A New Year — A New You?
January is Mental Wellness Month, which is an excellent place to start. The World Health Organization defines mental wellness as “a state
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Using the PACT Model to Navigate the Pandemic
Since March 2020, we have been navigating an unpredictable, delicate, and always changing landscape due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this
Breaking the Mold: Challenging Traditional Notions of Readiness in Recovery
When is a client undergoing addiction services or psychiatric care ready to “get back to life?” That’s not only a question clinicians
The Power of Psychosocial Resources: A Q&A With Dr. Kent Harber
At Ellenhorn, we work with individuals who encounter complex and often extreme events of mind and mood, as well as problematic habits.
Open Dialogue and Dialogic Practice
Keropudas Hospital sits in the small city of Tornio in Finland. Its clinicians use a method they’ve developed called Open Dialogue to
How We Approach The Co-Occurring Issues of Addiction and Mental Health Issues
In keeping with all treatment approaches at Ellenhorn, we take a whole-person approach to people with co-occurring issues. We believe addiction often
How Ellenhorn’s PACT Model is Built for the Pandemic
At Ellenhorn we use a model called PACT to organize the way we provide care. PACT is the most researched evidence-based model
Interview with Drs. Ross Ellenhorn and Kent Harber: What is Fear of Hope?
What is the value of hope in therapeutic treatment? Ross: Typical treatment neglects the concept of hope, and because it neglects hope,
You’re not the only expert in the room: Therapeutic Collaboration
At Ellenhorn, we place collaboration in therapeutic relationships front and center. In such a relationship, therapist and client work to achieve goals
Dr. Ross Ellenhorn’s response to Dr. Tia Powell’s article on the Abilify MyCite pill
Responding to “The ‘smart pill’ for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder raises tricky ethical questions” By Tia P. Powell on December 5, 2017.
The Ten Reasons Not To Change
Years back, I led a therapy group in a day treatment program for individuals who all had extensive histories in the mental