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Narcissism
Do Narcissists Have Empathy?

Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on November 7, 2024

Do you wonder how narcissists can be so cold and hurtful to people they claim to love? A lack of emotional empathy makes it easier to ignore how other people are feeling.

Do you wonder how narcissists can be so cold and hurtful to people they claim to love? A lack of emotional empathy makes it easier to ignore how other people are feeling.

Personality
Can I Have Both Masculine and Feminine Sides to My Personality?

Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on July 1, 2024

Do you sometimes feel as if you have both male and female sides to your personality? It may be more common than you think, and some therapies were even designed with this dichotomy in mind.

Do you sometimes feel as if you have both male and female sides to your personality? It may be more common than you think, and some therapies were even designed with this dichotomy in mind.

Relationships
Do You Get Triggered and Do Things You Later Regret?

Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on June 11, 2024

Do you say and do things when you get triggered that you later regret? The good news is that you can learn to change your responses to be more in tune with your real goals.

Do you say and do things when you get triggered that you later regret? The good news is that you can learn to change your responses to be more in tune with your real goals.

Narcissism
Do Narcissistic Mothers Have a Maternal Instinct?

Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on February 22, 2024

Do you wonder if your narcissistic mother even had a maternal instinct? She may have, but NPD could mean she lacked some of the other abilities necessary to be a good parent.

Do you wonder if your narcissistic mother even had a maternal instinct? She may have, but NPD could mean she lacked some of the other abilities necessary to be a good parent.

Therapy
A Gestalt Therapy View of Narcissistic Victim Syndrome

Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on January 22, 2024

Narcissistic victim syndrome reduces the complexities of abusive relationships to two roles: abuser and victim. Gestalt therapy suggests that a wider focus would be more useful.

Narcissistic victim syndrome reduces the complexities of abusive relationships to two roles: abuser and victim. Gestalt therapy suggests that a wider focus would be more useful.

Trauma
Why Moving Can Be So Hard on Some Kids

Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on August 6, 2023

Moving to a new school in a new neighborhood is one of the most overlooked causes of childhood trauma. Your child may need extra help to fit in and find new friends.

Moving to a new school in a new neighborhood is one of the most overlooked causes of childhood trauma. Your child may need extra help to fit in and find new friends.

Hypnosis
How Milton H. Erickson Revolutionized Hypnotherapy

Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on August 1, 2023

Milton H. Erickson demonstrated that hypnotists can help clients make positive changes more efficiently by accepting their reality and utilizing what they already know how to do.

Milton H. Erickson demonstrated that hypnotists can help clients make positive changes more efficiently by accepting their reality and utilizing what they already know how to do.

Psychology
A Psychological Approach to the "Law of Attraction"

Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on July 4, 2023

If you have ever wondered how the "Law of Attraction" can work, here are some basic Gestalt psychology principles that explain the science behind what may appear to be magic.

If you have ever wondered how the "Law of Attraction" can work, here are some basic Gestalt psychology principles that explain the science behind what may appear to be magic.