Reflections, essays, and academic posts.
August 18, 2025
This project proposes a strength-based communication strategy to reframe therapy in ways that resonate with masculine norms. It seeks to reduce stigma, increase help-seeking behaviors, and ultimately reduce male suicide rates by aligning mental health messaging with values like autonomy, performance, and resilience.
June 5, 2025
This paper explores how independent medical examinations (IMEs), often used by insurance companies, create significant barriers to mental and physical health care. Through a personal account of a loved one’s experience with chronic pain and systemic denial of treatment, the paper highlights ethical concerns and the need for therapists to understand and advocate against structural obstacles that harm clients.
June 5, 2025
This paper applies the principles of Person-Centered Therapy to the case of Ms. Z, a 35-year-old woman experiencing major depression and suicidal ideation. It outlines treatment goals based on unconditional positive regard, empathy, and authenticity, while integrating ethical standards and cultural sensitivity to guide therapeutic action.
June 2, 2025
This essay argues that nurture plays the more dominant role in shaping human behavior, integrating multiple psychological perspectives and recent research.
June 1, 2025
This reflective paper explores how personality traits—particularly from the Big Five model—affect workplace dynamics, team roles, stress response, and coping strategies. Drawing on personal insight and psychological theory, Joseph Hayden considers how his high conscientiousness and introversion shape his ideal work environment and response to conflict, while emphasizing the role of situational context in behavior expression.
May 19, 2025
A comparison of Person-Centered Therapy and CBT with ethical, practical, and theoretical insights.
February 26, 2025
How Metacognitive Therapy is reshaping society’s view of mental health and psychology.
February 13, 2025
An exploration of how family, healthcare, education, and media influence male suicide, and how social sciences offer solutions.