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Tim Desmond, LMFT is a therapist and consultant in private practice specializing in Buddhist psychology, Nonviolent Communication, and natural treatments for depression and anxiety. Earlier in his career, he was an award-winning director of the East Bay Agency for Children’s early childhood intensive day treatment program in Oakland, CA, in which he oversaw all children in the program transition off of psychiatric medications. He is a longtime student of Buddhism and was ordained into the Order of Interbeing by author and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 2005. He can be reached at: [email protected] or www.phonecounseling.net

Tim Desmond, LMFT Is there Any Value In Psychiatric Diagnosis?

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May 16, 2012

The medical model of diagnosis has become a dominant idea in the field of mental health, but it hasn’t always been this way. As a therapist, I will explore whether mental health diagnosis is a useful way of thinking about …
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Tim Desmond, LMFT Does It Matter if We Believe in Mental Illness?

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March 30, 2012

It’s clear that different people relate to the idea of “mental illness” and labeling differently. Many people find the experience of being diagnosed with a mental illness stigmatizing and disempowering. However, there are others who find the idea of “having …
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