By Jeffrey Guterman This is an updated version of an article that was published by PsychCentral in 2018. Speculations about the mental health of U.S. presidents are not new and have sometimes been justified. After he left office, it was learned that during the Watergate crisis Richard Nixon was depressed…

Books Guterman, J.T. (2013). Mastering the art of solution-focused counseling (2nd ed.) Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. Guterman, J.T. (2007). Mastering the art of solution-focused counseling (Kyoyook Kwahaksa Publishing, Korean Trans.). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. (Original work published 2006) Guterman, J.T. (2006). Mastering the art of solution-focused counseling. …

This article was originally published in the November 2011 issue of Counseling Today. It’s easy for some people to see that individuals who commit the heinous act of child sexual abuse are monsters. But human problems seldom, if ever, occur in isolation. Rather, they usually occur in context. …

I am one of many people who were blocked on Twitter by Donald J. tRump. It happened to me on August 30, 2017. Almost one year to that date, on August 28, 2018, I was unblocked by tRump thanks to the great legal work of The Knight First Amendment Institute…

By Jeffrey T. Guterman The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) may be among the most controversial and polarizing books in the world. Informed by the medical model, the DSM-5 is the official diagnostic manual of mental disorders authorized by the American Psychiatric Association…

By Jeffrey Guterman — One night in 1997, I awoke to a sharp pain in my head. When I stepped outside to get some fresh air, I couldn’t believe what I saw. A bright ball of light soared above my head. The ball expanded and a form emerged. …