Debra Kaplan Counseling

A Look Back to the Future: 9/11 Revisited

Debra Kaplan — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:14:15 +0000

I spent many years on Wall Street—before my years in recovery and before I became the therapist I am today. I worked in international banking, traded physical commodities for conglomerates and later worked for a large brokerage firm on… Read more

Sexual Addiction vs. Sex Offending

Debra Kaplan — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:46:01 +0000

In the world this past week the curtain was pulled back to reveal an International sting identifying 72 individuals (all of whom are men) charged with the sharing and distribution of website images depicting physical and sexual abuse on… Read more

Borderline Personality and Sex Addiction – Interesting Bedfellows

Debra Kaplan — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:16:50 +0000

The fields of psychiatry and psychotherapy are peppered with uninformed beliefs and misjudgments. For instance, individuals can be pejoratively diagnosed as borderline or, perhaps more accurately, viewed as exhibiting symptoms of complex traumatic stress. In cases of the latter, old… Read more

Notes From Tucson

Debra Kaplan — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:39:41 +0000

This article was originally published on The Meadows’ Addiction Treatment Blog.

It was a sad day in Tucson, Arizona, as a lone gunman made a foiled assassination attempt on the state’s Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords while she was conducting a meet… Read more

Home for the Holidays

Debra Kaplan — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:35:09 +0000

This article was originally published on The Meadows’ Addiction Treatment Blog.

Admittedly, I have never met nor ever conversed with Jerry Siegel, co-creator of “Superman”, the fictional comic book superhero. But, had I been granted the opportunity, I would… Read more