Wilson Counseling: The Armchair Chronicles

During the recent presidential election cycle, people threw around the term narcissist or narcissistic personality disorder a lot when talking about Donald Trump. Many articles were written and tweets tweeted about the subject. As a therapist, I know that I can not diagnose someone I have never examined, but the discussions did call to mind my clients who have partners that exhibit traits of narcissism or even full-blown narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)? NPD is a mental health diagnosis that is characterized by an unhealthy sense of self-importance, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. Many people have traits of narcissism, but very few, about 6.2% of the population, would meet diagnostic criteria for NPD. You can learn more about it from this nifty animated video: How does narcissism affect you in a relationship? I can recall one client, Cindy,  who came to me feeling...

The Houston Eating Disorder Specialists conference is coming up on February 18th. This conference is not just for those struggling with eating disorders, it also has a track for professionals who treat eating disorders as well as a community track which will have useful information for caregivers and loved ones of those who have an eating disorder. These conferences have been extremely valuable to my client's and their families in the past. If you want to know more about it, or to register, please check out the Conference website below. http://www.houstoneds.org/2017-heds-conference-schedule/