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And THIS is why we are therapists doing evidence-based, cognitive behavioral therapy and why we choose not to work within the medical model of focusing on illness and working with insurance reimbursement.

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Hypersexual Disorder Will NOT be Included in the DSM5.

Hypersexual disorder as a concept is problematic. It pathologized gay and bi males, calling their sexuality unhealthy. It offered an excuse to avoid responsibility by wealthy men acting out sexual privileges. The science used to justify this concept was, for the most part, bad science, with poor design, poor methodology and theory, and no validity to be applied to the general pouplation. Finally, hypersexual disorder was clearly just a synonym for sex addiction, which the industry of sex addiction treatment providers planned to use to legitimize their work.

But, the proclamation has come down from Mt. Sinai, and the forthcoming tablets of psychiatric commandments don’t bode well for the sex addiction industry. According to the DSM5 committee of the APA, hypersexual disorder has now been rejected entirely, even from “Section 3,” the section designated as “requiring further research.”

So, yet again, the APA has acted wisely, on the basis of scientific merit, and declined to endorse the concept of sex addiction, in any way, shape or form. Pop science, grossly exaggerated claims that your brain is being changed by sex and porn might play well in the popular media, but don’t have any place in good science, or careful medicine. Sex addiction is a popular concept, that the media has embraced, and is one that an entire industry has grown up around. (Complete Article)

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“Insights from contemporary psychology, and from several ancient philosophical traditions, suggest that the cranky, under-motivated pessimists among us don’t actually need to undergo total personality transformations in order to get on with what needs to be done.” Click here for 4 alternatives.

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” ‘He’ll never learn,’ ‘she always was a bad kid,’ and ‘once a cheater, always a cheater’ all reflect a common belief: People never really change. While there may be a kernel of truth in this folk wisdom, it doesn’t square with recent research.” (click here to set the record straight)

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This placement is broken down into two parts.

Clinical: Biopsychosocial Assessments, Individual Counseling, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Keeping accurate and up-to-date notes, attending weekly clinical supervision for 90 minutes, possible group therapy opportunities using Ellis’ REBT as the main guiding modality.

Administrative: Learning the inner workings of running a private practice in Manhattan- networking, marketing, creating and maintaining your brand as a therapist, budgeting, finances, and using technology such as social networking to reach out to possible clients. Administratively, therapists-in-training meet on their own for peer supervision as they see fit.

Both aspects of the position are equally important, as the therapist-in-training, much like a therapist with a limited permit after graduation, only has a finite amount of time in which to complete the clinical and non-clinical contact hours. Therapists in private practice in Manhattan are numerous, and you will not be successful in this position if you are not passionate and invested in your future as a practicing, licensed mental health counselor in New York.

Population Served (age, disability type, grade level, etc): General practice, but we do have some specialities in non-religious (secular) populations, LGBTQI (especially gender dysphoric clients), people working in non-traditional relationships that may also be non-monogamous. We generally focus on teens through older adults (though if you have a specific goal and plan to execute some play therapy, we can help you make that happen). Also, this is not the sort of site that is heavy on psychopathology as you might find in a clinic or hospital setting. We pride ourselves in being able to offer therapy with clients who reflect the diversity of NYC.

Additional Information: We encourage you to telecommute as much as possible. Though we have a large staff of therapists, we share consultation space. Your administrative work is largely done off site. We recommend an ipad or laptop, as well as working knowledge of Twitter, Facebook, blogging, Reddit, Pinterest, etc. I work closely with NYCMHA, ACA and other agencies around the Metro area and will try to send you for some clinical training when possible.

Hours: We are available to see clients from 8:30am to 9:30pm seven days a week, but we will work with you to set your schedule to get the most opportunities to meet your hours requirement from your school.

How you should apply for an internship / practicum position: Email michael@mytherapist.info and send a cover letter (included in the body of the email is fine) as well as a resume with three references (two references must be from current or past professors in your counseling program). We will contact you within a week or two if we are able to fit you in for an interview slot. The interview process is highly competitive, and there are several rounds of interviews with several different members of our staff. Upon being accepted into our placement, we begin June 1 through August 31st with training in May. We are NOT interviewing for Fall placement at this time.

Stipend: If you are interested in doing field work, meaning in-home or off-site visits with pre-screened clients, we will furnish you with a monthly metro card.

For Post-graduates, please contact michael@mytherapist.info for information on employment.

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Far too often, the fear of being hurt or rejected causes us to hide our true selves. Instead, we project an image of who we think our audience wishes to see. However, as this scene from the popular HBO series, Game of Thrones, illustrates, rather than running away from who we are, we can embrace it. Own who you are and allow your vulnerability to become your strength.

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Selling symptoms to suggestible people has been a gold mine for Big Pharma since it started advertising directly to the consumer almost 15 years ago. Thanks to disease mongering ads, millions of people who were once fine now have depression, insomnia, season allergies, GERD and assorted attention and pain disorders. Worse, they want these afflictions because the medications that treat them have been made so glamorous. (Read Complete Article)

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