Aaron Gregor

1/ Pro tips for therapists🧵 At first appointment with a new patient/client, there are three things you want to find out 1️⃣What's wrong? 2️⃣How are they hoping therapy can help? 3️⃣Why now? Some elaboration on these 3 things... ➡️ People don't come to therapy for sport. They

Ad hominem attacks show a lack of depth of thought. If you are going to counter an opinion, do the research and counter with class.

We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Lu, the beloved hippo and longtime resident of Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. For over 60 years, Lu touched the lives of millions of visitors with his gentle presence and larger-than-life personality. More…

We may be battered, but we are never broken. We remain #FloridaStrong

Nothing quite as cool as when you can pull out #Tolkien ‘s The Riddle of Strider in a therapy session when discussing distress tolerance.

There are few things as therapeutic as a good, old fashion walk in the woods to clear the mind and calm the nerves.

Today’s happy twitter distraction: Lu the hippo. Oldest Hippopotamus in care of humans in North America at 62 years old. Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Florida.

No one can make you feel inferior without your permission - Eleanor Roosevelt Translation: your emotions come from within you and your brain. Acknowledge them, but choose how you react.

How can studying food and brain chemistry enhance your mood and well-being? Because knowing how to nourish your brain can impact your capacity to feel joy. Let’s talk about serotonin, a neurotransmitter that plays a crucial role in regulating mood and emotions. 🧵

It takes a solid sense of self-worth, ethics, and character to admit being wrong. If researchers would publish papers on failed hypotheses, think of all the time they would save others by avoiding those incorrect hypotheses.

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from responsibility or consequences.

Why should do therapists need their own personal psychotherapy? 👇 'No-one who, like me, conjures up the most evil of those half-tamed demons that inhabit the human breast, and seeks to wrestle with them can expect to come through the struggle unscathed.' - Sigmund Freud

Remember when kinks were kept behind closed doors and debate was civil?

The worst thing that can be told to a child is the phrase, “Don’t tell…”. It is a form of manipulation and coersion that lasts into adulthood and can negate self-protection.

Here’s a thought: If the old #Twitter execs and staff knew about the child sexual abuse accounts, and did nothing, that constitutes a failure to report in many states, which is prosecutable.

Conspiracy theory is a misnomer used to gaslight. It’s a hypothesis of what might be true and needs to be proven or disproved. Just like CRT is not a theory, but an interpretation used to push an agenda.

A little humor to lighten the mood… How many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb? One, but the lightbulb has to want to change.

First responders are the line between life and death. If you know one who is struggling, help us help them hold the line.

When therapists of ANY orientation—CBT, psychodynamic, humanistic, eclectic—were asked to report on their last case of successfully completed therapy—and its duration—the answer, across the board, was about 1 year 8 week therapy is a myth bit.ly/3r0Zft0