 11, 20237 min read
My personal ethical model
Integrating principle ethics, transcultural considerations, and action-oriented models for ethical decision-making in therapy Portions of...
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Jeremy Smith
Sep 1, 202326 min read
Multiple complex developmental disorder: Theory, case conceptualization, and treatment
Does autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorder comorbidity imply a separate diagnosis? If so, how can we conceptualize and treat this...
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Jeremy Smith
Jan 23, 202320 min read
Systemic assessment of the Atreides family
A fun and personally gratifying look at how Paul, Chani, Irulan, and the rest of the Atreides clan would look to a systemic therapist. As...
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Jeremy Smith
Jan 23, 20238 min read
Trends in ethical violations in Marriage and Family Therapy
Even experienced therapists can find themselves in ethical grey areas. To keep myself out of hot water, I examined recent trends in...
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Jeremy Smith
Jan 23, 20239 min read
Caregiver Family Therapy in Alzheimer's dementia
Few situations are as life-altering or devastating as a terminal diagnosis. Is there a role for family therapy in these times of crisis?...
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Jeremy Smith
Jan 21, 20234 min read
What's an MFT?
How do we explain what we do and why an MFT is needed in a profession where we already have so many competent professionals with other...
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Jeremy Smith
Jan 20, 202318 min read
The long goodbye: The harrowing impact of a terminal diagnosis on a family
This post is adapted from a preclinical grad school assignment, "The biopsychosocial-spiritual impacts of a terminal diagnosis and...
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