Michael Baltimore Ph.D. · Editor-in-Chief
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Ideas Worth Remembering

Writing on psychotherapy, supervision, couples and family life, and the everyday work of staying well.

MIDLAND, GEORGIA  ·  September 2, 2026

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Editorial Voice & Commentary

Long-form opinion, clinical philosophy, intellectual risk.
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Sounds Supportive. Maybe Not.

We have industrialized the one move that closes a conversation, and we are teaching it to everybody who watches us work.

Michael Baltimore Ph.D.·August 30, 2026·6 min read
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The First Rule Nobody Puts in the Syllabus

Before technique, before theory, before the intake form: you have to survive the person in the room. Here is what that actually asks of a clinician — and why the therapist who stays comfortable is the one guaranteeing nothing happens.

Michael Baltimore Ph.D. · Dan Rose Psy.D.·August 26, 2026·10 min read
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Nobody Said It Was Six Steps

Georgia moved license renewal onto an outsourced platform this cycle. The requirement was never the problem. What wasn't said in advance was — and underneath it sits a rule that has outlived its evidence.

Michael Baltimore Ph.D. · Richard Long Ph.D.·August 26, 2026·11 min read