Featured in Women’s World Magazine: “Ask America’s Experts”
Ask America's Experts: Tracy Hutchinson, Ph.D. Happy to be featured in "Ask America's Experts" in the February 2023 issue of Woman's World Magazine. The topic is "Recovering [...]
It Really Isn’t Me, It’s You (Part II): How Emotionally Immature People Cause Harm
Emotionally immature people can cause conflict through drama, but also avoidance, passivity, and emotional neglect. As stated in Part I, many clients seek therapy due to symptoms related to [...]
7 Ways Mentally Strong People Bounce Back From Failure
Setbacks, failures, and losses are a part of life. For example, recently our Southwest Florida community suffered a devastating and catastrophic loss due to Hurricane Ian. Entire islands and iconic [...]
8 Tips for Ghosting Recovery: It May Be More About Them Than You
Need tips on how to recover from being ghosted? Here are 8 things that may help. It's not Halloween, and you were just "ghosted". Simply stated, ghosting is when [...]
7 Ways To Handle High Conflict People During The Holidays
7 Ways To Handle High Conflict People During The Holidays Do you have to deal not so easy people this holiday season? These strategies may help. As discussed in [...]
Dealing With High Conflict Personalities: Reasoning With The Unreasonable
It is essential to understand if the person you are dealing with has the emotional maturity to have a healthy adult relationship. These guidelines can help navigate difficult, high-conflict relationships. [...]
It Really Isn’t Me, It’s You: Spotting High Conflict Personalities and Emotional Immaturity
As stated in my previous article, researchers have found that personality disorders (high-conflict personalities) are more common than previously thought. One common feature of high-conflict personalities is that they [...]
Your Rights In A Relationship: Dealing with Boundary Violators
It is very challenging to interact with those with difficult or pathological personalities. Historically, psychologists have espoused the ideology that patients are in charge of their own emotions. If someone [...]
How Much Is Enough? Estrangement in Toxic Families
Please read my latest article in Psychology Today regarding estrangement. Although there is a lack of research literature regarding family cut-offs (not speaking to family members such as siblings, children, [...]
What Lies Beneath: Toxic Family Members
Please read my latest article in Psychology Today. This topic is regarding interpersonal violence in your family and what you can do about it. Dangerous Family Members and Harmful Behaviors [...]