Funny you should say that about "reality matters". I was telling a friend about naturalism the other day and he asked"what is reality?". After a minute or...
... a friend ... After a ... which is ... seem a ... The question "what is reality?" is legitimate, but more relevant for the therapist than the client,...
Tom: Though you're right that a naturalistic view of reality is not a requirement. No good therapy requires anything other than what a client is capable of....
Sorry my previous post was written hastily after a short night's sleep and in the throes of a republican-induced mood dip. It was somewhat incoherent! Here's...
Thanks Ken. Having just come out of an election-induced situational depression myself, I'm now in a position to respond to this. What you say makes excellent...
Here's a shot at the intro for the paper. The references are incomplete and this is not meant to be final, let me know what you think. I'm sure I'll have to...
Ken, Thanks for this, an excellent beginning. I've taken a crack at some revisions, see what you think. In starting the second paragraph the way I do, we...
Tom, Bob, others: A reason to submit a short piece, either a letter to a journal or on some cognitive therapy web site, would be to see what people's...
Tom: I read your explanation of the relationship of science and naturalism. I don't want to overstate the case of their relationship. Would it make more...
Tom: Scratch my recent posts! I re-read your revision and see that you handled the naturalism argument sufficiently. You narrowed the claim to one that's more...
Ken, Regarding the length and scope of the paper, I think we should make sure that we cover all the major points that we think are essential to presenting...
One of the nice things about this forum is that when one or more people are away, there's somebody else willing to keep the ball rolling! Recent posts seem to...
Bob: It's interesting that cognitive therapies seem to have conflicting ideas about "the facts" "Rational" would seem to imply that the facts matter. I found...
Wow, I had no idea that at least some RETers were so thoroughly deterministic. We can certainly use this as a point of entry, whether or not there's...
Ken, You and I agree that the truth matters, and that the more accurate our thinking the better our lives. Russ Greiger, co-author with Albert Ellis of the...
Tom and Ken, it looks like quotes from Dr. Tucker-Ladd might be very useful in our paper. His bio on the website indicates he's retired, 75 years old, and...
I'll try to contact him. Doing an online search (Google, Amazon, Questia) I couldn't find any publications by him other than the online self-help book, which...
Tom, I don't think I ever told you how impressive was your reply to the 'depressed naturalist'. Just when it seems you cannot rise any higher in my esteem,...
CFN therapy group: I'm glad to connect with you all. I think the group has been told my URL (http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/). It is a very big Website, ...
Oops! I see the URL got confounded with the ) and the . Try this http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/ Have a nice Holiday. Clay Clay Tucker-Ladd, Ph.D. Clinical...
Clay, Many thanks for joining us. As you said, this group exists to explore the application of naturalism (and more narrowly, determinism) to psychotherapy,...
Tom: Thanks for your first cordial email and for this follow up to my post to the group. I just had a humbling experience: I went to Google and searched for ...
Clay wrote: <What really gets to me are irrational religious views; I'd like to challenge them but I read the substantial data presented by Hertzler on his...
Hi Clayton and welcome to the group. I've enjoyed reading your website and have referred many friends and colleagues to it. As a therapist I wouldn't set it as...
Clay, Thank you for establishing a presence here so quickly. On your recomendation, I looked at Merle's site and was also highly impressed. And as you...
A continuation of my previous comments on "attacking a client's religion": I agree with Tom, religious beliefs intersect many other beliefs. This includes...
Hi Clay, I'm more or less a silent member of the CFN therapy group. I'm not a therapist; I am however an active member of the humanist community here in...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
