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NYSOM Insights · No. 01 · November 3, 2025
The Alliance Effect
The relationship between client and therapist predicts outcome more reliably than which modality is used. Here's the research behind that claim.
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NYSOM Insights · No. 02 · December 15, 2025
The Dodo Bird Verdict
"Everybody has won, and all must have prizes." A century-old line from Alice in Wonderland became one of psychotherapy's most durable research findings.
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NYSOM Insights · No. 03 · February 4, 2026
Why Insight Isn't Enough
Knowing why you do something is not the same as no longer doing it. Here's why that gap exists, and what actually closes it.
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NYSOM Insights · No. 04 · May 26, 2026
Symptom Relief vs. Structural Change
Feeling better this week and changing the pattern that keeps generating the problem are not the same goal. Both are valid. Confusing them causes real frustration.
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