Clinical psychologist or psychotherapist: two roles we constantly confuse
Who does what, where the roles overlap, who to see depending on what you need — and three questions that clear it up at first contact.
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In-depth writing on psychotherapy, emotions and relationships — clear to read, grounded in the profession.
Who may diagnose, who may prescribe, and who leads the process
Three remits in turn — diagnosis, medication and the therapeutic process. Who holds them, who does not, and why the wrong first stop costs months.
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What to bring with you to a genogram session
What you really need for a genogram session and what you do not: no research, no documents, just one question and an empty evening afterwards.
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Siblings and inheritance: when you argue over a watch but it’s about something else
Why siblings fall out over objects of little value after their parents die, what years of caring have to do with it, and how to separate the legal question from the emotional…
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Referral, waiting list or self-funded: how you actually get help here
Three routes to psychotherapy in Slovenia — the public network, non-governmental organisations and private practice. What each requires and who it suits.
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"The tests are normal, but it still hurts": what therapy knows about psychosomatics
Why "in your head" does not mean "made up", what actually happens in the body under prolonged strain, and when therapy makes sense alongside a doctor.
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One session, three generations: why a family story needs the longer format
Why a family story needs an hour and a half and three generations: a pattern only shows across a span, and the whole picture only in one unbroken session.
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“Am I a narcissist?” What the question says about you
The question you type into a search bar after an argument. On healthy narcissism, the grandiose and vulnerable faces, and why a trait is not yet a disorder.
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Why therapy is harder to research than a tablet — and what that means for the evidence
No placebo, nobody blinded, delivery differs between therapists. What we know anyway, and five questions for every "research shows".
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Autism in adults: a late diagnosis and how much it explains
More and more people find out they are autistic only in midlife. Why autism in adults goes unrecognised for so long, and how a late diagnosis can cast a whole life in…
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