Jonathan Shedler Ph.D.

About

American psychologist Jonathan Shedler, PhD is known internationally as an author, consultant, and master clinician and teacher. He previously served as Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Director of Psychology at the University of Colorado Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry Department.

Dr. Shedler lectures to professional audiences and provides online clinical consultation and supervision to mental health professionals nationally and internationally. For information, visit www.jonathanshedler.com.

Recent Posts

It’s Time for Psychology to Lead, Not Follow

Psychology should not be more like medicine. Psychology should be like psychology.

This Is Talk Therapy

Therapist and patient may have the illusion that they have completed therapy when real therapy never even started.

A Psychiatric Diagnosis is Not a Disease

Saying anxiety is caused by generalized anxiety disorder makes as much sense as saying anxiety is caused by anxiety.

Selling Bad Therapy to Trauma Victims

It takes more than 20 sessions, or about six months of weekly therapy, before therapy patients start to improve.

How to Choose a Therapist

Beware of therapists who are too identified with a therapy “brand.” They have already decided how to treat you before they have met you, let alone understand you.

Beware of therapists who are too identified with a therapy “brand.” They have already decided how to treat you before they have met you, let alone understand you.

The Therapy Relationship in Psychodynamic Therapy Versus CBT

Some therapists have no idea what a "therapeutic alliance" means.

Some therapists have no idea what a "therapeutic alliance" means.

Are your antidepressants placebos or miracle drugs?

You're feeing better. Is it really the drug?

You're feeing better. Is it really the drug?

Don’t Tell Me to Call 911

Therapists don't need voicemail messages that demean their patients.

Therapists don't need voicemail messages that demean their patients.

Genius and Depression from the Same Well

“When you’re high, it’s tremendous. The ideas and feelings are fast and frequent, like shooting stars."

“When you’re high, it’s tremendous. The ideas and feelings are fast and frequent, like shooting stars."

Psychodynamic Therapy 101

Sometimes people think they have completed psychotherapy when they never even started.

Sometimes people think they have completed psychotherapy when they never even started.