clinical decision-making

Dancing with Clients: When Helping Becomes Something Else

Internship Like many therapists I know, I began my internship in grade school. I grew up in a dysfunctional family. Dad was an alcoholic; Mom was depressed. While they were together, they fought. After they divorced, their illnesses intensified. My childhood was anxious and confusing, like swimming in water with a strong undertow, always at […]

Steve Hauptman, L.C.S.W.

October 5, 2026