Beyond the Pines Therapy

12/14/2025

Affect (emotion) is primary! To work in depth with clients or oneself requires understanding this. Cognition and behaviour are not equal points on the triangle. Thankfully, I had a professor in grad school emphasize to me that "big B beliefs" are rooted in affect. This has been helpful for working with clients (and myself) who tend to stay in the rational/intellectual realm.

This comes from Mark Solms' paper you can find for free online: The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy

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12/09/2025

Bion's pioneering work on group psychology is foundational for understanding the phenomena we see when people get together.

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12/03/2025

Ian McGilchrist's research into hemispheric differences in the human brain gives tremendous insights in the larger problems within our western culture. The mechanistic and highly rational left brain has overthrown the wisdom of the right brain, which brings the capacity for holding complexity, paradox, symbolic attention, etc. I highly recommend reading his work!

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11/17/2025

It's all connected!

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11/04/2025

The only way out is through. And this is very difficult, often impossible, to do on our own. We are relational animals and are meant to bring our pain into empathic relational space - where it can be better understood, digested, and transformed.

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10/25/2025

Karen Maroda's book The Analyst's Vulnerability provides a deep dive into the therapeutic relationship. In it, she argues that many therapist's determination to be the "good object", avoiding all relational conflict, can get in the way of necessary moments of dissonance. Working through moments of negative transference and relational rupture can be some of the most impactful experiences within therapy.

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10/15/2025

"In dreams and in literature, houses often symbolize the psyche; with their hidden dungeons, locked doors, and bright upstairs windows - there is much here to draw upon. In my recent work with clients, dreams and talk of houses and of home continue emerge, bringing useful metaphorical substance to our work. Two of my favourite poets use the house to explore how we can experience and work with our internal world:"

In dreams and in literature, houses often symbolize the psyche; with their hidden dungeons, locked doors, and bright upstairs windows - there is much here to draw upon. In my recent work with clients, dreams and talk of houses and of home continue emerge, bringing useful metaphorical substance to ou

10/01/2025

In these times of political and technological manipulation, I can't imagine a better use of one's time and money than to develop deeper understanding of one's own psychological vulnerabilities.

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09/22/2025

Much of the personal growth space focuses on interactions with the external world - goals, habits, action plans, networking etc., but the most transformative work requires the courage to travel inwards.

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09/17/2025

Today marks one year since I launched my private practice Beyond The Pines Therapy and I am incredibly grateful for how smoothly this process has unfolded. Thank you to all of the clients who have entrusted me with their stories and thank you to everyone who has engaged with my content. This also marks the end of my year with Launchpad Counselling, an incredible mentorship program that has provided business mentorship, clinical supervision, and a community of therapists to engage with this past year. Here's to many more years ahead!

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09/09/2025

Check out the new office! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOZE0T4Afgp/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

08/20/2025

Psychotherapy that brings lasting change requires more than simply validating everything the client says. Gently helping clients notice when they are concealing difficult thoughts and feelings is a very important part of the work.

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